CASE REPORT

Abdominal manipulation during water-soluble contrast enema - an alternative method of non-operative decompression of sigmoid volvulus?

P. E. Boshoff^I; S. Andronikou^II

^IM.B. Ch.B., M.R.C.P.; Department of Radiology, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg
^IIM.B. B.Ch., F.C.Rad., F.R.C.R., Ph.D.; Department of Radiology, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg

ABSTRACT

Sigmoid volvulus is common in some developing countries. We describe a new method of decompression using a Urograffin and saline enema with additional extra-abdominal manual massage.

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