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Treatment for ileosigmoid knotting: a single-center experience of 74 patients

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Abstract

Background

Ileosigmoid knotting (ISK) is the wrapping of the ileum around the base of the sigmoid colon. The purpose of this study was to investigate the outcomes for patients undergoing various treatments for ISK.

Methods

The clinical records of 74 ISK patients, over 46.5 years, were reviewed retrospectively.

Results

Emergency surgical procedures included resection with primary anastomosis or stoma for patients with gangrenous bowel segments, and detorsion or an additional definitive procedure for patients with viable bowel. Application of these procedures resulted in mortality rates of 0.0 % in 14 patients with viable bowel, 12.5 % in 8 patients with ileal gangrene, 14.3 % in 7 patients with sigmoid colon gangrene, and 28.9 % in 45 patients with double-segment gangrene.

Conclusions

The principal strategy in the treatment for ISK is early and effective resuscitation followed by emergency surgery, including untying the knot, excising the gangrenous bowel segment, restoring intestinal continuity by primary anastomosis if possible, and preventing recurrence in selected patients.

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Selçuk Atamanalp, S. Treatment for ileosigmoid knotting: a single-center experience of 74 patients. Tech Coloproctol 18, 233–237 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10151-013-1046-3

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