Open AccessILEOSIGMOID NODE DURING PREGNANCY: RARE SURGICAL ENTITY
Author(s) -
Yassine Bouhtouri,
Benlghazi Abdelhamid,
Hamza Messaoudi,
El Mahdaouy Youssef,
Jaouad Kouach
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
international journal of advanced research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2320-5407
DOI - 10.21474/ijar01/12599
Subject(s) - medicine , gangrene , sigmoid colon , pregnancy , surgery , surgical emergency , rectum , biology , genetics
The ileo-sigmoid knot is a rare surgical entity, corresponding to the wrapping of the ileum around the base of the sigmoid colon forming a knot.An associated condition with a rapid progression to intestinal gangrene and high mortality. It is a rare cause of intestinal obstruction and especially during pregnancy. We report here the case of a patient at 13 weeks of amenorrhea with an ileo-sigmoid knot diagnosed at a late stage with fetal loss.