Acute Intestinal Obstruction Complicating Abdominal Pregnancy: Conservative Management and Successful Outcome

• Main Authors: Gerald Okanandu Udigwe (Author), George Uchenna Eleje (Author), Eric Chukwudi Ihekwoaba (Author), Onyebuchi Izuchukwu Udegbunam (Author), Richard Obinwanne Egeonu (Author), Ayodele Obianuju Okwuosa (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Hindawi Limited, 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background. Acute intestinal obstruction during pregnancy is a very challenging and unusual nonobstetric surgical entity often linked with considerable fetomaternal morbidity and mortality. When it is synchronous with abdominal pregnancy, it is even rarer. Case Presentation. A 28-year-old lady in he...