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CT diagnosis of small bowel obstruction caused by internal hernia from persistent attachment of a Meckel's diverticulum to the umbilicus by the obliterated omphalomesenteric duct [PDF]
, 2015 We report a case of small bowel obstruction (SBO) caused by internal hernia from persistent attachment of a Meckel's diverticulum (MD) to the umbilicus by the obliterated omphalomesenteric duct that was diagnosed by multidetector CT and confirmed during ...
BELLINI, DAVIDE +7 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 +5 more
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Intestinal intussusception in an adult caused by helminthic parasitosis [PDF]
, 2016 Intestinal intussusception is an uncommon acute condition in adults and is most commonly caused by an intestinal tumor mass. Helminthic parasitosis is a widespread infection in Africa, and the load of worms is often high in individuals living in areas ...
Ciardi, Gaia +4 more
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Laparoscopy in Management of Children with Small Bowel Obstruction
Galician Medical Journal, 2016 Small bowel obstruction caused by adhesions is one of the most common causes of hospital admission among children. Until recently, the presence of symptoms of small bowel obstruction was the contraindication for laparoscopy; however, rapid development of
A O Dvorakevych +2 more
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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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Extrahepatic complications of liver transplantation. [PDF]
, 1985 The massive surgical assault associated with hepatic transplantation makes a high frequency of complications almost inevitable. In this review of 225 patient records, selected at random from cases of liver transplantation in Pittsburgh over a 2 1/2 year ...
Shaw, BW, Starzl, TE, Wood, RP
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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 secondary to foam earplug ingestion
Journal of Pediatric Surgery Case Reports, 2020 We describe a case of a 12 month old male who presented with small bowel obstruction (SBO) secondary to ingestion of a foam ear plug. Both X-ray and ultrasound failed to pick up the cause of obstruction.
Duncan McGrouther +2 more
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Giant mesenteric lymphatic malformation presenting as small bowel volvulus [PDF]
, 2014 Abdominal pain with bilious emesis is an ominous clinical presentation with many possible causes. We describe a previously healthy 4-year-old boy who presented with these symptoms and ultrasound findings of fluid throughout most of the abdominal cavity ...
Cauley, Christy E. +3 more
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Journal of the Belgian Society of Radiology, 2011 Purpose: To analyze the CT findings in 20 cases of complicated small bowel obstruction with surgically and histopathologically proven small bowel ischemia, caused by extrinsic venous outflow obstruction of the affected bowel loops and to discuss the ...
W Wiesner, K Mortele
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