Postvaginal Delivery Caecal Volvulus and Perforation
Intestinal obstruction is an uncommon complication of pregnancy and pueperium. It has different etiologies and voluvlus is one of the common causes. High index of suspicion is needed to diagnose it as initial presentation is nonspecific and that is critical to avoid adverse outcomes. We presented he...
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| description | Intestinal obstruction is an uncommon complication of pregnancy and pueperium. It has different etiologies and voluvlus is one of the common causes. High index of suspicion is needed to diagnose it as initial presentation is nonspecific and that is critical to avoid adverse outcomes. We presented here one of these cases that followed vaginal delivery and ended with caecal perforation and hemicolectomy. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-20cb047340c54dfcabebdd6eb418a44f2025-02-03T01:22:44ZengWileyCase Reports in Obstetrics and Gynecology2090-66842090-66922012-01-01201210.1155/2012/971213971213Postvaginal Delivery Caecal Volvulus and PerforationM. M. Abdullah Agha0Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Wexham Park Hospital, Slough SL2 4HL, UKIntestinal obstruction is an uncommon complication of pregnancy and pueperium. It has different etiologies and voluvlus is one of the common causes. High index of suspicion is needed to diagnose it as initial presentation is nonspecific and that is critical to avoid adverse outcomes. We presented here one of these cases that followed vaginal delivery and ended with caecal perforation and hemicolectomy.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/971213 |
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| title_short | Postvaginal Delivery Caecal Volvulus and Perforation |
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