TY - JOUR
T1 - Transverse colon volvulus
T2 - Diagnosis and treatment
AU - Fishman, Elliot K.
AU - Goldman, Stanford M.
AU - Patt, Phillip G.
AU - Berlanstein, Bruce
AU - Bohlman, Mark E.
PY - 1983/2
Y1 - 1983/2
N2 - Although considered rare, transverse colon volvulus (TCV) may actually comprise as many as 10% of all cases of colon volvulus. Correct identification clinically is necessary in order to reduce the high mortality. Unlike the treatment of sigmoid volvulus, conservative treatment of TCV is thought to be inadequate. Furthermore, simple proximal colostomy may lead to bowel necrosis. Bowel resection, rather than detorsion procedures, is advocated. The barium or diatrizoate enema examination can readily differentiate TCV from sigmoid and cecal volvulus if one pays careful attention to detail.
AB - Although considered rare, transverse colon volvulus (TCV) may actually comprise as many as 10% of all cases of colon volvulus. Correct identification clinically is necessary in order to reduce the high mortality. Unlike the treatment of sigmoid volvulus, conservative treatment of TCV is thought to be inadequate. Furthermore, simple proximal colostomy may lead to bowel necrosis. Bowel resection, rather than detorsion procedures, is advocated. The barium or diatrizoate enema examination can readily differentiate TCV from sigmoid and cecal volvulus if one pays careful attention to detail.
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U2 - 10.1097/00007611-198302000-00011
DO - 10.1097/00007611-198302000-00011
M3 - Article
C2 - 6823594
AN - SCOPUS:0020647157
SN - 0038-4348
VL - 76
SP - 185
EP - 189
JO - Southern medical journal
JF - Southern medical journal
IS - 2
ER -