Small bowel obstruction caused by a true ileo-ileal knot: a rare case successfully treated by prior ligation of mesenteric vessels

Small bowel obstruction caused by a true ileo-ileal knot: a rare case successfully treated by prior ligation of mesenteric vessels

Abstract Background Intestinal knot formation, in which two segments of the intestine become knotted together, can result in intestinal obstruction. An ileo-ileal knot refers to knot formation between two ileal segments and is a very rare benign disease. We report a case of strangulated bowel obstru...

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Main Authors: Kohei Kanamori, Kazuo Koyanagi, Hitoshi Hara, Kenji Nakamura, Kazuhito Nabeshima, Miho Yamamoto, Yamato Ninomiya, Tadashi Higuchi, Kentaro Yatabe, Mika Ogimi, Kohei Tajima, Masaki Mori, Seiichiro Yamamoto, Toshio Nakagohri, Soji Ozawa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2021-08-01
Series:Surgical Case Reports
Subjects:
Ileo-ileal knot
Bowel knot
True knot
Small bowel obstruction
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s40792-021-01276-7

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