Unusual cause of mechanical small bowel obstruction in a cachectic older multiparous woman

BMJ Case Rep. 2019 Jun 26;12(6):e230245. doi: 10.1136/bcr-2019-230245.

Authors

Fidel Rampersad¹, Ashton Ramsundar², Ryan Ramsumair³, Megan Munro⁴

Affiliations

¹ Radiology, University of the West Indies, St Augustine, Trinidad and Tobago.
² Radiology, Eric Williams Medical Sciences Complex Compound, Champ Fleurs, Trinidad and Tobago.
³ Accident and Emergency, North Central Regional Health Authority, Champ Fleurs, Trinidad and Tobago.
⁴ Accident and Emergency, Eric Williams Medical Sciences Complex Compound, Champs Fleurs, Trinidad and Tobago.

No abstract available

Keywords: general surgery; radiology.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Aged, 80 and over
Cachexia / etiology*
Diagnosis, Differential
Fatal Outcome
Female
Hernia, Obturator / complications*
Hernia, Obturator / diagnostic imaging*
Hernia, Obturator / surgery
Humans
Intestinal Obstruction / diagnostic imaging*
Intestinal Obstruction / etiology*
Intestinal Obstruction / surgery
Intestine, Small / diagnostic imaging
Intestine, Small / surgery
Multidetector Computed Tomography
Parity