Case Report
Successful Vaginal Delivery during Acute Small Bowel Obstruction: A Case Report and Review of the Literature
Table 2
Summary of cases with delivery following resolution of small bowel obstruction from 2010 to 2020.
| | Year of publication | Gestational age at SBO diagnosis (in weeks) | Etiology of SBO | Surgical management? | Gestational age at delivery (in weeks) | Indication for delivery |
| Resolved SBO SVD | | | | | | | Nagata et al. | 2019 | 15 | Meckel’s diverticulum | Yes | 40 | Term | Constanthin et al. | 2017 | 28 | Volvulus of small intestine and surgical adhesions | Yes | 40 | Term | Kosai et al. | 2015 | 29 | Meckel’s diverticulum and jejunal volvulus | Yes | 30 | Premature labor | Bourdin et al. | 2014 | 9 | Phytobezoar | Yes | Term | Term | Porter et al. | 2014 | 29 | Surgical adhesions | Yes | 37 | Term | Ekanem et al. | 2011 | 18 | Teratoma | Yes | Term | Term | Kang et al. | 2011 | 30 | Intussusception | No | 37 | Term | Cesarean delivery | | | | | | | Kannan et al. | 2018 | 21 | Hernia | Yes | 40 | Term | Daimon et al. | 2016 | 25 | Surgical adhesions | No | 37 | Prior myomectomy | Webster et al. (case 2) | 2015 | 27 | Surgical adhesions | Yes | 30 | Preeclampsia | Serra et al. | 2014 | 28 | Hernia | No | Term | Term | Vassiliou et al. | 2012 | 21 | Volvulus | Yes | 39 | Elective | Katawala et al. | 2011 | 20 | Hernia | Yes | Term | Nonreassuring fetal status |
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