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A rare cause of intestinal obstruction: ileosigmoid knot


Issam Yazough
Houssam Benhammane
Oussaid Morad
Pierlesky Elion Ossibi
Imane Toughrai
Said Ait Laalim
Ibn Majdoub Hassani
Khalid Mazaz

Abstract

Intestinal obstruction is common surgical emergency; ileosigmoid knot is a rare cause of intestinal  obstruction (a loop ileum and sigmoid colon twisted around each other in a knot). We recorded a three cases in HASSAN II hospital in the last 3 years.

Key words: Intestinal obstruction, ileosigmoid knot, sigmoid colon


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