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  • Title: Sigmoid volvulus in pregnancy.
    Author: Togo A, Traore M, Coulibaly Y, Samake B, Diallo G.
    Journal: S Afr J Surg; 2011 Nov 30; 49(4):204-5. PubMed ID: 22353274.
    Abstract:
    A 27-year-old woman, gravida 1, was seen at our surgical emergency department with abdominal pain at 25 weeks' gestation. She had pain, nausea and vomiting, a temperature of 37°C and a blood pressure of 100/70 mmHg. The cervix was closed, and an ultrasound scan showed a normal single fetus. A plain abdominal radiograph showed distension of the colon and a sigmoid volvulus. At emergency laparotomy, non-gangrenous sigmoid colon was resected with primary anastomosis. There were no complications, and 4 months later the patient delivered a healthy infant. Early diagnosis of sigmoid volvulus in pregnancy and prompt intervention minimise maternal and fetal morbidity and mortality.
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