Recurrent sigmoid volvulus in pregnancy: Report of a case and review of the literature

Diseases of the Colon and Rectum

Volumn 48, Issue 9, 2005, Pages 1811-1813

  Alshawi, Jehad Sadeq ^a  

^a KING FAHAD NATIONAL GUARD HOSPITAL   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Pregnancy; Recurrent; Sigmoid; Volvulus

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CASE REPORT; CHILDBIRTH; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; PERITONITIS; REVIEW; SECOND TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; SIGMOID VOLVULUS; SIGMOIDECTOMY;

DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTESTINAL VOLVULUS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, SECOND; RECURRENCE; SIGMOID DISEASES;

EID: 24144491598     PISSN: 00123706     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10350-005-0118-5     Document Type: Review

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