Comments on ‘Extraperitoneal sigmoidopexy versus sigmoidectomy for sigmoid volvulus: A prospective comparative study’

Raafat 1 prospectively evaluates the outcomes of surgical management of sigmoid volvulus (SV) in 105 patients treated between June 2021 and January 2023.The authors demonstrated that patients treated with extraperitoneal sigmoidopexy had statistically significant shorter operative times, shorter hospital stays, and fewer complications (such as wound infections, incisional hernias, and leakage), but a higher recurrence rate compared with those who underwent sigmoidectomy. 1 Although SV is a rela-