Sigmoid Volvulus in Patient with Fusion Anomaly of Peritoneal Embryological Layers and Trasverse-Megacolon Suffering from A Previous Interstitial Pneumonia SARS-COV Related: Radiological Aspects and Surgical Findings

Sigmoid Volvulus in Patient with Fusion Anomaly of Peritoneal Embryological Layers and Trasverse-Megacolon Suffering from A Previous Interstitial Pneumonia SARS-COV Related: Radiological Aspects and Surgical Findings

1. Abstract

Sigmoid Volvulus (SV) is the third leading cause of colon obstruction in adults, not only in Western Countries but also in Sud-African countries. It occurs in the setting of redundant sigmoid loop, which rotates around its narrow and elongated mesentery.