Treatment of choice for this patient is:
Correct Answer: Resection with anastomosis
Description: Ans. (b) Resection with anastomosis.The image shows the presence of coffee bean sign suggestive of sigmoid volvulus, the currently accepted surgical procedures include sigmoid resection with primary anastomosis and resection and the Hartmann procedure. Primary anastomosis is performed if the divided bowel ends are viable, peritoneal contamination is not evident, and the patient is hemodynamically stable. If evidence of ischemic bowel or gross peritoneal contamination is observed or if the patient is hemodynamically unstable, a Hartmann procedure is safer.
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