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Best Management of Sigmoid Volvulus: A Prospective Randomized Trial

NCT01682395 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 29

Last updated 2017-12-12

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The purpose of this study is to obtain a better understanding of the best management of left-sided colonic emergencies.

Conditions

  • Intestinal Volvulus
  • Colon, Sigmoid

Interventions

PROCEDURE

Resection and anastomosis

Resection of sigmoid colon with primary anastomosis

PROCEDURE

Resection and colostomy

Resection of sigmoid colon with end colostomy and Hartmann's pouch, followed at a later date by Hartmann's reversal as a second surgical procedure

PROCEDURE

Mesosigmoidopexy

Mesosigmoidopexy--the fixation of the sigmoid colon to lateral abdominal wall with concomitant shortening of the mesosigmoid length.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Jonathan C Samuel, MD, MPH · UNC Chapel Hill Department of Surgery

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2013-02-28
Primary Completion
2014-04-30
Completion
2014-04-30

Countries

  • Malawi

Study Locations

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