TITLE:
Synchronous Volvulus of the Sigmoid Colon and the Transverse Colon: A Case Report at Gabriel Toure University Hospital in Mali
AUTHORS:
Traoré Amadou, Konaté Madiassa, Diarra Abdoulaye, Tounkara Idrissa, Saye Zakari, Doumbia Arouna, Bah Amadou, Sidibé Boubacar Yoro, Maïga Amadou, Koné Tani, Thiam Souleymane, Karembé Boubacar, Kelly Bouréima, Traoré Kadia, Kéita Koniba, Bouaré Yacouba, Koné Assitan, Diakité Ibrahim, Diakité Ibrahim, Dembélé Bakary Tientigui, Traoré Alhassane, Togo Adégné
KEYWORDS:
Volvulus, Synchronous, Colon, Sigmoid, Transverse, Surgery, Mali
JOURNAL NAME:
Surgical Science,
Vol.12 No.9,
September
18,
2021
ABSTRACT: Synchronous transverse and sigmoid colon volvulus are very rare. We
report the case of a 23-year-old man who underwent emergency surgery for
sigmoid colon volvulus. An intraoperative finding of transverse colon volvulus
associated with sigmoid colon volvulus was made. Left and transverse colectomy
was performed followed by colorectal anastomosis. The postoperative period was
uneventful. Synchronous volvulus of the transverse and sigmoid colon is a surgical
emergency. The clinical signs are not specific and the discovery is often
intraoperative. It is necessary to know how to evoke the diagnosis in a case of
sigmoid colon volvulus, to avoid inadequate management with dramatic
consequences.