Factors affecting bowel gangrene development in patients with sigmoid volvulus
ANNALS OF SAUDI MEDICINE, cilt.33, sa.2, ss.144-148, 2013 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
- Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
- Cilt numarası: 33 Sayı: 2
- Basım Tarihi: 2013
- Doi Numarası: 10.5144/0256-4947.2013.144
- Dergi Adı: ANNALS OF SAUDI MEDICINE
- Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
- Sayfa Sayıları: ss.144-148
- Akdeniz Üniversitesi Adresli: Hayır
Özet
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Sigmoid gangrene develops in 6.1% to 93.4% of sigmoid volvulus (SV) cases, and increases the mortality rate from 0% to 40% without bowel gangrene to 3.7% to 80%. This study aimed to investigate factors that induce bowel gangrene development in SV patients.