Gangrenous Cecal Volvulus Complicating Puerperium: Is the Delay in Diagnosis Really Inevitable?

Volvulus in puerperium is a rare event. We present a case of cecal volvulus following normal vaginal delivery that ended with cecal gangrene and hemicolectomy.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Sharma, Chanderdeep, Shekhar, Shashank, Kumar, Satish, Chaudhary, Rajesh
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2012
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3384919/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22754702
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/236109
Descripción
Sumario:Volvulus in puerperium is a rare event. We present a case of cecal volvulus following normal vaginal delivery that ended with cecal gangrene and hemicolectomy.

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