title: [A case of intestinal obstruction in pregnancy].
abstract: Intestinal obstruction during pregnancy is a rare and dangerous complication. The causes of its occurrence are previous operations ad inflammation and one of their results: adhesions. Symptoms of intestinal obstruction (nausea, vomiting, constipation) rarely occur simultaneously and often accompany normal pregnancy, hampering diagnosis. Abdominal X-ray often represents the only complementary investigation diriment for diagnosis. A case of intestinal obstruction at 36 weeks gestation is reported to emphasize diagnostic difficulties of this rare pregnancy complication.
authors.affiliation: Divisione di Ostetricia e Ginecologia, Ospedale Civile, Tivoli, Roma.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Tocci
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Noccioli
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Doninelli
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: De Filippi
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002585:Cesarean Section; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006939:Hyperemesis Gravidarum / Q000209:etiology*; D007415:Intestinal Obstruction / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D011247:Pregnancy; D011248:Pregnancy Complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D011263:Pregnancy Trimester, Third; D011859:Radiography
vernacular_title: Su di un caso di occlusione intestinale in gravidanza.