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Gastrointestinal stromal tumor (GIST) of the Treitz’s angle– a very rare cause of high bowel obstruction [PDF]

, 2016
Gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GIST) are somewhat rare gastrointestinal tumors - approximately 1% to 3% incidence, but they are the most common mesenchymal neoplasms of the gastrointestinal tract.
Georgescu, Lota Corina, Pătraşcu, Traian, Tobă, Mădălina Elena, Ungureanu, Dan Florin   +3 more
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Bologna guidelines for diagnosis and management of adhesive small bowel obstruction (ASBO): 2017 update of the evidence-based guidelines from the world society of emergency surgery ASBO working group

World Journal of Emergency Surgery, 2018
BackgroundAdhesive small bowel obstruction (ASBO) is a common surgical emergency, causing high morbidity and even some mortality. The adhesions causing such bowel obstructions are typically the footprints of previous abdominal surgical procedures.
R. T. ten Broek, P. Krielen, S. di Saverio, F. Coccolini, W. Biffl, L. Ansaloni, G. Velmahos, M. Sartelli, G. Fraga, M. Kelly, F. Moore, A. Peitzman, A. Leppãniemi, E. Moore, J. Jeekel, Y. Kluger, M. Sugrue, Z. Balogh, C. Bendinelli, I. Civil, R. Coimbra, Marc de Moya, Paula Ferrada, K. Inaba, R. Ivatury, R. Latifi, J. Kashuk, Andrew W Kirkpatrick, Ronald W. Maier, S. Rizoli, B. Sakakushev, T. Scalea, K. Søreide, D. Weber, I. Wani, F. Abu-Zidan, N. de’Angelis, F. Piscioneri, Joseph M. Galante, F. Catena, H. van Goor   +40 more
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Intravenous Contrast Agent in Abdominal CT: Is It Really Needed to Identify the Cause of Bowel Obstruction? Proof of Concept

Gastroenterology Research and Practice, 2019
Background. To compare sensitivity of unenhanced computed tomography (CT) and contrast-enhanced CT for the identification of the etiology of bowel obstruction. Materials and Methods.
Federica Vernuccio, Dario Picone, Gregorio Scerrino, Massimo Midiri, Giuseppe Lo Re, Roberto Lagalla, Giuseppe Salvaggio   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Endoscopic ultrasound-guided creation of an enterocolostomy to relieve malignant bowel obstruction

Endoscopy International Open, 2019
Background and study aim Malignant bowel obstruction can cause significantly distressing symptoms in patients with end stage cancers, often requiring invasive surgical intervention. With such procedures, risks often outweigh the benefit.
Adil Mir, Parth J. Parekh, Mohammad Shakhatreh, Paul Yeaton   +3 more
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Unusual cause of mechanical ileus: abdominal cocoon syndrome [PDF]

, 2016
A 38-year-old black male patient was admitted with diarrhea and nausea over two days and aggravating pain in the meso- and epigastium that resolved after urination.
Ceulemans, Laurens J, Deferm, Julie T, Deferm, Nathalie P, Deferm, Sébastien, Vanhoenacker, Filip, Willaert, Robin A   +5 more
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Small-bowel obstruction owing to kitchen sponge eating as a pica behavior: A case report

Radiology Case Reports, 2019
Small-bowel feces sign is useful to detect the corresponding site of stenosis or obstruction in patients with moderate and high degrees of small-bowel obstruction. The CT findings of kitchen sponge are very similar to small-bowel feces sign. With careful
Rika Yoshida, MD, Shota Tanaka, MD, Takeshi Yoshizako, MD, Shinji Ando, MD, Hidemitsu Mukumoto, MD, Yoshikazu Takinami, MD, Hajime Kitagaki, MD   +6 more
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Spectrum of MDCT Findings in Bowel Obstruction in a Tertiary Care Rural Hospital in Northern India [PDF]

Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, 2016
Introduction: Multidetector Computed Tomography (MDCT) provides clinically and surgically important information in bowel obstruction. It can depict the severity, level and cause of obstruction. Aim: To depict the spectrum of MDCT findings in cases of
Ranjana Gupta, Puneet Mittal, Amit Mittal, Sharad Gupta, Kapish Mittal, Arpit Taneja   +5 more
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CT diagnosis of small bowel obstruction caused by internal hernia from persistent attachment of a Meckel's diverticulum to the umbilicus by the obliterated omphalomesenteric duct [PDF]

, 2015
We report a case of small bowel obstruction (SBO) caused by internal hernia from persistent attachment of a Meckel's diverticulum (MD) to the umbilicus by the obliterated omphalomesenteric duct that was diagnosed by multidetector CT and confirmed during ...
BELLINI, DAVIDE, Cavallaro, G, De Santis, D, IORIO, OLGA, LAGHI, ANDREA, MACERONI, MARCO MARIA, Rengo, M, SILECCHIA, Gianfranco   +7 more
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Gastric Trichobezoar Causing Intermittent Small Bowel Obstruction: Report of a Case and Review of the Literature

Case Reports in Medicine, 2011
We report the unusual case of a 45-year-old woman who presented with multiple episodes of small bowel obstruction. Initial exploratory lap-roscopy did not reveal an etiology of the obstruction.
Nicole G. Coufal, Akash P. Kansagra, Jay Doucet, Jeanne Lee, Raul Coimbra, Vishal Bansal   +5 more
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Barium impaction causing bowel obstruction in a neonate

Journal of Pediatric Surgery Case Reports, 2019
Oral administration of barium sulfate can result in barium-induced intestinal obstruction. A term female newborn initially presented with a partial bowel obstruction.
Jennifer Den, Kanika Bowen-Jallow, Sifrance Tran   +2 more
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