A rare case report of jejunal volvulus following open appendectomy.

Dr Urvashi Prema; Dr Mrunal Ketkar; Dr Simranjit Kaur Dhadiala; Dr Sunayana Chatterjee

Volume : VIII, Issue : IV, April - 2019

A rare case report of jejunal volvulus following open appendectomy.

Dr Urvashi Prema, Dr Mrunal Ketkar, Dr Simranjit Kaur Dhadiala, Dr Sunayana Chatterjee

Abstract :

Post operative complication of open appendectomy are wound infection, intra–abdominal abscess, paralytics ileus, faecal fistula, bleeding ,wound dehiscence, intestinal obstruction due to adhesions, venous thrombosis and embolism.1,2 Adhesive intestinal obstruction is one of the rare complications of appendectomy.3 Here, we report a rare case of development of jejunal volvulus due to adhesion bands following open appendectomy.