%0 Journal Article
%T A unique surgical emergency: ileosigmoid knotting
%A Andrew Lelchuk
%A Kevin Bain
%A Michael Nicoara
%A Vadim Meytes
%J Archive of "AME Case Reports".
%D 2018
%R 10.21037/acr.2018.06.02
%X Ileosigmoid knot (ISK) is a rare cause of bowel obstruction that leads to gangrenous bowel necrosis. In this condition, the ileum and sigmoid colon wrap around each other, causing a knot and strangulation of both structures. ISK is extremely rare in North America; most cases are reported in Asia and Africa. Furthermore, ISK typically presents in adults in their fourth decade or older. Here we present the rare case of an ISK in a 14-year-old male
%K Small intestine
%K colon
%K bowel obstruction
%K general surgery
%K pediatric surgery
%U https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6155566/