Intestinal Obstruction Caused by Small Bowel Volvulus

Mounir Bouali

Department of Visceral Surgical Emergency, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, University Hospital Center Ibn Rochd, Hassan II University, Casablanca, Morocco.

Kabira Falousse *

Department of Visceral Surgical Emergency, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, University Hospital Center Ibn Rochd, Hassan II University, Casablanca, Morocco.

Abderrahmane Lamnaouar

Department of Visceral Surgical Emergency, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, University Hospital Center Ibn Rochd, Hassan II University, Casablanca, Morocco.

Abdelilah El-Bakouri

Department of Visceral Surgical Emergency, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, University Hospital Center Ibn Rochd, Hassan II University, Casablanca, Morocco.

Khalid El-Hattabi

Department of Visceral Surgical Emergency, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, University Hospital Center Ibn Rochd, Hassan II University, Casablanca, Morocco.

Fatima Zahra Bensardi

Department of Visceral Surgical Emergency, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, University Hospital Center Ibn Rochd, Hassan II University, Casablanca, Morocco.

Abdelaziz Fadil

Department of Visceral Surgical Emergency, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, University Hospital Center Ibn Rochd, Hassan II University, Casablanca, Morocco.

*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.


Abstract

Small bowel volvulus is a surgical emergency, the etiology may be primary or secondary, and the clinical presentation is that of an acute intestinal obstruction. Abdominal radiography and abdominal CT scan is the key of the diagnostic. We present the case of a small bowel volvulus admitted to the emergency department with an acute bowel obstruction, the diagnosis was confirmed by abdominopelvic CT scan and the surgical procedure consists in of ileocecal resection with ileocolostomy, with good postoperative results.

Keywords: Intestinal obstruction, small bowel volvulus, diagnosis, surgery


How to Cite

Bouali, Mounir, Kabira Falousse, Abderrahmane Lamnaouar, Abdelilah El-Bakouri, Khalid El-Hattabi, Fatima Zahra Bensardi, and Abdelaziz Fadil. 2023. “Intestinal Obstruction Caused by Small Bowel Volvulus”. Asian Journal of Research in Surgery 6 (1):1-5. https://journalajrs.com/index.php/AJRS/article/view/123.

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