Sigmoid Volvulus Complicating Postpartum Period

Background. Sigmoid volvulus is a rare complication of pregnancy and the puerperium. Case. A 19-year-old patient, gravida 1 para 0 at 41 0/7 weeks of gestation, admitted for late-term induction of labor underwent an uncomplicated primary low transverse cesarean delivery for arrest of descent. Her po...

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Autores principales: Ward, Kelsey E., Blake, Erin, Gonzalez, Eduardo, Pieracci, Frederic, Alston, Meredith
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2017
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5306982/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28251004
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2017/9034925
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author Ward, Kelsey E.
Blake, Erin
Gonzalez, Eduardo
Pieracci, Frederic
Alston, Meredith
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description Background. Sigmoid volvulus is a rare complication of pregnancy and the puerperium. Case. A 19-year-old patient, gravida 1 para 0 at 41 0/7 weeks of gestation, admitted for late-term induction of labor underwent an uncomplicated primary low transverse cesarean delivery for arrest of descent. Her postoperative period was complicated by sudden onset of abdominal pain and the ultimate diagnosis of sigmoid volvulus. Conclusion. Prompt surgical evaluation of an acute abdomen in the postpartum period is essential; delayed diagnosis and treatment can lead to significant maternal morbidity and mortality.
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spelling pubmed-53069822017-03-01 Sigmoid Volvulus Complicating Postpartum Period Ward, Kelsey E. Blake, Erin Gonzalez, Eduardo Pieracci, Frederic Alston, Meredith Case Rep Obstet Gynecol Case Report Background. Sigmoid volvulus is a rare complication of pregnancy and the puerperium. Case. A 19-year-old patient, gravida 1 para 0 at 41 0/7 weeks of gestation, admitted for late-term induction of labor underwent an uncomplicated primary low transverse cesarean delivery for arrest of descent. Her postoperative period was complicated by sudden onset of abdominal pain and the ultimate diagnosis of sigmoid volvulus. Conclusion. Prompt surgical evaluation of an acute abdomen in the postpartum period is essential; delayed diagnosis and treatment can lead to significant maternal morbidity and mortality. Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2017 2017-01-31 /pmc/articles/PMC5306982/ /pubmed/28251004 http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2017/9034925 Text en Copyright © 2017 Kelsey E. Ward et al. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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