Volvulus of Sigmoid Colon During Full Term Pregnancy with Rectovaginal Fistula: A Case Report
Published: October 1, 2014 | DOI: https://doi.org/10.7860/JCDR/2014/.4990
Sanjeev Kumar, Shefali Gautam, Ravi Prakash, Kanishka Sidhartha, Shashikant
1. Senior Resident, Department of General Surgery, King George’s Medical University, U.P., Lucknow, India.
2. Senior Resident, Department of Anaesthesiology, King George’s Medical University, U.P., Lucknow, India.
3. Senior Resident, Department of Anaesthesiology, King George’s Medical University, U.P., Lucknow, India.
4. Junior Resident, Department of General Surgery, King George’s Medical University, U.P., Lucknow, India.
5. Senior Resident, Department of General Surgery, King George’s Medical University, U.P., Lucknow, India.
Correspondence
Dr. Sanjeev Kumar,
Senior Resident, Department of General Surgery, King George’s Medical University, Chowk, Lucknow, U.P., India.
Phone : 9559468440, E-mail :drshefalikgmu@gmail.com
Intestinal obstruction due to sigmoid colon volvulus during pregnancy is a rare complication but associated with significant fetomaternal mortality. We describe a case of sigmoid volvulus in a patient with 37 wk pregnancy causing huge dilation of left colon. Patient developed rectovaginal fistula following nonmedical method to relieve distention by inserting stick as told by patient.
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