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Colonoscopic examination is used in both diagnosis and treatment of sigmoid volvulus. If colon ischemia is detected during a colonoscopy, urgent surgery is unavoidably accepted. Here we presented an ischemic sigmoid volvulus and its resolution as seen through colonoscope after successful medical treatment. The patient was a 79-year-old male with Alzheimer’s disease and cerebrovascular disease. Emergency surgery was canceled, and an elective laparoscopic sigmoid resection was done 1 month later uneventfully. © 2020, Association of Surgeons of India. |
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