- Title
- WSES consensus guidelines on sigmoid volvulus management
- Creator
- Tian, Brian W. C.; Vigutto, Gabriele; Maier, Ronald V.; Coimbra, Raul; Leppäniemi, Ari; Litvin, Andrey; Damaskos, Dimitrios; Broek, Richard Ten; Biffl, Walter; Di Saverio, Salomone; De Simone, Belinda; Ceresoli, Marco; Tan, Edward; Picetti, Edoardo; Amico, Francesco; .,; van Goor, Harry; Bendinelli, Cino; Abu-Zidan, Fikri; Ivatury, Rao; Sakakushev, Boris; Di Carlo, Isidoro; Sganga, Gabriele
- Relation
- World Journal of Emergency Surgery Vol. 18, no. 34
- Publisher Link
- http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13017-023-00502-x
- Publisher
- BioMed Central Ltd.
- Resource Type
- journal article
- Date
- 2023
- Description
- Sigmoid volvulus is a common surgical emergency, especially in elderly patients. Patients can present with a wide range of clinical states: from asymptomatic, to frank peritonitis secondary to colonic perforation. These patients generally need urgent treatment, be it endoscopic decompression of the colon or an upfront colectomy. The World Society of Emergency Surgery united a worldwide group of international experts to review the current evidence and propose a consensus guidelines on the management of sigmoid volvulus.
- Subject
- aged; colonic diseases; decompression surgery; humans; intestinal volvulus; lumbar vertebrae
- Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/1959.13/1484264
- Identifier
- uon:51294
- Identifier
- ISSN:1749-7922
- Language
- eng
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