Sigmoid volvulus in pregnancy: case report and review of literature

Sigmoid volvulus in pregnancy is a very rare condition. Despite this, clinicians should have a high index of suspicion of this condition if they encounter a pregnant woman with symptoms suggestive of bowel obstruction. Incorrect diagnosis may be catastrophic, resulting in major complications, includ...

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Autores principales: Serafeimidis, Costas, Waqainabete, Ifereimi, Creaton, Anne, Vakamacawai, Esala, Kumar, Ronal
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
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Publicado: John Wiley and Sons Inc. 2016
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Case Reports
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4974422/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27525078
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.617
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author Serafeimidis, Costas
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spelling pubmed-49744222016-08-12 Sigmoid volvulus in pregnancy: case report and review of literature Serafeimidis, Costas Waqainabete, Ifereimi Creaton, Anne Vakamacawai, Esala Kumar, Ronal Clin Case Rep Case Reports Sigmoid volvulus in pregnancy is a very rare condition. Despite this, clinicians should have a high index of suspicion of this condition if they encounter a pregnant woman with symptoms suggestive of bowel obstruction. Incorrect diagnosis may be catastrophic, resulting in major complications, including fetal and maternal death. John Wiley and Sons Inc. 2016-06-30 /pmc/articles/PMC4974422/ /pubmed/27525078 http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.617 Text en © 2016 The Authors. Clinical Case Reports published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd. This is an open access article under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution‐NonCommercial‐NoDerivs (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) License, which permits use and distribution in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited, the use is non‐commercial and no modifications or adaptations are made.
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http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.617
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