Small bowel obstruction due to an intraluminal blood clot in the enterotomy suture line
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https://doi.org/10.22307/8706.2021.01.005Abstract
Introduction: Intestinal obstruction due to a blood clot or hemobezoar is an unusual surgical complication.
Presentation of the case: We report a 63 woman´s case who, after a gallstone ileus surgery through an enterotomy, had a complicated postoperative with a bowel obstruction clinic. Requiring reintervention in which we observed a blood clot in the previous intestinal suture that was causing the obstructive condition.
Conclusion: The hemobezoar is a postoperative complication that we must take into account when making the differential diagnosis of the postoperative bowel obstruction in the postoperative period.
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2021-06-30
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Ramón Rodríguez, J., Gallarin Salamanca, I., Mejuto Carril, M. J., & Jimenez Redondo, J. L. (2021). Small bowel obstruction due to an intraluminal blood clot in the enterotomy suture line. Annals of Mediterranean Surgery, 4(1), 25–29. https://doi.org/10.22307/8706.2021.01.005
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