Sigmoid volvulus complicating pregnancy: a case report

Sabri Selcuk Atamanalp1, Abdullah Kisaoglu1, Bunyami Ozogul1

  • 1Department of General Surgery, Ataturk University Faculty of Medicine, Erzurum, Turkey.

Sigmoid volvulus during pregnancy is a rare complication, and as of 2012, fewer than 100 cases had been reported. In this report, we present a 30 year-old pregnant woman with sigmoid volvulus, and we discuss this rare entity.

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