she would have rather quickly developed complete colon obstruction and would have required resection with colostomy (which ...

“If she delayed seeking medical attention, she would have rather quickly developed complete colon obstruction and would ... removed the bottom part of her sigmoid colon to rid her body of ...

The sigmoid colon — the part of the large intestine ... Sigmoid volvulus is rare in the U.S., accounting for 10% of intestinal obstruction cases, researchers note. Risk factors include older ...

We recorded 644 patients with obstruction of any type ... However, it is only during the last years that colon stenting has become a routine in our endoscopy suites and stenting is a facility ...