DEAR DR. ROACH: This past weekend, during my son’s wedding festivities, I experienced a sigmoid volvulus. Doctors recommended surgery, but I opted for a colonoscopy, which was performed successfully.
Colonic volvulus and related forms of intestinal obstruction represent a significant surgical emergency that may rapidly progress to ischaemia, perforation and sepsis if not promptly recognised and ...
• The speed with which surgical intervention is initiated significantly impacts survival rates; delays longer than 72 hours correlate with a higher risk of mortality. • While bowel obstruction surgery ...
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