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| Year : 2013 | Volume
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Sigmoid volvulus in a young patient: Beware of Hirschprung's disease
Chandan R Choudhury1, Dipak Ghosh2, Sarabarni Biswas1
1 Department of General Surgery, Medical College, Kolkata, India
2 Department of Paediatric Surgery, Medical College, Kolkata, India
Correspondence Address:
Chandan R Choudhury
Swapna Villa (3rd Floor), 23 Avenue First Road, Santoshpur, Kolkata - 700 075
India
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DOI: 10.4103/2320-3846.118156
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Sigmoid volvulus is a rare and potentially life-threatening complication of Hirschsprung' disease. A young patient presenting with sigmoid volvulus is not common and Hirschsprung's disease should be suspected in patients in this age group presenting with otherwise unexplained colonic volvulus. Here we report a rare and interesting case of Hirschsprung's disease presenting as sigmoid volvulus in a 15-year-old girl and the sufferings of the patient due to this uncommon entity. |
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