Meckel's Diverticulum Causing Small Bowel Intussusception in Third Trimester Pregnancy, a Case Report.

ABSTRACT: Intestinal obstruction complicating pregnancy is a surgical emergency associated with a high incidence of morbidity and mortality for both the mother and fetus. This case report discusses the presentation and treatment of a young female in her third trimester of pregnancy at a repeat visit to the emergency department (ED) with right-sided abdominal pain. She was diagnosed with ileal intussusception secondary to a Meckel's diverticulum with associated small bowel obstruction (SBO) seen on computerized tomography (CT) imaging. She underwent surgical reduction of the invaginated bowel and diverticulectomy. Making a diagnosis of intestinal intussusception during pregnancy is particularly difficult because common symptoms of intestinal obstruction such as anorexia, nausea, vomiting and abdomina

SUBMITTER: Wilson RE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10332542 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature