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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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2015-12-01
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| Series: | Journal of Pediatric Surgery Case Reports |
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| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2213576615001323 |