TY  - JOUR
TI  - Single Center Experience On Colonic Volvulus; Is CT Necessary For Diagnosis?
AB  - Colonic volvulus is rare but hazardous cause of bowel obstruction. We tried in this study to assess efficacy of plain x-rayand endoscopic decompression in diagnosis and treatment, respectively.A total of 34 patients diagnosed with colonic volvulus were retrospectively analyzed and success rates of endoscopicdecompression were noted. Descriptive statistics for continuous variables were expressed as Mean±Standard Deviationand Median (Min-Max), and it is expressed as number and percentage for categorical variables. Correlations between someparameters in colonic volvulus patients were examined.A total of 34 patients, 76% (n = 26) male and 24% (n = 8) female, were included in the study. All patients except thosewith mucosal necrosis underwent successful colonoscopic detorsion (n=29; 85%). Plain x -ray alone was sufficient fordiagnosis in 94%.Colonoscopic detorsion, by gaining time for elective surgery, is an effective treatment modality and computed tomography(CT) is not necessary for diagnosis in colonic volvulus.
AU  - Olmez, Sehmus
AU  - özer, serhat
AU  - kotan, çetin
AU  - AYDIN, MESUT
AU  - dirik, yaren
AU  - DEMİR, Canan
DO  - 10.5505/ejm.2020.30316
PY  - 2020
JO  - Eastern Journal of Medicine
VL  - 25
IS  - 3
SN  - 1301-0883
SP  - 362
EP  - 365
DB  - TRDizin
UR  - http://search/yayin/detay/377209
ER  -