Ultrasonography prior to the start of an emergency Caesarean
section demonstrated no fetal heart rate. Delivery
of a dead infant occurred and subsequent computed
tomography (CT) confirmed high grade SBO 10–15cm from
the ileocaecal valve with a possible recurrence of the small
bowel volvulus. At laparotomy, there were several small
bowel loops adherent to one another volved around a long
thin small bowel mesentery. The volvulus was untwisted
and adhesiolysis was performed. The patient made an
uneventful recovery.