Endoscopic management of sigmoid volvulus in children

Table 1 Endoscopic management of sigmoid volvulus in childhood

Ref.	No. of patients	Demographic	Associated anomalies, n (%)	Endoscopic detorsion success rate, %	Recurrence rate, %	Surgery
Salas et al[8]	1	M, 13 yr	Irritable bowel syndrome	100	100%, 2 d later	Sigmoidectmoy with colostomy and Harmann’s pouch
Salas et al[8]	63	M:F = 3.5:1, mean age 7 yr	Hirschsprung’s disease: 11 (58%)	47	53%	Sigmoidectomy: 19 (38.7%);
			Imperforate anus in 2 (11%)			Sigmoidopexy: 11 (22.4%)
						Colostomy: 15 (30.6%)
Ton et al[7]	1	M, 16 yr	-	100	100%	Open sigmoid colectomy
Patel et al[2]	1	M, 14 yr	Chronic constipation	100	100%	Sigmoidectomy
Colinet et al[1]	13	M:F = 0.85:1, mean age 12.8 yr	Mental retardation : 2 (15.3)	100	50%, from 3 d to 3 mo later	Sigmoidectomy 12 (84.6%)
			Myopathy: 2 (15.3)
			Chronic intestinal pseudo-obstruction: 2 (15.3)
Clermidi et al[6]	1	F, 11 yr	Cornelia de langes	100	100%, 2 d later	Open sigmoidectomy
Parolini et al[9]	1	F, 10 yr	Functional constipation	100	100 (%)	Sigmoidectomy and sigmoidopexy

M: Male; F: Female.