title: A rare cause of intestinal obstruction: ileosigmoid knot.
abstract: Intestinal obstruction is common surgical emergency; ileosigmoid knot is a rare cause of intestinal obstruction (a loop ileum and sigmoid colon twisted around each other in a knot). We recorded a three cases in HASSAN II hospital in the last 3 years.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medecine and Pharmacy in Fez, Univerity Sidi Mohammed Ben Abdellah, CHU Hassan II, Fez, Morocco.
authors.forename: Issam
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Yazough
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medecine and Pharmacy in Fez, Univerity Sidi Mohammed Ben Abdellah, CHU Hassan II, Fez, Morocco.
authors.forename: Houssam
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Benhammane
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medecine and Pharmacy in Fez, Univerity Sidi Mohammed Ben Abdellah, CHU Hassan II, Fez, Morocco.
authors.forename: Oussaid
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Morad
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medecine and Pharmacy in Fez, Univerity Sidi Mohammed Ben Abdellah, CHU Hassan II, Fez, Morocco.
authors.forename: Pierlesky Elion
authors.initials: PE
authors.lastname: Ossibi
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medecine and Pharmacy in Fez, Univerity Sidi Mohammed Ben Abdellah, CHU Hassan II, Fez, Morocco.
authors.forename: Imane
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Toughrai
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medecine and Pharmacy in Fez, Univerity Sidi Mohammed Ben Abdellah, CHU Hassan II, Fez, Morocco.
authors.forename: Said Ait
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Laalim
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medecine and Pharmacy in Fez, Univerity Sidi Mohammed Ben Abdellah, CHU Hassan II, Fez, Morocco.
authors.forename: Ibn Majdoub
authors.initials: IM
authors.lastname: Hassani
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medecine and Pharmacy in Fez, Univerity Sidi Mohammed Ben Abdellah, CHU Hassan II, Fez, Morocco.
authors.forename: Khalid
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Mazaz
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D006801:Humans; D007077:Ileal Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D007415:Intestinal Obstruction / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D045822:Intestinal Volvulus / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D008875:Middle Aged; D012810:Sigmoid Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery
keywords: Intestinal obstruction; ileosigmoid knot; sigmoid colon