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Sigmoid volvulus and incidental enterobiasis in a young adult: a case report

  • By

  • Majed Yahya M. Alshahrani

  • Fares Rayzah

  • Ibrahim M. ALmanjahi

  • Abdullah A. Alquzi

  • Hisham Sabry Abdelhafiz

  • Yahya Shabi

  • July 6, 2026

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    Sigmoid volvulus is uncommon in healthy young adults and often presents with non-specific symptoms, leading to diagnostic delays.

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    A 24-year-old Saudi woman with sigmoid volvulus was successfully treated with colonoscopic detorsion followed by laparoscopic sigmoidectomy.

  • 3

    During endoscopy, an adult Enterobius vermicularis was incidentally retrieved, coinciding with her sister's recent diagnosis of enterobiasis.

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    Imaging, particularly contrast-enhanced CT, is crucial for diagnosing sigmoid volvulus and assessing for ischemia or perforation.

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    Histopathology confirmed viable resection margins in the patient, who remained asymptomatic at the 4-week follow-up with no E. vermicularis ova detected.

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Sigmoid volvulus and incidental enterobiasis in a young adult: a case report

  • by Majed Yahya M. Alshahrani, Fares Rayzah, Ibrahim M. ALmanjahi, Abdullah A. Alquzi, Hisham Sabry Abdelhafiz, Yahya Shabi

  • July 6, 2026

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