Open AccessAn Unusual Case of Nausea and Vomiting in Pregnancy: A Case Report
Author(s) -
Babu Karavadra,
Medha Sule,
Christine-Antoinette Portelli
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
gynecology and obstetrics research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2377-1542
DOI - 10.17140/goroj-7-152
Subject(s) - vomiting , nausea , medicine , pregnancy , laparotomy , surgery , gestation , abdominal pain , obstetrics , genetics , biology
Malrotation of the gut is rare in adults. We discuss the case of a 30-year-old primiparous woman who presented to the acute gynecology ward at 19-weeks’ gestation with ongoing nausea and vomiting throughout pregnancy. She attended on a number of occasions with the same symptoms and was trialed on a number of different antiemetics. Initial biochemical investigations were unremarkable, however, the patient started to develop signs of ‘abdominal obstruction’. A magnetic resonance image (MRI) of the pelvis showed evidence of duodenal obstruction secondary to malrotation which may be secondary to a fibrous (Ladd’s) band. She was treated laparoscopically via a Ladd procedure and had an uneventful recovery. Interestingly, the patient presented again in her second pregnancy with very similar symptoms and underwent another Ladd procedure, but via a laparotomy. This is an interesting, rare and unusual case of nausea and vomiting in pregnancy.