Open AccessAppendicular Tourniquet: A Cause of Intestinal Obstruction
Author(s) -
Prashanth Basappa Chowdary,
Shivashankar Santhosh,
Rajashekara Babu Gangappa,
Edison Vadakkenchery Varghese
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
journal of clinical and diagnostic research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2249-782X
pISSN - 0973-709X
DOI - 10.7860/jcdr/2016/18932.7827
Subject(s) - medicine , laparotomy , ileum , surgery , tourniquet , terminal ileum , appendix , general surgery , paleontology , biology
Intestinal obstruction is one of the common surgical emergencies seen in daily practice. Postoperative adhesions are notorious for being the most common cause for intestinal obstruction. Occasionally, laparotomy findings do come as a surprise to surgeons. Here one such case is discussed. A patient was operated on with suspicion of intestinal obstruction secondary to postoperative adhesions. However, laparotomy revealed the appendix to be inflamed, curled around the terminal ileum and acting as a tourniquet.