Research and Reports in Gastroenterology

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Armaity Austin Author

monikamagdy@g.ucla.edu

Subjects of specialization
RNA interference, hammerhead ribozymes, gene silencing

Affiliation
Department of Family Medicine, Dignity Health California Hospital Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA

Biography

Armaity Austin obtained her PhD in Immunology from the University of London. Postdoctoral research experience investigating the development of immune cell-based cancers and mechanisms underlying cancer gene regulation pathways was obtained at the University of Glasgow

Publications

Case Report Open Access

Recurrent Sigmoid Volvulus in Third Trimester Pregnancy: A Case Report

Author(s):

Monika Shenouda* , Monir Mardini, Abiola Mosuro, Syed Saad Uddin, Katerina Yu, Armaity Austin and Gudata Hinika

We present the case of a 34 year old female Gravida 5 Para 4 at 33 weeks and 4 days gestation who presented with lower abdominal pain and constipation. MRI Abdomen and Pelvis demonstrating large bowel obstruction secondary to Sigmoid Volvulus (SV). Patient was initially managed with colonoscopic detorsion but with recurrence of volvulus during the same hospitalization. The second event of volvulus was again treated with colonoscopic detorsion. The patient underwent a C-section due to the recurrence to the volvulus at 34 weeks and 2 days, with the delivery of a pre-term female infant, and exploratory laparotomy concomitantly with bowel resection of the sigmoid and descending colon and colostomy formation. Both procedures were tolerated well by both mother and child without complications.... view more»

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