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Uncommon Metastasis of Laryngeal Cancer to Small Bowel Causing Intestinal Obstruction Treated by Laparoscopic Approach

Case Reports in Surgery, 2014
Metastatic laryngeal cancer to the small bowel is extremely rare. Management of small bowel obstruction used to constitute a relative contraindication for the use of laparoscopic modality. We are reporting a case of an elderly man known to have laryngeal
Omar Bekdache, Lateefa Al Nuaimi, Haytham El Salhat, Vasudev Sharma, Ghodratollah Nowrasteh, Sadir J. Al Rawi   +5 more
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Parsnip phytobezoar causing small bowel obstruction

Journal of Pediatric Surgery Case Reports, 2019
Pediatric phytobezoars are a rare occurrence in the pediatric population and infrequently result in the need for surgical intervention. We report a rare case of an infant presenting with a small bowel obstruction that, on operative exploration revealed ...
Denise I. Garcia, William Taylor Head, Aaron P. Lesher   +2 more
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Can small bowel obstruction during pregnancy be treated with conservative management? A review

World Journal of Emergency Surgery
Background Small bowel obstruction can occur during pregnancy, which, if missed, can lead to dire consequences for both the mother and foetus. Management of this condition usually requires surgical intervention.
Xiao Shuang Ling, Wei Cheng Anthony Brian Tian, Goran Augustin, Fausto Catena   +3 more
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Small bowel obstruction due to congenital band in an adult: Radio-surgical correlation

Radiology Case Reports
Congenital band is a rare cause of bowel obstruction, most commonly occurring in childhood. We report a case of a young adult with no medical and surgical previous history who had symptoms of bowel obstruction evolving for 2 days. Computed tomography (CT)
Fallou Galass Niang, MD, Regine Emma Nsia, MD, Ibrahima Faye, MD, Abdourahmane Ndong, MD, Jacques Noel Tendeng, MD, Moustapha Diedhiou, MD, Abdoulaye Ndoye Diop, PhD   +6 more
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Sclerosing Mesenteritis: A Rare Cause of Small Bowel Obstruction

Case Reports in Gastroenterology, 2016
Sclerosing mesenteritis falls within a spectrum of primary idiopathic inflammatory and fibrotic processes that affect the mesentery. The exact etiology has not been determined, although the following associations have been noted: abdominal surgery ...
Glenn Harvin, Adam Graham
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Tuberculosis as a cause of small bowel obstruction in adults

Gomal Journal of Medical Sciences, 2012
Background: Tuberculosis is a major health problem in developing countries. Abdomen is the next common site after lungs. The objective of this study was to know about the different patterns of abdominal tuberculosis presenting as small bowel obstruction ...
Nisar Ali, Muhammad Hussain, Muhammad Israr   +2 more
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Heal mucosal diaphragm causing small bowel obstruction

, 1983
A case of small bowel obstruction in an adult due to ileal mucosal diaphragm is reported. This unusual cause of small bowel obstruction to the best of our knowledge has not been previously reported.
Agha, Farooq P., Jenkins, Jesse J.
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Is laparoscopy feasible and effective for acute postoperative small bowel obstruction in Africa ? A case report in Yaoundé, Cameroon

The Pan African Medical Journal, 2016
Laparoscopic management of acute adhesive small bowel obstruction has been shown to be feasible and advantageous. However, widespread acceptance and application is still not observed.
Nana Oumarou Blondel, Guifo Marc Leroy, Ngo Nonga Bernadette, Essomba Arthur, Sosso Maurice Aurelien   +4 more
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Accuracy of abdominal auscultation for bowel obstruction

, 2015
AIM: To investigate the accuracy and inter-observer variation of bowel sound assessment in patients with clinically suspected bowel obstruction.METHODS: Bowel sounds were recorded in patients with suspected bowel obstruction using a Littmann ...
Kirkegaard, Thomas, Rud, Bo, Nordentoft, Tyge, Breum, Birger Michael   +3 more
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Challenges of Malignant Small Bowel Obstruction – Results of a State Surgical Mortality Dataset

, 2016
Background: Small bowel obstruction is a common acute surgical pathology. Despite the substantial postoperative mortality associated with small bowel obstruction (SBO), there is limited evidence to support clinical decision-making.
Murphy, Skyle, Allen, Jennifer, Rey-Conde, Therese, Wysocki, Arkadiusz, North, John   +4 more
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