Intussusception in a pregnant woman

Silva, Cristina; Moreira, Pedro Soares; Simões, Vitor Costa; Sampaio, Mónica; Santos, Marisa D.

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Authors

Silva, Cristina

Moreira, Pedro Soares

Simões, Vitor Costa

Sampaio, Mónica

Santos, Marisa D.

Abstract(s)

Abdominal pain in a pregnant woman with a history of laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (LRYGB) in the emergency department is challenging. Intussusception is a rare cause of small bowel obstruction after LRYGB and can lead to intestinal necrosis, perforation, sepsis and death. The authors report a case of a 34-week pregnant patient, previously submitted to LRYGB, presenting to the emergency department with abdominal pain and vomiting. A computed tomography scan suggested the presence of ileoileal intussusception. So, an emergent laparotomy was performed with invagination reduction. The postoperative period was uneventful, as well as pregnancy and caesarian performed 4 weeks after surgery. At the 45-month follow-up, there was no recurrence of intussusception.

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http://hdl.handle.net/10400.16/2672

Citation

Silva AC, Moreira PS, Simões VC, Sampaio M, Santos MD. Intussusception in a pregnant woman. J Surg Case Rep. 2020;2020(12):rjaa554. doi:10.1093/jscr/rjaa554