Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Enugu State University Teaching Hospital, Enugu, Nigeria

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  Colonic volvulus in children: A single center experience
  Author(s): Chukwubuike Kevin Emeka*, Onah Livinus Nnanyereugo and Anijunsi Livinus Patrick
  
  Background: Colonic volvulus is an uncommon cause of bowel obstruction in children. The aim of this study was to evaluate our experience in the management of children who were confirmed to have colonic volvulus at surgery. Materials and Methods: This was a retrospective study of children aged 15 years and below who were managed for volvulus of the colon over a 10 year period at the pediatric surgery unit of a tertiary hospital in Enugu, Nigeria. Results: Over the study period, 5 cases of colonic volvulus were confirmed at surgery and managed appropriately. Four were male and one was female. The mean age of the patients was 14 years. Abdominal pain was the consistent presenting symptom in all the patients. All the patients had abdominal x-ray and abdominal ultrasound. However, abdominal x-ray was only suggestive of colonic volvulus in patients with sigmoid volvulus. Abdominal.. Read More»
  DOI: 10.37532/puljphcm.2022.5(2).19-22

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