Colonoscopic restoration for sigmoid vovulus in the elderly / 中华胃肠外科杂志
Chinese Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery
; (12): 1244-1246, 2012.
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ABSTRACT
<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To investigate the emergency therapeutic strategy for sigmoid vovulus in the elderly.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>Clinical data of 14 elderly patients with sigmoid vovulus were analyzed retrospectively.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>The mean age was(79.1±7.2) years(range, 70-93), and 11 patients (78.6%) were male. Emergency decompression and restoration with colonoscopy was performed in all the patients with a success rate of 100%. No patient required emergent surgery. Four patients(28.6%) recurred and they were managed well by repeat colonoscopic restoration.</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>Emergency colonoscopic restoration is the first treatment of choice for sigmoid vovulus in the elderly because it is safe and effective, and can be performed repeatedly.</p>
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Main subject:
Recurrence
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Colon, Sigmoid
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General Surgery
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Retrospective Studies
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Colonoscopy
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Decompression, Surgical
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Intestinal Volvulus
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Emergencies
Type of study:
Observational_studies
Limits:
Aged
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Aged80
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Female
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Humans
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Male
Language:
Zh
Journal:
Chinese Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery
Year:
2012
Document type:
Article