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Ileal resection for gangrenous ileal volvulus in a term pregnancy: a case report

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Mechanical bowel obstruction is a rare complication of pregnancy, usually seen in small bowel, and most commonly due to an adhesive band or hernia. Surgical evaluation is the method of treatment in cases that do not answer to conservative support procedures. A very rare case of small-bowel strangulation caused by herniation of a loop of ileum through another ileoperitoneal adhesion is presented.

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  1. Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, SSK Ankara Maternity Hospital, Ankara, Turkey

    Cem Baykal, Atakan Al, Süha Özer & Deniz Hizli

  2. Department of Surgery, SSK Ankara Maternity Hospital, Ankara, Turkey

    Hakan Gökçin

  3. Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Yeditepe University School of Medicine, Kayisdagi, Istanbul, Turkey

    Cem Baykal

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Baykal, C., Al, A., Özer, S. et al. Ileal resection for gangrenous ileal volvulus in a term pregnancy: a case report. Arch Gynecol Obstet 273, 304–306 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00404-005-0058-2

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