Sigmoid Volvulus Revealing Peritoneal Tuberculosis: A Rare Case Report
Anas El Wassi
Department of Visceral Surgical Emergency, Ibn Rochd University Hospital, Hassan II University of Casablanca, Morocco.
Siham El Kinani
Department of Visceral Surgical Emergency, Ibn Rochd University Hospital, Hassan II University of Casablanca, Morocco.
Ilias El Azhari *
Department of Visceral Surgical Emergency, Ibn Rochd University Hospital, Hassan II University of Casablanca, Morocco.
Nassima Fakhiri
Department of Visceral Surgical Emergency, Ibn Rochd University Hospital, Hassan II University of Casablanca, Morocco.
Abdelhak Ettaoussi
Department of Visceral Surgical Emergency, Ibn Rochd University Hospital, Hassan II University of Casablanca, Morocco.
Abdessamad Majd
Department of Visceral Surgical Emergency, Ibn Rochd University Hospital, Hassan II University of Casablanca, Morocco.
Kamal Khadija
Department of Visceral Surgical Emergency, Ibn Rochd University Hospital, Hassan II University of Casablanca, Morocco.
Mounir Bouali
Department of Visceral Surgical Emergency, Ibn Rochd University Hospital, Hassan II University of Casablanca, Morocco.
Abdelilah El Bakouri
Department of Visceral Surgical Emergency, Ibn Rochd University Hospital, Hassan II University of Casablanca, Morocco.
Khalid El Hattabi
Department of Visceral Surgical Emergency, Ibn Rochd University Hospital, Hassan II University of Casablanca, Morocco.
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Abstract
The sigmoid volvulus is a rare cause of intestinal occlusion, most cases being found in Asia and Africa. The case we report is of a patient with pulmonary tuberculosis undergoing treatment, who was admitted in our structure for an intestinal occlusion due to sigmoid volvulus, the surgical exploration found the sigmoid volvulus associated to multiple nodules which the anatomopathological biopsies confirmed the diagnostic of peritoneal tuberculosis.
The aim of this article is to draw the attention of the medical community to the possibility of this association and the silent spread of tuberculosis infection from one localization to another.
Keywords: Sigmoid volvulus, case report, intestinal occlusion, Tuberculosis