Congenital intestinal volvulus with episodes of pain for long period of time: case report
Gastroenterology and Hepatology from Bed to Bench,
Vol. 14 No. 2 (2021),
8 March 2021
,
Page 174-177
https://doi.org/10.22037/ghfbb.v14i2.1914
Abstract
The incidence of intestinal volvulus as a cause of abdominal pain is rare in adults and normally presents during infancy. Approximately 90% of patients with volvulus are diagnosed within the first year of life, 80% of whom are diagnosed within the first month of life. The current case was a 34-year-old pregnant woman who was admitted to the hospital due to self-limited episodes of epigastric pain from a young age. The patient complained that the pains had recently worsened. Further clinical investigation led us to invasive intervention due to signs of obstruction, and the patient was transferred to the operating room. The case represents a rare incidence of intestinal volvulus in an adult and its complications through pregnancy.
Keywords: intestinal volvulus, abdominal pain, duodenal obstruction, intestinal obstruction.
(Please cite as: Talebzadeh H, Andalib SH, Andalib MM. Congenital intestinal volvulus with episodes of pain for long period of time: case report. Gastroenterol Hepatol Bed Bench 2021;14(2):174-177).
- intestinal volvulus
- abdominal pain
- Duodenal Obstruction
- Intestinal Obstruction
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