A Rare Case of Small Bowel Obstruction Secondary to Pelvic Inflammatory Disease

Small bowel obstruction (SBO) secondary to pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) is a rare complication only reported on a few occasions. We presented a 38-year-old female with an acute abdomen secondary to PID diagnosed via CT and MRI abdomen. The patient was treated in a conservative manner and recove...

Descripción completa

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Ahmed, Ahmed K, Elkhair, Ahamed M, Adam, Omeralfaroug, Ghandour, Mohamedanwar
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2021
Materias:
Obstetrics/Gynecology
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8054941/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33884236
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.13983
Descripción
Sumario:Small bowel obstruction (SBO) secondary to pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) is a rare complication only reported on a few occasions. We presented a 38-year-old female with an acute abdomen secondary to PID diagnosed via CT and MRI abdomen. The patient was treated in a conservative manner and recovered with no further complications. In our case, the learning point is the consideration of such an etiology in women with no previous surgical history presenting with an acute abdomen.

Ejemplares similares