Which of the following statement about volvulus is false?
Correct Answer: Lower GI scopy is contraindicated in sigmoid volvulus
Description: A volvulus is the twisting strangulation of an intestinal segment around an axis which is formed by an axis or an adhesion. Ref: CSDT, 12th Edition, Page 722; Pediatric Surgery Digest By Zacharias Zachariou, Page 416; The Ascrs Textbook of Colon and Rectal Surgery By David E. Beck, Patricia L. Robes, Theodore J. Saclarides, Anthony J. Senagore, Michael J. Stamos, Steven D. Wexner, Page 396; Bailey and Love's Sho Practice of Surgery, 25th Edition, Pages 1191, 1192, 1194
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