Table 1 Duration of symptoms to presentation in rare cases of young sigmoid volvulus cases
From: A case of sigmoid volvulus in an unexpected demographic
Authors | Age and sex of patient(s) | Duration of symptoms prior to presentation (SPT) |
|---|---|---|
Cook and Allison (1984) [6] | An 18Â year-old male | 5Â days |
Krausz et al. (1979) [7] | a. A 20Â year-old (sex not specified) | a. 7Â days |
b. A 19Â year-old female | b. 5Â days | |
Krupsky et al. (1987) [8] | A 17Â year-old female | 7Â days |
Sarfaraz et al. (2017) [9] | a. A 25Â year-old male | a. 7Â days |
b. A 35Â year-old male | b. 3Â days | |
c. A 25Â year old male | c. 3Â days | |
d. A 25Â year-old male | d. 2Â days | |
Slidell et al. (2014) [10] | An 18Â year-old male | 7Â days |
Udezue (1990) [11] | 60 total patients, 18–40 years-old; 55/60 were below 30 years-old; (sex varied) | 75% of the patients presented at ≥ 4 days, with some reported as long as 7 days |
Ugur et al. (2014) [12] | A 17Â year-old female | 4Â days |
Weingrow et al. (2012) [13] | A 25Â year-old female | 5Â days |