Prenatal Diagnosis of a Segmental Small Bowel Volvulus with Threatened Premature Labor

Fetal primary small bowel volvulus is extremely rare but represents a serious life-threatening condition needing emergency neonatal surgical management to avoid severe digestive consequences. We report a case of primary small bowel volvulus with meconium peritonitis prenatally diagnosed at 27 weeks...

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Main Authors: Barbara Monard, Nicolas Mottet, Rajeev Ramanah, Didier Riethmuller
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2017-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Obstetrics and Gynecology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2017/7642784