Alex Shaw

ORCID: 0000-0002-3166-872X · 1 paper in corpus · active 2008

Study types

  • article 1

Condition tags

  • endometriosis 1
article 2008
Large bowel obstruction and perforation secondary to endometriosis complicated by a ventriculoperitoneal shunt
Colorectal disease : the official journal of the Association of Coloproctology of Great Britain and Ireland ·doi:10.1111/j.1463-1318.2008.01505.x

A 36-year-old lady, with a past medical history of hydrocephalus requiring a ventriculoperitoneal (VP) shunt, was admitted with symptoms and signs of large bowel obstruction. Her condition worsened and she underwent laparotomy, where she ha…