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Postvaginal Delivery Caecal Volvulus and Perforation

Author(s) -

Mohammed Agha

Publication year - 2012

Publication title -

case reports in obstetrics and gynecology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

eISSN - 2090-6684

pISSN - 2090-6692

DOI - 10.1155/2012/971213

Subject(s) - medicine , perforation , right hemicolectomy , presentation (obstetrics) , complication , etiology , surgery , pregnancy , hemicolectomy , colonic pseudo obstruction , volvulus , vaginal delivery , colorectal cancer , materials science , genetics , cancer , biology , punching , metallurgy

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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