title: Small bowel volvulus due to torsion of pedunculated uterine leiomyoma: CT findings.
abstract: Torsion of a uterine leiomyoma is a rare complication that can be life threatening because of ischemia or necrosis. This condition may also lead to gastrointestinal complications such as obstruction or, more rarely, small bowel volvulus. Its diagnosis is difficult and can be facilitated with the use of computed tomography or magnetic resonance imaging. Treatment is based on emergency surgical resection of the twisted uterine leiomyoma and detorsion of the small bowel volvulus.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgical Oncology, hôpital Lariboisière, AP-HP, 2, rue Ambroise-Paré, 75475 Paris cedex 10, France.
authors.forename: Nicola
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Guglielmo
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgical Oncology, hôpital Lariboisière, AP-HP, 2, rue Ambroise-Paré, 75475 Paris cedex 10, France; UMR Inserm 965, hôpital Lariboisière, 2, rue Ambroise-Paré, 75010 Paris, France. Electronic address: bricemalgras@hotmail.com.
authors.forename: Brice
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Malgras
authors.affiliation: Department of Abdominal and Interventional Imaging, hôpital Lariboisière, AP-HP, 2, rue Ambroise-Paré, 75475 Paris cedex 10, France.
authors.forename: Vinciane
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Place
authors.affiliation: Department of Abdominal and Interventional Imaging, hôpital Lariboisière, AP-HP, 2, rue Ambroise-Paré, 75475 Paris cedex 10, France.
authors.forename: Youcef
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Guerrache
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgical Oncology, hôpital Lariboisière, AP-HP, 2, rue Ambroise-Paré, 75475 Paris cedex 10, France.
authors.forename: Karine
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Pautrat
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgical Oncology, hôpital Lariboisière, AP-HP, 2, rue Ambroise-Paré, 75475 Paris cedex 10, France; Sorbonne Paris Cité, université Diderot, - Paris 7, 10, avenue de Verdun, 75010 Paris, France; UMR Inserm 965, hôpital Lariboisière, 2, rue Ambroise-Paré, 75010 Paris, France.
authors.forename: Marc
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Pocard
authors.affiliation: Department of Abdominal and Interventional Imaging, hôpital Lariboisière, AP-HP, 2, rue Ambroise-Paré, 75475 Paris cedex 10, France; Sorbonne Paris Cité, université Diderot, - Paris 7, 10, avenue de Verdun, 75010 Paris, France; UMR Inserm 965, hôpital Lariboisière, 2, rue Ambroise-Paré, 75010 Paris, France.
authors.forename: Philippe
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Soyer
mesh_terms: D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D045822:Intestinal Volvulus / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D007421:Intestine, Small / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D007889:Leiomyoma / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D008875:Middle Aged; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods*; D014102:Torsion Abnormality / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery
keywords: Leiomyoma; Small bowel; Torsion; Uterine; Volvulus