Open AccessSigmoid Volvulus Complicating Pregnancy: A Case Report
Author(s) -
Sabri Selçuk Atamanalp,
Abdullah Kısaoğlu,
Bünyami Özoğul,
Mecit Kantarcı,
Esra Dişçi,
Özgür Bulut,
Nurhak Aksungur,
Refik Selim Atamanalp
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
the eurasian journal of medicine
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.337
H-Index - 13
eISSN - 1308-8742
pISSN - 1308-8734
DOI - 10.5152/eajm.2014.0105
Subject(s) - medicine , sigmoid volvulus , sigmoid function , pregnancy , sigmoid colon , complication , volvulus , gynecology , surgery , rectum , biology , artificial neural network , computer science , genetics , machine learning
Sigmoid volvulus during pregnancy is a rare complication, and as of 2012, fewer than 100 cases had been reported. In this report, we present a 30 year-old pregnant woman with sigmoid volvulus, and we discuss this rare entity.