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Rare small intestinal volvulus from entrapment in hepato-diaphragmatic adhesions in a 45-year-old lady.
Olaoye, Iyiade Olatunde; Adesina, Micheal Dapo.
Affiliation
  • Olaoye IO; Surgery Department, University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital Ilorin, Ilorin, Nigeria tunde_olaoye_dr@yahoo.com.
  • Adesina MD; Surgery Department, University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital Ilorin, Ilorin, Nigeria.
J Surg Case Rep ; 2016(12)2016 Dec 20.
Article in En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-28003317
Small intestinal volvulus is rare in adults and rarely caused by string adhesions between the liver and the diaphragm. Similar adhesions were described in Fitz-Hugh-Curtis syndrome. We report a 45-year-old lady with small intestinal volvulus from entrapment of a loop in string adhesions between the liver and the diaphragm. Her plain radiographs showed a significant shadow of the trapped loop.

Full text: 1 Collection: 01-internacional Database: MEDLINE Language: En Journal: J Surg Case Rep Year: 2016 Document type: Article Affiliation country: Nigeria Country of publication: United kingdom

Full text: 1 Collection: 01-internacional Database: MEDLINE Language: En Journal: J Surg Case Rep Year: 2016 Document type: Article Affiliation country: Nigeria Country of publication: United kingdom