Volvulus of the sigmoid colon in paediatric patients: report of two cases

The common understanding of sigmoid volvulus is that it affects the elderly. This belief was modified recently by Slurzaker [ et al ] who pointed out that the diagnosis may be missed in young people in Britain. However, the youngest patient in his series of nine patients was aged 19 years. This is a report of two Nigerian children, seven and five years old with sigmoid volvulus.<br><br>A clinical report of children afflicted with sigmoid volvulus in Nigeria.