A right colonic volvulus requiring extensive colectomy in an infant with trisomy 13

Colonic volvulus is a rare surgical emergency condition in children. Only approximately 40 children with cecal volvulus have been reported in English literature in the past 50 years. Among these, a right colonic volvulus involving the long segment from the ileal end to the transverse colon, as in ou...

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Main Authors: Kazuto Suda, Hajime Kawakami, Takato Sasaki, Miki Ishikawa, Miki Toma, Toshihiro Yanai, Toshihiro Muraji
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2015-12-01
Series:Journal of Pediatric Surgery Case Reports
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2213576615001323