title: Small Bowel Ischemia due to Jejunum Volvulus in Pregnancy: A Case Report.
abstract: The diagnosis of intestinal obstruction in pregnancy is difficult, as the symptoms may mimic pregnancy-associated complaints. The surgical management is challenging, as the mortality rate of midgut volvulus in pregnancy is high. We report the case of a 35-year-old woman at 21 weeks and 5 days of gestation with small bowel obstruction who presented to our institution with a 24 h history of colicky abdominal pain and nausea and who finally had a successful open repair.
authors.affiliation: Second Department of Surgery, Aretaieion University Hospital, 76 Vas. Sofias Avenue, 11528 Athens, Greece.
authors.forename: Ioannis
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Vassiliou
authors.forename: Aliki
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Tympa
authors.forename: Michalis
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Derpapas
authors.forename: Georgios
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Kottis
authors.forename: Nikolaos
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Vlahos