PT - JOURNAL ARTICLE AU - Ghassan Al-Kouder AU - Akhtar Nawaz AU - Cirus Gerami AU - Hilal Matta AU - Alic W. Jacobsz AU - Ahmed H. Al-Salem TI - Volvulus of the sigmoid colon in a child DP - 2002 May 01 TA - Saudi Medical Journal PG - 594--596 VI - 23 IP - 5 4099 - http://smj.org.sa/content/23/5/594.short 4100 - http://smj.org.sa/content/23/5/594.full SO - Saudi Med J2002 May 01; 23 AB - Sigmoid volvulus although a common cause of large bowel obstruction in the elderly, is considered rare in the pediatric age group. We report a case of sigmoid volvulus in a 10-year-old child with mental retardation and myopathy. The various predisposing factors for sigmoid volvulus in children are discussed, and the literature on the subject is also reviewed.