However, the most common cause of large-bowel obstruction changed dramatically between the 2 periods: One hundred years ago, it was volvulus of either the sigmoid or the cecum, whereas today ...

The sigmoid colon is the last section of the bowel ... This condition can cause blockage and blood supply to be cut off. Babies who have this condition will have pain, belly bloating, nausea ...

The sigmoid colon — the part of the large intestine ... Sigmoid volvulus is rare in the U.S., accounting for 10% of intestinal obstruction cases, researchers note. Risk factors include older ...

It’s important to realize, however, that not all problems with the sigmoid colon are related to diverticulitis, notes Dr. Motola. “Obstruction of the sigmoid colon by mass or cancer can lead ...

“If she delayed seeking medical attention, she would have rather quickly developed complete colon obstruction and would ... removed the bottom part of her sigmoid colon to rid her body of ...

Other patients will be found to have a significantly narrowed sigmoid colon on barium-enema examination, and the edema associated with the next attack may cause complete obstruction. Some patients ...

It does relieve the concomitant large-bowel obstruction, but the closed-loop ... No satisfactory method of fixation of the redundant sigmoid to prevent recurrence has been described, so that ...

and most commonly occur in the sigmoid colon, are caused by adenocarcinoma, diverticulitis, and volvulus. Although a diagnosis of bowel obstruction may be suspected by the clinical history and ...

Surprisingly, no mucosal lesions were found. However, at the obstruction site, the mucosa was edematous with an acute angulation of the sigmoid colon, compatible with extraluminal compression. These ...

This is when the colon twists around itself. Colonic volvulus slows or completely stops the flow of stool, leading to a colonic obstruction, and is often a surgical emergency. A redundant sigmoid ...