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Small bowel volvulus around caesarian section scar adhesions

Adam Wright1, Suzanne Chong1, Jonathon Willatt2

  • 1Division of Emergency Radiology, Department of Radiology, University of Michigan, Taubman Center F1 B1 Room 140A 1500 E Medical Center Drive, SPC 5302, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA.

Radiology Case Reports
|August 23, 2017
PubMed

Small bowel obstruction secondary to adhesions is a recognized complication of Caesarian section. However, obstruction due to small bowel volvulus caused by adhesions at the Caesarian-section scar has not been reported. We report such a case identified on computed tomography. We review the literature on small bowel volvulus in pregnant patients and discuss the computed tomography findings.

Keywords:
Caesarian sectionSmall bowel obstructionVolvulus

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