Gangrenous Cecal Volvulus Complicating Puerperium: Is the Delay in Diagnosis Really Inevitable?

Chanderdeep Sharma; Shashank Shekhar; Satish Kumar; Rajesh Chaudhary

doi:10.1155/2012/236109

Case Reports in Obstetrics and Gynecology (Jan 2012)

Gangrenous Cecal Volvulus Complicating Puerperium: Is the Delay in Diagnosis Really Inevitable?

Chanderdeep Sharma,
Shashank Shekhar,
Satish Kumar,
Rajesh Chaudhary

Affiliations

Chanderdeep Sharma: Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Dr. RPGMC at Tanda, Set No. 112, Vivekanand Resident Hostel, Tanda 176001, India
Shashank Shekhar: Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Dr. RPGMC at Tanda, Set No. 112, Vivekanand Resident Hostel, Tanda 176001, India
Satish Kumar: Department of General Surgery, Dr. RPGMC at Tanda, Tanda 176001, India
Rajesh Chaudhary: Department of General Surgery, Dr. RPGMC at Tanda, Tanda 176001, India

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1155/2012/236109
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 2012

Abstract

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Volvulus in puerperium is a rare event. We present a case of cecal volvulus following normal vaginal delivery that ended with cecal gangrene and hemicolectomy.

Published in Case Reports in Obstetrics and Gynecology

ISSN: 2090-6684 (Print); 2090-6692 (Online)
Publisher: Wiley
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Medicine: Gynecology and obstetrics
Website: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/7471

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