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Management of left-sided malignant colonic obstruction : an audit of a stent based protocol [PDF]

open access: yes, 2011
Includes abstract.Includes bibliographical references.Colonic self-expanding metallic stents (SEMS) are proven to be safe and effective in the management of selected cases of malignant colonic obstruction.
Warden, C
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An Unusual Cause of Small Bowel Obstruction in a Child: Ingested Rhubarb

open access: yesCase Reports in Surgery, 2013
Small bowel obstruction is rarely caused by bezoars concretions formed from undigested foreign material in the gastrointestinal tract. An important cause of bezoars is phytobezoars, formed from vegetables or fruits.
Miguel Glatstein   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Bowel Obstruction

open access: yes, 2013
Bowel obstruction is a common but difficult clinical problem in terms of appropriate and timely management. In clinical practice, radiologists play a key role not only in making the diagnosis but also in guiding physicians toward appropriate and timely ...
Michela Tanga   +7 more
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Adhesive subacute small bowel obstruction presenting with gross rectal bleeding [PDF]

open access: yes, 2020
The pathogenesis of massive lower gastrointestinal bleed (LGIB) due to angio-dysplasia and ulceration is rare and not well understood. We discuss an unusual presentation of a child with painless massive LGIB arising from chronic intestinal adhesions ...
Tan, Z. Y.   +4 more
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A clinical study and surgical management of acute large bowel obstruction

open access: yesJournal of Dr. NTR University of Health Sciences
Background: Acute large bowel obstruction is one of the most common surgical emergencies associated with high mortality and morbidity. The clinical symptoms may vary based on the level of obstruction.
Rajababu Pakanati   +4 more
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Role of Multidetector Computed Tomography in Evaluation of Intestinal Obstruction with Surgical Correlation- A Prospective Cohort Study

open access: yesInternational Journal of Anatomy Radiology and Surgery, 2022
Introduction: Intestinal obstruction is a common surgical emergency that is encountered in general surgery units and it contributes to substantial patient morbidity and healthcare costs.
Manupratap Narayana   +3 more
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Clinical Case of a Patient with Small Bowel Obstruction and Multiple Diospirobesoaras of the Gastrointestinal Tract

open access: yesНеотложная медицинская помощь, 2020
Small bowel obstruction (SBO) is 3-4% of all abdominal acute diseases. Small bowel obstruction due to bezoars is rare (2-4%), and is detected mainly in patients with predisposing risk factors: gastrointestinal motility disorders, psychiatric diseases ...
A. S. Harutyunyan   +5 more
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Large Bowel Obstruction Caused by Metastatic Prostate Cancer: A Case Report

open access: yesAvicenna Journal of Medicine, 2021
Bowel obstruction is a frequently encountered condition worldwide that causes numerous admissions to hospitals. Metastatic carcinoma has been identified as one of the infrequently encountered causes of bowel obstruction.
Mohamad Khaled Almujarkesh   +4 more
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Rare small bowel obstruction due to phytobezoar – Case presentation [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
Phytobezoar is a rare cause of small bowel obstruction. This pathology represents 0.4%-4% of all mechanical bowel obstructions. Symptoms are similar to other small bowel obstructions.
Alexandru C. Carâp   +9 more
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A postoperative complication: Untangling iatrogenic rotation at the ligament of Treitz

open access: yesRadiology Case Reports
Iatrogenic small bowel obstruction is rare. Cases of proximal small bowel obstruction caused by the rotation of the distal duodenum around the ligament of Treitz are even rarer.
Hadir Elbeltagi, BMBS, BSc   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

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