Congenital peritoneal band causing bowel ischaemia post caesarean section: a rare occurrence

• Main Authors: Phon, SE, Ng, Beng Kwang, Ng, WYL, Rahman RA, Zainuddin AA, Mahdy ZA
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Pusat Perubatan Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2017
• Online Access: http://journalarticle.ukm.my/12283/1/7._phon_et_al.pdf; http://journalarticle.ukm.my/12283/; http://jsurgacad.com/toc/7/2
• Institution: Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia

Congenital peritoneal band is an extremely rare condition, but may induce small bowel obstruction (SBO) at any age, predominantly in childhood and rarely in adults. We report a case of extensive bowel ischaemia following caesarean section, due to trapping of an intestinal loop between a congenital...