Gangrenous Cecal Volvulus Complicating Puerperium: Is the Delay in Diagnosis Really Inevitable?

Gangrenous Cecal Volvulus Complicating Puerperium: Is the Delay in Diagnosis Really Inevitable?

Volvulus in puerperium is a rare event. We present a case of cecal volvulus following normal vaginal delivery that ended with cecal gangrene and hemicolectomy.

Gangrenous Stomatitis Following the Puerperium

Fibrous Polypi Complicating the Puerperium

Surgical Treatment of Cecal Volvulus

Purpose: Right sided intestinal volvulus is considerably rare and requires high clinical suspicion in diagnosis and prompt surgical intervention. Several surgical procedures have been employed for the treatment of this condition, and there is no wide agreement on the most appropriate technique. The aim of this study is describe our experience with volvulus of the cecum and the outcome of differ...

Cecal volvulus: a case report

found distended abdomen with sluggish bowel sounds and loaded rectum. On further evaluation with Xray, abdomen supine showed dilated small-bowel loops [Figure 1]. Hence, initially paralytic ileus was suspected. Patient was treated conservatively and was observed for the next 24 h. Patient was found to deteriorate with progressive symptoms and increasing abdominal girth (from 76 to 84 cm). Thus,...