ReviewWorld journal of gastrointestinal surgery2018
Dolichocolon revisited: An inborn anatomic variant with redundancies causing constipation and volvulus.
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32 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 55 citations in OpenAlex.
- Hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos syndrome and disorders of the gastrointestinal tract: What the gastroenterologist needs to know.Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology · 2022Pooled it
- Effect of dose splitting of a low-volume bowel preparation macrogol-based solution on CT colonography tagging quality.La Radiologia medica · 2022Trial
- Brief Review: Rethinking Colonic Redundancy in Gastroenterology.Digestive diseases and sciences · 2026Review
- Dolichocolon May Differentially Associate with Ulcerative Colitis Phenotype in Children.Digestive diseases and sciences · 2026Article
- Type 1 Dolichocolon as a Potential Anatomic Co-morbidity in Children with Perianal Crohn's Disease.Digestive diseases and sciences · 2026Article
- Length of the Adult Human Colon in Health and Constipation Measured Using Magnetic Resonance Imaging.Neurogastroenterology and motility · 2026Article
- Proximal sigmoid fecaloma after stapled hemorrhoidopexy: a diagnostic pitfall and stepwise nonoperative management.Journal of surgical case reports · 2026Article
- Weight Loss and Constipation in a Rhesus Macaque (Macaca mulatta).Journal of the American Association for Laboratory Animal Science : JAALAS · 2026Article
- Prospective laparoscopic assessment of sigmoid elongation: association with constipation and abdominal pain.Langenbeck's archives of surgery · 2026Observational
- Unlocking the colon clock: Bridging the gap in colonic transit time studies for optimal management of chronic constipation.World journal of gastrointestinal pharmacology and therapeutics · 2026Review
- Dolichocolon is common in pediatric gastroenterology patients with constipation and associated complaints.Journal of pediatric gastroenterology and nutrition · 2026Article
- Laparoscopic-assisted natural orifice specimen extraction subtotal colectomy for redundant colon: a retrospective parallel-cohort comparative study with reduced surgical site infections and accelerated recovery.Frontiers in surgery · 2026Article
- Laparoscopic-assisted subtotal colectomy cecal-rectal anastomosis for redundant colon-associated slow-transit constipation: a single-center retrospective case series with long-term follow-up.Frontiers in medicine · 2026Article
- Type 1 Dolichocolon as a Potential Anatomic Co-Morbidity in Pediatric Perianal Crohn's Disease.medRxiv : the preprint server for health sciences · 2025Article
- Appropriateness of Prophylactic Surgery for Sigmoid Volvulus in View of Recurrence and Nutritional Status.Cureus · 2025Article
- Primary anastomosis versus stoma following urgent sigmoidectomy for sigmoid volvulus: 58-year experience in a tertiary referral center.Pakistan journal of medical sciences · 2024Article
- Double Twist and Shout: An Emergency Caused by Torsion of the Ovary and the Wandering Spleen.Cureus · 2024Article
- Laparoscopic Sigmoid Colectomy with Natural Orifice Specimen Extraction in Sigmoid Volvulus.The Eurasian journal of medicine · 2024Article
- Artificial intelligence-powered early identification of refractory constipation in children.Translational pediatrics · 2024Article
- Appendicitis mimicry of dolichocolon.Journal of surgical case reports · 2023Article
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Abstract
The objective of this review is to examine whether a redundant colon gives rise to symptoms like constipation and volvulus. In 1820, Monterossi made drawings of colons with displacements and elongation of the colon found during autopsy. In 1912, Kienböeck first visualized a redundant colon using bismuth, and Lardennois and Auborg named the anatomic variant dolichocolon in 1914. The criteria were later: A sigmoid loop rising over the line between the iliac crests, a transverse colon below the same line and extra loops at the flexures. The incidence of dolichocolon is 1.9%-28.5%. Dolichocolon seems to be congenital, as fetuses, newborns, and infants exhibit colonic redundancies. Studies have identified a triade of constipation, abdominal pain, and distension. Colon transit time was recently shown to increase significantly with increased number of redundancies, which increases abdominal pain, bloating and infrequent defecation. The diagnosis of dolichocolon is established by barium enema or CT-colonography. Treatment is conservative, or surgical in case of volvulus or refractory constipation.
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