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Small-bowel obstruction owing to kitchen sponge eating as a pica behavior: A case report

Radiology Case Reports, 2019
Small-bowel feces sign is useful to detect the corresponding site of stenosis or obstruction in patients with moderate and high degrees of small-bowel obstruction. The CT findings of kitchen sponge are very similar to small-bowel feces sign. With careful
Rika Yoshida, MD, Shota Tanaka, MD, Takeshi Yoshizako, MD, Shinji Ando, MD, Hidemitsu Mukumoto, MD, Yoshikazu Takinami, MD, Hajime Kitagaki, MD   +6 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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Dietary small bowel obstruction [PDF]

BMJ Case Reports, 2013
A 59-year-old man with no history of abdominal or intestinal surgery, trauma or psychiatric illness presented to our hospital with abdominal pain and vomiting. Physical examination revealed hyperactive bowel sounds and lower abdominal tenderness. Abdominal CT revealed a small bowel obstruction in the lower abdominal space, possibly due to obstruction ...
Masashi, Kusumoto, Masamichi, Koganemaru, Goichi, Nakayama, Ryoji, Iwamoto   +3 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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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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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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Small bowel obstruction in the elderly: a plea for comprehensive acute geriatric care

World Journal of Emergency Surgery, 2018
Small bowel obstruction is one of the most frequent emergencies in general surgery, commonly affecting elderly patients. Morbidity and mortality from small bowel obstruction in elderly is high.
Ekin Ozturk, Marianne van Iersel, Martijn MWJ Stommel, Yvonne Schoon, Richard RPG ten Broek, Harry van Goor   +5 more
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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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Diagnosis and management of small bowel obstruction in the ileum caused by endometriosis: A case report

Case Reports in Women's Health, 2023
Small bowel obstruction is a rare complication of endometriosis, a condition defined by the presence of endometrial tissue outside of the uterine cavity. The rectosigmoid junction is the most common site for intestinal endometriosis. However, small bowel
Nora Gillen, Timea Kovacs, Jada Leahy
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Small bowel obstruction in an adult [PDF]

Postgraduate Medical Journal, 1997
Accepted 27 June 1996 A 50-year-old man presented with a three-week history of abdominal pain and constipation. For three days prior to presentation he complained of increasing colicky abdominal pain with distension, anorexia, nausea and vomiting. The constipation was not absolute and there was no rectal bleeding.
A I, Smith, J W, Serpell
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