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An unusual case of small bowel obstruction post caesarean section [PDF]

, 2014
Small bowel obstruction (SBO) is a very rare complication post-caesarean section (CS). Herniation of small bowel through the rectus muscle with an intact sheath is extremely rare.
Brennan, D. J., Greene, Richard A., Mak, C., Marchocki, Zbigniew, O'Riordan, M.   +4 more
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Acute small bowel obstruction as a result of a Meckel's diverticulum encircling the terminal ileum: A case report [PDF]

, 2007
Background In the developed world, small bowel obstruction accounts for 20% of all acute surgical admissions. The aetiology for majority of these cases includes postoperative adhesions and herniae.
Avnesh S Thakor, Siong S Liau, Dermot C o'Riordan, NM Foster, JJ Park, S Ishigami, DS Nath, RT Prall, DB Tashjian, M Suter, B Kirshtein, M Tomikawa   +11 more
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Ethanol Ablation of a Peripheral Nerve Sheath Tumor Presenting as a Small Bowel Obstruction. [PDF]

, 2015
Ethanol has historically been used as an ablative agent for a variety of lesions. One of the more common applications of this technique is celiac plexus neurolysis; however, recent reports have suggested a role for the endoscopic alcohol ablation of a ...
Chang, Kenneth, Chen, Chien-Lin, Chin, Matthew, Lee, John, Samarasena, Jason   +4 more
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Is liquid-based hyaluronic acid equivalent to sodium hyaluronate-based bioresorbable membrane to reduce small bowel obstruction in patients undergoing colorectal surgery

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, Yeon Ho Park, Sangtae Choi, Won-Suk Lee   +3 more
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Unusual cause of mechanical ileus: abdominal cocoon syndrome [PDF]

, 2016
A 38-year-old black male patient was admitted with diarrhea and nausea over two days and aggravating pain in the meso- and epigastium that resolved after urination.
Ceulemans, Laurens J, Deferm, Julie T, Deferm, Nathalie P, Deferm, Sébastien, Vanhoenacker, Filip, Willaert, Robin A   +5 more
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Clinical Case of a Patient with Small Bowel Obstruction and Multiple Diospirobesoaras of the Gastrointestinal Tract

Неотложная медицинская помощь, 2020
Small bowel obstruction (SBO) is 3-4% of all abdominal acute diseases. Small bowel obstruction due to bezoars is rare (2-4%), and is detected mainly in patients with predisposing risk factors: gastrointestinal motility disorders, psychiatric diseases ...
A. S. Harutyunyan, V. D. Levitsky, V. V. Kiselev, P. A. Yartsev, A. V. Vodyasov, N. V. Shavrina   +5 more
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Acute small bowel obstruction secondary to intestinal endometriosis, an elusive condition: a case report [PDF]

, 2010
Background Endometriosis is a benign condition affecting females of reproductive age. Although intestinal endometriosis is common it is rare for the condition to manifest as an acute bowel obstruction secondary to ileocaecal and appendicular ...
Alistair AP Slesser, Sufian Sultan, Faris Kubba, David P Sellu   +3 more
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Chronic Idiopathic Intestinal Pseudo-Obstruction: A Working Diagnosis [PDF]

, 2015
Introduction Chronic intestinal pseudo-obstruction (CIP) is a rare and disabling motility syndrome, yet one that demands an extensive review of digestive motility and peristaltic pathophysiology. Primarily a disorder of the small intestine, CIP was first
Dimarino, MD, Anthony, Kalra, MD, Ankush
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Primary true enterolithiasis: A rare cause of acute small bowel obstruction

Radiology Case Reports, 2022
Enterolithiasis is an uncommon medical condition. It's defined by the formation of gastrointestinal concretion in the setting of intestinal stasis. Enteroliths are typically incidentally discovered during imaging and are a rare cause of acute small bowel
Abdelhamid Jadib, MD, Houria Tabakh, MD, Lamiaa Chahidi El Ouazzani, MD, Keltoum Boumlik, MD, Romaissaa Boutachali, MD, Abdellatif Siwane, MD, Najwa Touil, MD, Omar Kacimi, MD, Nabil Chikhaoui, MD   +8 more
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Gastric Trichobezoar Causing Intermittent Small Bowel Obstruction: Report of a Case and Review of the Literature

Case Reports in Medicine, 2011
We report the unusual case of a 45-year-old woman who presented with multiple episodes of small bowel obstruction. Initial exploratory lap-roscopy did not reveal an etiology of the obstruction.
Nicole G. Coufal, Akash P. Kansagra, Jay Doucet, Jeanne Lee, Raul Coimbra, Vishal Bansal   +5 more
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