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Value of gastrografin in adhesive small bowel obstruction after unsuccessful conservative treatment: A prospective evaluation [PDF]
, 2005 Aim: Gastrografin is a hyperosmolar water-soluble contrast medium. Besides its predictive value for the need for operative treatment, a potential therapeutic role of this agent in adhesive small bowel obstruction has been suggested.
Choi, HK, Chu, KW, Ho, JWC, Law, WL
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Extrahepatic complications of liver transplantation. [PDF]
, 1985 The massive surgical assault associated with hepatic transplantation makes a high frequency of complications almost inevitable. In this review of 225 patient records, selected at random from cases of liver transplantation in Pittsburgh over a 2 1/2 year ...
Shaw, BW, Starzl, TE, Wood, RP
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Case Reports in Women's Health, 2023 Small bowel obstruction is a rare complication of endometriosis, a condition defined by the presence of endometrial tissue outside of the uterine cavity. The rectosigmoid junction is the most common site for intestinal endometriosis. However, small bowel
Nora Gillen, Timea Kovacs, Jada Leahy
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Asian Journal of Surgery, 2019 Summary: Objective: We performed a prospective randomized study to assess whether the use of sodium hyaluronate-based bioresorbable membrane (Seprafilm®) and liquid-based hyaluronic acid and carboxymethyl cellulose solution (Guardix) to reduce ...
Woon Kee Lee +3 more
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Small bowel obstruction in the elderly: a plea for comprehensive acute geriatric care
World Journal of Emergency Surgery, 2018 Small bowel obstruction is one of the most frequent emergencies in general surgery, commonly affecting elderly patients. Morbidity and mortality from small bowel obstruction in elderly is high.
Ekin Ozturk +5 more
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Case Reports in Gastroenterology, 2023 A mechanical obstruction is not a physiological entity, and when it occurs within the 30-day postoperative period, it is called an early postoperative small bowel obstruction.
Umut Akova +3 more
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Emergency treatment of complicated colorectal cancer [PDF]
, 2018 Aim: To find evidence to suggest the best approach in patients admitted as an emergency for complicated colorectal cancer. Methods: The medical records of 131 patients admitted as an emergency with an obstructing, perforated, or bleeding colorectal ...
Brachini, Gioia +6 more
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Emergency Medicine Journal, 2007 Small bowel obstruction in children is uncommon; however, if improperly managed, it can lead to bowel ischaemia, necrosis, perforation and death. A 4-year-old boy presented with 4 days of vomiting, absolute …
M A Butt, T Agarwal
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An Unusual Cause of Small Bowel Obstruction in a Child: Ingested Rhubarb
Case 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
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Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica, 2023 Introduction Women with advanced ovarian cancer commonly present with peritoneal disease both at primary diagnosis and relapse, with risk of subsequent bowel obstruction.
Kolbrún Pálsdóttir +5 more
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