Intussusception in a pregnant woman.

Abdominal pain in a pregnant woman with a history of laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (LRYGB) in the emergency department is challenging. Intussusception is a rare cause of small bowel obstruction after LRYGB and can lead to intestinal necrosis, perforation, sepsis and death. The authors report a case of a 34-week pregnant patient, previously submitted to LRYGB, presenting to the emergency department with abdominal pain and vomiting.

Perforated duodenal diverticulum: Surgical treatment and literature review.

Introduction: Duodenum is the second most frequent location for a diverticulum in the digestive tract. Complications are rare and perforation was only reported in less than 200 cases.

Presentation Of Case: A 79-year-old female was admitted to Emergency Department with abdominal pain and vomiting for the last 24h.