Transverse colonic volvulus in a 16-year-old female with congenital myotonic dystrophy: A case report

Transverse colonic volvulus in a 16-year-old female with congenital myotonic dystrophy: A case report

Transverse colonic accounts for 2–4% of all forms of colonic volvulus and has its highest mortality rate (33) [1–3]. Only forty cases of pediatric transverse colonic volvulus have been reported in the literature to date [4]. We report on a 16-year-old female with congenital myotonic dystrophy who un...

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Main Authors: Cheryl de Silva, Venkat Subramaniam, Mitchell R. Price, Richard Sidlow
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2015-08-01
Series:Journal of Pediatric Surgery Case Reports
Subjects:
Chronic constipation
Hemicolectomy
Antisense nucleotides
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2213576615000822
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spelling doaj-79a235b04949457780d539557eb2d76f2020-11-25T00:59:19ZengElsevierJournal of Pediatric Surgery Case Reports2213-57662015-08-013835635910.1016/j.epsc.2015.06.007Transverse colonic volvulus in a 16-year-old female with congenital myotonic dystrophy: A case reportCheryl de Silva0Venkat Subramaniam1Mitchell R. Price2Richard Sidlow3Department of Pediatrics, Staten Island University Hospital, Staten Island, NY, USAStaten Island University Hospital, Staten Island, NY, USADivision of Surgery, Staten Island University Hospital, Staten Island, NY, USADepartment of Pediatrics, Staten Island University Hospital, Staten Island, NY, USATransverse colonic accounts for 2–4% of all forms of colonic volvulus and has its highest mortality rate (33) [1–3]. Only forty cases of pediatric transverse colonic volvulus have been reported in the literature to date [4]. We report on a 16-year-old female with congenital myotonic dystrophy who underwent operative repair for transverse colonic volvulus, the first reported case of these two entities in combination.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2213576615000822Chronic constipationHemicolectomyAntisense nucleotides
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author Cheryl de Silva
Venkat Subramaniam
Mitchell R. Price
Richard Sidlow
spellingShingle Cheryl de Silva
Venkat Subramaniam
Mitchell R. Price
Richard Sidlow
Transverse colonic volvulus in a 16-year-old female with congenital myotonic dystrophy: A case report
Journal of Pediatric Surgery Case Reports
Chronic constipation
Hemicolectomy
Antisense nucleotides
author_facet Cheryl de Silva
Venkat Subramaniam
Mitchell R. Price
Richard Sidlow
author_sort Cheryl de Silva
title Transverse colonic volvulus in a 16-year-old female with congenital myotonic dystrophy: A case report
title_short Transverse colonic volvulus in a 16-year-old female with congenital myotonic dystrophy: A case report
title_full Transverse colonic volvulus in a 16-year-old female with congenital myotonic dystrophy: A case report
title_fullStr Transverse colonic volvulus in a 16-year-old female with congenital myotonic dystrophy: A case report
title_full_unstemmed Transverse colonic volvulus in a 16-year-old female with congenital myotonic dystrophy: A case report
title_sort transverse colonic volvulus in a 16-year-old female with congenital myotonic dystrophy: a case report
publisher Elsevier
series Journal of Pediatric Surgery Case Reports
issn 2213-5766
publishDate 2015-08-01
description Transverse colonic accounts for 2–4% of all forms of colonic volvulus and has its highest mortality rate (33) [1–3]. Only forty cases of pediatric transverse colonic volvulus have been reported in the literature to date [4]. We report on a 16-year-old female with congenital myotonic dystrophy who underwent operative repair for transverse colonic volvulus, the first reported case of these two entities in combination.
topic Chronic constipation
Hemicolectomy
Antisense nucleotides
url http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2213576615000822
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