Abstract

Introduction and importance: Bowel obstruction is known as an increasing complication during pregnancy. This case report showed a pregnant woman with intestinal necrosis in the context of torsion. Case presentation: A 33-year-old Asian woman, primigravida at 25 weeks and 4 days gestation, presented to hospital with a history of nausea and epigastric pain. Patient' past medical history showed usual evaluating abdominal pain with vaginal bleeding and leaking of fluid in her obstetric history. Clinical discussion: The patient was discharged from hospital in a good general condition one week after the surgery. A full-term infant weighted 3000 g was delivered by caesarean section in 39 weeks gestational age with 1-5 minute Apgar scores of 7-10. Conclusion: The aim of the study is to report a new case of intestinal necrosis in a pregnant woman.