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Melaena with Peutz-Jeghers syndrome: a case report [PDF]

, 2010
Introduction: Peutz-Jeghers syndrome (PJS) is a rare familial disorder characterised by mucocutaneous pigmentation, gastrointestinal and extragastrointestinal hamartomatous polyps and an increased risk of malignancy. Peutz-Jeghers polyps in the bowel may
Amitabh Palit, DM Nagorney, Ernie Ruban, FM Giardiello, George Mathew, HM Sokmen, IR Schreibman, JD Cunningham, JL Buck, JM Chiang, John R Morrissey, JP Harris, K Akimaru, K Celinski, KM Zbuk, M Barussaud, M Pitiakoudis, NM Lindor, O Blatchford, PP Ter Borg, Ramlal Nangalia, RJ Atkinson, Sayantan Bhattacharya, Sunondo R Mahapatra, TO Kovacs, VC Petersen, Vijay Jadhav   +26 more
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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, Dana Danino, Ayelet Rimon, Sergei Keidar, Dennis Scolnik   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Crohn's disease activity index and Vienna classification - Is it worthwhile to calculate before surgery? [PDF]

, 2006
Background: Crohn's disease (CD) patients with increased disease activity may reveal an increased risk for perioperative complications. The `Crohn's disease activity index' (CDAI) and the `Vienna classification' (VC) were developed for standardized ...
A. Beham, Best WR, Best WR, Dirks E, Friedman S, Goebell H, Greenstein AJ, H.J. Schlitt, Heimann TM, K.W. Jauch, Kiran RP, Lichtenstein GR, M. Rentsch, Mekhjian HS, Michelassi F, Murch SH, Otterson MF, Post S, Post S, Post S, Raab Y, Scholmerich J, Shepherd HA, Speranza V, Veloso FT, Wettergren A, Whelan G, Yamamoto T, Yamamoto T, Yamamoto T   +29 more
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Large Bowel Obstruction, a Delayed Complication of Severe Gallstone Pancreatitis

Case Reports in Surgery, 2016
Colonic complications are rare after acute pancreatitis but are associated with a high mortality. Possible complications include mechanical obstruction, ischaemic necrosis, haemorrhage, and fistula.
Neeraj Lal, John Whiting, Rahul Hejmadi, Sudarsanam Raman   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Small Bowel Obstruction

British Journal of Surgery
Schick MA, Kashyap S, Collier SA, Meseeha M.   +3 more
europepmc   +3 more sources

Large Bowel Obstruction Caused by Metastatic Prostate Cancer: A Case Report

Avicenna 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, Mahmoud Ismayl, Ahmad Ismayl, Muhammad Alsayid, Muhammed Rodwan Hiba   +4 more
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Intraduodenal sarcoma recurrence of retroperitoneal origin: an unusual cause for a duodenal obstruction. [PDF]

, 2012
Soft tissue sarcomas are uncommon tumors, and intraduodenal soft tissue sarcoma manifestation is even more rare. Only three cases of intraduodenal sarcomas have been reported in the literature thus far.
Bao, Jean J, Ewing, Gene E, Kirane, Amanda, Mansour, John C, Schwarz, Roderich E, Timmerman, Robert D   +5 more
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Enteropathogenic E. coli shows delayed attachment and host response in human jejunum organoid‐derived monolayers compared to HeLa cells

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
Enteropathogenic E. coli (EPEC) infects the human intestinal epithelium, resulting in severe illness and diarrhoea. In this study, we compared the infection of cancer‐derived cell lines with human organoid‐derived models of the small intestine. We observed a delayed in attachment, inflammation and cell death on primary cells, indicating that host ...
Mastura Neyazi, Pilar Samperio Ventayol, Natalie Burkard, Nicolas Schlegel, Carmen Aguilar, Sina Bartfeld   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

A clinical study and surgical management of acute large bowel obstruction

Journal 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, Srikanth Yaragani, Sai S. Kandula, Krishna V. Vunnam, Hari C. Adda   +4 more
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Role of Multidetector Computed Tomography in Evaluation of Intestinal Obstruction with Surgical Correlation- A Prospective Cohort Study

International 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, Vinaya Manohara Gowda, Hagalahalli Nagarajegowda Pradeep, B Sriviruthi   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source