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Radiological Techniques in the Diagnosis of Strangulating Small Bowel Obstruction
Journal of Nepal Medical Association, 2013 Objective: Early detection of signs of strangulation in case of acute small bowel obstruction is critical because it mandates an operation. So, the role of different available radiological techniques used for diagnosing strangulating SBO is reviewed ...
Ashwini kumar Jha
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Small Bowel Obstruction-A Surprise [PDF]
Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, 2015 Trans - omental hernia is very rare, accounting to 1-4% of all internal hernias which is an unusual cause of small bowel obstruction. Here we present a case report of a small bowel obstruction in a female due to trans - omental hernia presenting with ...
Jeffrey Daniel Mathew +3 more
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, 2023 Small bowel obstruction may develop from a variety of underlying pathologies. In adults, the most common causes include adhesions secondary to abdominal surgery, and hernias.
Shivani Gupta (140138) +1 more
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Laparoscopic Management of Acute Small Bowel Obstruction
Asian Journal of Surgery, 2005 Conventional surgical management of acute small bowel obstruction involves laparotomy. The laparoscopic approach has not been favoured due to the presumed increased risk of bowel injury.
Jennifer J.Y. Liau, Wei-Keat Cheah
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“Bezoar Egg”—A Rare Cause of Small Bowel Obstruction
DiagnosticsSmall bowel obstruction is a frequent medical condition with various causes, the most common being postoperative adhesions, volvulus, intussusception, hernias, and tumors. A bezoar-induced blockage of the small intestine is a rare condition that accounts
Stefan Milosevic +10 more
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Surgical Clinics of North America, 2018 Identifying patients with small bowel obstruction who need operative intervention and those who will fail nonoperative management is a challenge. Without indications for urgent intervention, a computed tomography scan with/without intravenous contrast should be obtained to identify location, grade, and etiology of the obstruction.
Katie Love, Bower +5 more
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Clinical Case Reports, 2013 Key Clinical MessageGallstone ileus is a rare complication of cholelithiasis, but an established cause of mechanical small bowel obstruction in elderly patients. It is associated with high morbidity and mortality as most patients are elderly with multiple comorbidities. Surgery of choice is enterolithotomy.
Saurabh, Shireesh, Singh, Namrata
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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 …
T, Agarwal, M A, Butt
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Adhesive Small Bowel Obstruction: a clinical review
, 2023 Each year acute bowel obstruction accounts for 22,000 hospital admissions in England and Wales with an increased risk to life should surgery be required. Timely intervention is necessary to prevent complications.
Gerri Mortimore +3 more
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Small bowel obstruction: a prognostic score index for surgery – a review
, 2022 Bowel obstruction is an important cause of morbidity and mortality, accounting for nearly 30,000 deaths and more than $3 billion per year in direct medical costs. Small bowel obstruction (SBO) is caused mainly by postoperative adhesions.
Irene Fiume, Danilo Coco, Silvana Leanza
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