Open AccessSigmoid Volvulus in Pregnant Women, a Pregnancy Complication or a Coincidence?
Author(s) -
M. Ranib,
A. Chehboun,
B. Zouita,
D. Basraoui,
H. Jalal
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
scholars journal of medical case reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2347-9507
pISSN - 2347-6559
DOI - 10.36347/sjmcr.2022.v10i04.025
Subject(s) - medicine , pregnancy , complication , volvulus , sigmoid volvulus , obstetrics , sigmoid colon , surgery , rectum , genetics , biology
Intestinal obstruction complicating pregnancy is an extremely rare complication during pregnancy. Volvulus of the sigmoid colon is the most common cause of intestinal obstruction complicating pregnancy. Which can be associated with extremely high rates of mortality and morbidity for both mother and fetus. We report a case of sigmoid volvulus complicating pregnancy in a woman with 39 weeks amenorrhoea, which was diagnosed early and successfully managed with deterioration and fixation.