5 results for “intestinal volvulus”
47y · Female·Large intestinal infarction due to volvulus
Sharon Lee McDonald, a 47-year-old woman with Down syndrome, died from large intestinal infarction secondary to volvulus (twisting of bowel). She was admitted with presumed faecal loading caus…
31y · Male·Complications in association with intestinal volvulus
…res following discharge. When finally re-admitted the following afternoon, he was critically unwell with intestinal volvulus, sepsis and pneumonia. He died despite emergency surgery preparation. Key failures included: ab…
74y · Male·Sepsis complicating pyelonephritis and pseudo large intestinal obstruction (pall…
…as admitted in February 2024 with functional decline and experienced recurrent bowel obstruction, sigmoid volvulus, and E. coli bacteraemia secondary to pyelonephritis. Following transfer and return to Austin Hospital wi…
9y · Male·sigmoid volvulus
…ar syndrome and developmental disability including pica (ingesting foreign substances), died from sigmoid volvulus complicated by ingestion of soil, sand, and stones. He was under ministerial guardianship and placed in r…
4y · Female·volvulus of the large intestine
Tahlia Rose Bembridge, a 4-year-old with Down syndrome and prior mid-gut volvulus, presented to Bunbury Hospital ED with vomiting and abdominal pain on 1 October 2015. Initial assessment …
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