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Rare disease
CASE REPORT
Intestinal obstruction caused by a strangulating adnexa: a rare complication of ovarian sparing hysterectomy
  1. Mohamad Minhem1,
  2. Youssef Mohsen2,
  3. Charbel Saade2,
  4. Ali Hallal1
  1. 1Department of Surgery, American University of Beirut Medical Center, Beirut, Lebanon
  2. 2Department of Diagnostic Radiology, American University of Beirut Medical Center, Beirut, Lebanon
  1. Correspondence to Dr Ali Hallal, ah05{at}aub.edu.lb

Summary

Intestinal obstruction caused by a remnant fallopian tube from previous hysterectomy is a rare entity that has been reported once in the literature. We report the case of a 61-year-old woman who presented with both small and large bowel obstructions caused by a strangulating remnant fallopian tube. She had an ovarian sparing hysterectomy 16 years ago and was diagnosed with antiphospholipid syndrome. Our case report will discuss the clinical presentation, imaging and outcome of the patient. It will also briefly tackle other rare causes of bowel obstruction.

  • gastrointestinal surgery
  • general surgery
  • radiology
  • obstetrics and gynaecology

https://doi.org/10.1136/bcr-2017-223123

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    Footnotes

    • Contributors MM contributed to the literature review and writing the manuscript. YM and CS contributed to providing and interpreting radiological images. AH is the senior surgeon who was involved in the clinical care of the patient and provided guidance in the writing process. All authors contributed to editing the manuscript and approved its final version.

    • Competing interests None declared.

    • Patient consent Obtained.

    • Provenance and peer review Not commissioned; externally peer reviewed.