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Concurrent Occurrence of Tumor in Colon and Small Bowel following Intestinal Obstruction: A Case Report and Review of the Literature

Case Reports in Surgery, 2016
An intestinal obstruction occurs when either the small or large intestine is partly or completely blocked so it prevents passing the food or fluid through the small/large bowel.
Seyed Mohammad Reza Nejatollahi, Omid Etemad   +1 more
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Placement of a self-expandable metallic stent as a bridge to surgery for large bowel obstruction induced by effective neoadjuvant therapy: report of three cases

Surgical Case Reports, 2018
Background Self-expandable metallic stent placement is a widely performed palliative procedure or bridge to surgery for obstructive colorectal cancer. However, the feasibility of this procedure for large bowel obstruction induced by effective neoadjuvant
Fumihiko Ando, Akihisa Matsuda, Masao Miyashita, Satoshi Matsumoto, Nobuyuki Sakurazawa, Youichi Kawano, Hiroshi Yoshida   +6 more
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Peritoneal adhesions after laparoscopic gastrointestinal surgery [PDF]

, 2014
Although laparoscopy has the potential to reduce peritoneal trauma and post-operative peritoneal adhesion formation, only one randomized controlled trial and a few comparative retrospective clinical studies have addressed this issue.
MAIS, VALERIO
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Radiological diagnosis of gallstone sigmoid ileus or coleus: Case report and literature review

South African Journal of Radiology
Gallstone ileus is a mechanical bowel obstruction caused by a gallstone within the intestinal tract. It occurs secondary to a fistulous communication between the gallbladder and intestine and commonly causes a small bowel obstruction termed gallstone ...
Suman Mewa Kinoo, Vanesha Naidu, Jaynund Maharajh   +2 more
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Cytological Findings of 140 Bile Samples from Dogs and Cats and Associated Clinical Pathological Data [PDF]

, 2015
BACKGROUND: Cholecystocentesis can be part of the diagnostic workup of hepatobiliary disease in small animals, but literature on cytological evaluation of bile is scant.
Boomkens, Brain, Braun, Center, Clark, Crews, Flatland, Geigy, Kook, Lawrence, Neel, Ramery, Savary-Bataille, Sung, Voros, Wagner, Weiss   +16 more
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Gallstone Ileus: Clinical Presentation of a Benign Mechanical Intestinal Obstruction

Case Reports in Gastroenterology, 2008
Gallstone ileus is a rare cause of small bowel obstruction which usually presents in elderly female patients and which has been associated with high morbidity and mortality rates.
Eduardo E. Montalvo-Jave, Eduardo Alegre-Tamez, César Athie-Gutiérrez   +2 more
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Pseudo-obstruction of the large bowel

Journal of British Surgery, 1974
Abstract Twelve episodes of large bowel pseudo-obstruction occurring in 11 patients are described. The clinical and radiological features are discussed from a diagnostic aspect. The aetiology and treatment of the condition are considered.
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Lymphoma and hypercalcemia in a pediatric orthotopic liver transplant patient [PDF]

, 1989
We present a case report of a pediatric orthotopic liver transplant recipient who developed lymphoma with hypercalcemia on cyclosporine and prednisone immunosuppression.
Esquivel, CO, Jaffe, R, Makowka, L, Nakazato, P, Scantlebury, V, Starzl, TE, Urbach, AH   +6 more
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Transplantation in children [PDF]

, 1976
Kidney transplantation in very young children, less than 2 years of age, has usually failed, mainly because of difficulties maintaining these patients on hemodialysis long enough to permit retransplantation after loss of the original graft.
Charles W. Putnam, DeShazo, Kendrick A. Porter, Lilly, Lilly, Richard Weil, Starzl, Starzl, Starzl, Starzl, Starzl, Starzl, Starzl, Starzl, Starzl, Thomas E. Starzl   +15 more
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Two Separate Small and Large Ischemic Bowel Events Secondary to Sigmoid Adenocarcinoma: A Case Report

The Surgery Journal
Colonic obstruction is reported in 85% of emergency colorectal surgery for cancer. Colonic ischemia, however, is a rare entity and is found in 5% of these emergency cases. We herein present the case of a 72-year-old man presenting with signs and symptoms
Alamir-Noureddine AlAyoubi, Souad Ghattas, Hani Maalouf, Georges Chahine, Kiril Kiriakos, Mirna Fares   +5 more
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