Open AccessGangrenous Cecal Volvulus Complicating Puerperium: Is the Delay in Diagnosis Really Inevitable?
Author(s) -
Chanderdeep Sharma,
Shashank Shekhar,
Satish Kumar,
Rajesh Chaudhary
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
case reports in obstetrics and gynecology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2090-6684
pISSN - 2090-6692
DOI - 10.1155/2012/236109
Subject(s) - medicine , gangrene , right hemicolectomy , volvulus , hemicolectomy , surgery , vaginal delivery , general surgery , pregnancy , colorectal cancer , cancer , biology , genetics
Volvulus in puerperium is a rare event. We present a case of cecal volvulus following normal vaginal delivery that ended with cecal gangrene and hemicolectomy.
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