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Colonic stricture secondary to torsion of an ovarian cyst

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Intestinal obstruction in the newborn is a potentially life-threatening complication. The most common causes are meconium plug, meconium ileus, intestinal atresia, intestinal malrotation, and Hirschprung's disease. We present an unusual case of intestinal obstruction caused by torsion of an ovarian cyst. The left fimbria and ovary swirled around the sigmoid colon, causing colonic stricture.

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  1. Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Schneider Children's Medical Center of Israel, 14 Kaplan Street, Petah Tiqva 49202, Israel

    Boaz Karmazyn, Nitza Ziv & Gadi Horev

  2. Pediatric Surgery, Schneider Children's Medical Center of Israel, Petah Tiqva, Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel

    Ran Steinberg & Michael Zer

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Karmazyn, B., Steinberg, R., Ziv, N. et al. Colonic stricture secondary to torsion of an ovarian cyst. Ped Radiol 32, 25–27 (2002). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00247-001-0577-3

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