Midgut Volvulus: A Rare but Fatal Cause of Abdominal Pain in Pregnancy—How Can We Diagnose and Prevent Mortality?

Midgut volvulus in pregnancy is rare but life-threatening, resulting in high maternal and fetal mortality. This surgical emergency commonly masquerades as symptoms of pregnancy, which together with its low incidence often leads to delay in diagnosis and definitive treatment. Here, we review the last...

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Autores principales: Chong, Eelyn, Liu, David S, Strugnell, Neil, Rajagopal, Vishnupriya, Mori, Krinal K
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Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hindawi 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7271231/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32547618
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2020/2185290
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author Chong, Eelyn
Liu, David S
Strugnell, Neil
Rajagopal, Vishnupriya
Mori, Krinal K
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description Midgut volvulus in pregnancy is rare but life-threatening, resulting in high maternal and fetal mortality. This surgical emergency commonly masquerades as symptoms of pregnancy, which together with its low incidence often leads to delay in diagnosis and definitive treatment. Here, we review the last three decades of the literature, discuss the challenges in managing this rare condition, and raise awareness among clinicians to minimise loss of life.
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spelling pubmed-72712312020-06-15 Midgut Volvulus: A Rare but Fatal Cause of Abdominal Pain in Pregnancy—How Can We Diagnose and Prevent Mortality? Chong, Eelyn Liu, David S Strugnell, Neil Rajagopal, Vishnupriya Mori, Krinal K Obstet Gynecol Int Review Article Midgut volvulus in pregnancy is rare but life-threatening, resulting in high maternal and fetal mortality. This surgical emergency commonly masquerades as symptoms of pregnancy, which together with its low incidence often leads to delay in diagnosis and definitive treatment. Here, we review the last three decades of the literature, discuss the challenges in managing this rare condition, and raise awareness among clinicians to minimise loss of life. Hindawi 2020-05-26 /pmc/articles/PMC7271231/ /pubmed/32547618 http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2020/2185290 Text en Copyright © 2020 Eelyn Chong et al. http://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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Rajagopal, Vishnupriya
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Midgut Volvulus: A Rare but Fatal Cause of Abdominal Pain in Pregnancy—How Can We Diagnose and Prevent Mortality?
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title_full Midgut Volvulus: A Rare but Fatal Cause of Abdominal Pain in Pregnancy—How Can We Diagnose and Prevent Mortality?
title_fullStr Midgut Volvulus: A Rare but Fatal Cause of Abdominal Pain in Pregnancy—How Can We Diagnose and Prevent Mortality?
title_full_unstemmed Midgut Volvulus: A Rare but Fatal Cause of Abdominal Pain in Pregnancy—How Can We Diagnose and Prevent Mortality?
title_short Midgut Volvulus: A Rare but Fatal Cause of Abdominal Pain in Pregnancy—How Can We Diagnose and Prevent Mortality?
title_sort midgut volvulus: a rare but fatal cause of abdominal pain in pregnancy—how can we diagnose and prevent mortality?
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