Cecal volvulus in pregnancy. Case report and review of literature

Arch Gynecol Obstet. 1996;258(3):161-4. doi: 10.1007/s004040050119.

Abstract

We report a 23 year old woman at 24 weeks of gestation with known bulimia and gastritis who was admitted to the hospital with acute abdominal pain. Laparotomy confirmed the clinical diagnosis of cecal volvulus and a right hemicolectomy was performed.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Bulimia / complications
  • Cecal Diseases / diagnosis
  • Cecal Diseases / surgery*
  • Colectomy
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Female
  • Gastritis / complications
  • Humans
  • Intestinal Obstruction / diagnosis
  • Intestinal Obstruction / surgery*
  • Pregnancy
  • Pregnancy Complications / diagnosis
  • Pregnancy Complications / surgery*