Colonic volvulus detected by CT scan in a case with mental retardation and prune belly syndrome

Colonic volvulus detected by CT scan in a case with mental retardation and prune belly syndrome

Colonic volvulus is a rare disease in children. Delayed diagnosis of the condition can often be fatal, especially in pediatric patients with mental retardation. We herein present the case of a female pediatric patient with colonic volvulus, prune belly syndrome, and mental retardation. Preoperative...

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Main Authors: Yoichiro Oka, Kouji Masumoto, Masatoshi Nakamura, Akinori Iwasaki
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2011-10-01
Series:Asian Journal of Surgery
Subjects:
colonic volvulus
CT
prune belly syndrome
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1015958411000157
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spelling doaj-ea22250f23a54ba09f4fae7e0f16c63f2020-11-25T01:05:33ZengElsevierAsian Journal of Surgery1015-95842011-10-0134418518810.1016/j.asjsur.2011.11.003Colonic volvulus detected by CT scan in a case with mental retardation and prune belly syndromeYoichiro OkaKouji MasumotoMasatoshi NakamuraAkinori IwasakiColonic volvulus is a rare disease in children. Delayed diagnosis of the condition can often be fatal, especially in pediatric patients with mental retardation. We herein present the case of a female pediatric patient with colonic volvulus, prune belly syndrome, and mental retardation. Preoperative CT scans showed the characteristic signs of this disease. The volvulus occurred in the proximal colon of the colostomy. The release of the colonic volvulus and reconstruction of the colostomy were performed without the resection of the ischemic colon. The postoperative clinical course was uneventful.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1015958411000157colonic volvulusCTprune belly syndrome
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author Yoichiro Oka
Kouji Masumoto
Masatoshi Nakamura
Akinori Iwasaki
spellingShingle Yoichiro Oka
Kouji Masumoto
Masatoshi Nakamura
Akinori Iwasaki
Colonic volvulus detected by CT scan in a case with mental retardation and prune belly syndrome
Asian Journal of Surgery
colonic volvulus
CT
prune belly syndrome
author_facet Yoichiro Oka
Kouji Masumoto
Masatoshi Nakamura
Akinori Iwasaki
author_sort Yoichiro Oka
title Colonic volvulus detected by CT scan in a case with mental retardation and prune belly syndrome
title_short Colonic volvulus detected by CT scan in a case with mental retardation and prune belly syndrome
title_full Colonic volvulus detected by CT scan in a case with mental retardation and prune belly syndrome
title_fullStr Colonic volvulus detected by CT scan in a case with mental retardation and prune belly syndrome
title_full_unstemmed Colonic volvulus detected by CT scan in a case with mental retardation and prune belly syndrome
title_sort colonic volvulus detected by ct scan in a case with mental retardation and prune belly syndrome
publisher Elsevier
series Asian Journal of Surgery
issn 1015-9584
publishDate 2011-10-01
description Colonic volvulus is a rare disease in children. Delayed diagnosis of the condition can often be fatal, especially in pediatric patients with mental retardation. We herein present the case of a female pediatric patient with colonic volvulus, prune belly syndrome, and mental retardation. Preoperative CT scans showed the characteristic signs of this disease. The volvulus occurred in the proximal colon of the colostomy. The release of the colonic volvulus and reconstruction of the colostomy were performed without the resection of the ischemic colon. The postoperative clinical course was uneventful.
topic colonic volvulus
CT
prune belly syndrome
url http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1015958411000157
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