Open AccessIleosigmoid knotting: Case report and literature review
Author(s) -
Amgad Abdou Hanna,
Abdul Rahman Al Shobaki,
Khalid Al-Hamadani,
Fatema Al-lwati,
Hader M. Elmaghraby,
Yasser Abbas
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
medical science and discovery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2148-6832
DOI - 10.36472/msd.v9i3.661
Subject(s) - medicine , mesentery , sigmoid colon , general surgery , pregnancy , surgery , rectum , genetics , biology
Objective: Ileosigmoid knotting (ISK) is the wrapping of the ileum around the sigmoid colon and its mesentery or vice-versa. ISK is a rare cause of bowel obstruction in general and rare during pregnancy.Case: We present a case of ISK, a Pregnant lady 29th weeks gestation, which was treated successfully in our institution – Khoula Hospital – Muscat - Sultanate of Oman.