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Sigmoid Volvulus as a Cause of Intestinal Obstruction in Pregnancy: A Case Report

Paul Naseef^*, Ayman Abou Elnour and Ahmed Ramy

Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt

Received Date: Jun 20, 2022 / Published Date: Jul 18, 2022

Citation: Naseef P, Elnour AA, Ramy A (2022) Sigmoid Volvulus as a Cause of Intestinal Obstruction in Pregnancy: A Case Report. J Gastrointest Dig Syst 12:693.DOI: 10.4172/2161-069X.1000693

Copyright: © 2022 Naseef P, et al. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.

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Sigmoid volvulus is one of the rare causes of intestinal obstruction in pregnancy and can result in significantly increased maternal and fetal mortality rates, especially in case of delayed diagnosis. In this report, we present a 34 week pregnant lady presenting with intestinal obstruction due to sigmoid volvulus and her management.

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