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ArticleCureus2024

Compound Volvulus: A Rare Case of Intestinal Obstruction.

Ajit Sheoran, Sameeksha Shah, Shivani B Paruthy, Sushila Choudhary

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Article in Cureus, 2024. 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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1citing papers in PubMed
0.6field-weighted citation impact, top 37% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed, 1 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Ajit SheoranGeneral Surgery, Vardhman Mahavir Medical College and Safdarjung Hospital, New Delhi, IND.
Sameeksha ShahSurgery, Vardhman Mahavir Medical College and Safdarjung Hospital, New Delhi, IND.
Shivani B ParuthyGeneral Surgery, Vardhman Mahavir Medical College and Safdarjung Hospital, New Delhi, IND.
Sushila ChoudharyGeneral Surgery, Vardhman Mahavir Medical College and Safdarjung Hospital, New Delhi, IND.
Vardhman Mahavir Medical College & Safdarjung Hospital · IN

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Compound volvulus or ileosigmoid knotting is an uncommon surgical emergency that causes intestinal obstruction. The sigmoid and ileum are mostly involved in this closed-loop intestinal obstruction. It is regarded as a rather uncommon cause of intestinal obstruction. It's important to distinguish between an ileosigmoid knot and a simple sigmoid volvulus since the management of the two is different. CT and MRI are more helpful in the diagnosis than abdominal X-ray findings, which are not pathognomonic. After resuscitation, a patient with ileosigmoid knotting typically needs an emergency laparotomy. Different resectional and non-resectional surgical procedures may be employed depending on the viability of the ileum and sigmoid colon.

Indexed as

compound volvulusdouble close loop obstructionemergency laparotomyileosigmoid knottingintestinal obstruction

Identifiers

PMID38544580
PMCPMC10967233
OpenAlexW4392168392

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