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ArticleInternational journal of surgery case reports2021

Short bowel syndrome as a result of sigmoid volvulus in an 8-year-old child. The first reported case worldwide: A case report.

Hussein Ibrahim, Tarek Abdelazeem Sabra, Ahmed Maher

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Article in International journal of surgery case reports, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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Hussein IbrahimPediatric Surgery Unit, Assiut University Children Hospital, Assiut, Egypt. Electronic address: husinfarah@aun.edu.eg.
Tarek Abdelazeem SabraPediatric Surgery Unit, Assiut University Children Hospital, Assiut, Egypt.
Ahmed MaherPediatric Surgery Unit, Assiut University Children Hospital, Assiut, Egypt.
Assiut University · EG

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Abstract

introductionWe present a case of a male child 8 years old presenting with a sigmoid volvulus causing ischemia of most of bowel loops resulting in a short bowel syndrome. It is the first reported case worldwide. PRESENTATION: A male child presented with a picture of intestinal obstruction. After complete laboratory and radiological investigation, laparotomy was done revealing a sigmoid volvulus compessing most of the small bowel loops with gangrenous sigmoid colon for which sigmoidectomy with end colostomy, resection of gangrenous small bowel loops and primary anastomosis of the remaining healthy part. DISCUSSION: There are few reported cases describing sigmoid volvulus in this age group. However, none of them resulted in short bowel syndrome. The median age was 7 years with a higher ratio in males than females (3.5:1).

conclusionSigmoid volvulus is not a common problem in children and adolescents, and is rarely considered as a cause of intestinal obstruction and it was never reported as a cause of short bowel syndrome. Early diagnosis and prompt treatment confer an excellent prognosis.

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