Infrequently, it can be diagnosed in adults, associated with an acute abdomen. Adult patients rarely present with acute midgut volvulus or internal hernias caused by Ladd's bands. We present a case of an admitted 18-year-old female with a small bowel obstruction due...
Although it is a rare pathology, it should be kept in mind in cases of patients presenting small bowel obstruction. Intestinal malrotation can be described as a congenital anomaly of the intestinal rotation and fixation at some stage in the improvement of the foetus. This anomaly is caused by ...
Grassi R, Romano S, D’Amario F, Rossi AG, Romano L, Pinto F, Dimizio R (2004) The relevance of free fluid between intestinal loops detected by sonography in the clinical assessment of small bowel obstruction in adults. Eur J Radiol 50:5–14 PubMed Google Scholar Greenholz SK, Perez...
Its presentation as an acute intestinal obstruction is extremel... hailendra,Singh,Anupam,... - 《International Journal of Surgery Case Reports》 被引量: 21发表: 2013年 Intestinal Malrotation Intestinal malrotation: a rare but important cause of bowel obstruction in adults. Dis Colon Rectum 2002...
The objective of this study was to know about the different patterns of abdominal tuberculosis presenting as small bowel obstruction in adults. Material & Methods: This was a descriptive study carried out in Surgical Unit, Saidu Teaching Hospital, Saidu Sharif, Swat. Patients age >14 years ...
Small intestinal obstruction Small bowel obstruction (SBO) is the impedance of the progression of intestinal content due to a mechanical obstacle ( 1). The small bowel extends from the duodeno﹋ejunal...doi:10.1007/978-3-540-35280-8_1762Malone Dermot...
Morgagni Hernia: a Rare Cause of Large Bowel Obstruction in Elderly PatientsA Morgagni hernia (MH) is a congenital defect found in the anterior aspect of the diaphragm, and is considered to be a pediatric condition. MH is a rare clinical entity among adults without a well-described prevalence...
(A) CT demonstrates heterogeneously enhancing lesion at point of obstruction (arrow). (B) Small bowel series demonstrates stricture and fistulae (arrows). View article Postmortem radiological imaging of natural causes of death in adults – a review Rilana Baumeister, ... Garyfalia Ampanozi, in ...
Barium enema can subsequently be used to identify colonic obstruction, which will demonstrate a cup shaped filling defect representing the distal extent of the intussusceptum within the lumen of the colon.1 It is important to note that hydrostatic pressure should not be used in adults as an atte...
Although intussusception is one of the leading causes of small bowel obstruction in children, it only accounts for 5% of small bowel obstruction in adults, and about 90% of these are secondary.2 Patients with ileus experience abdominal distension and fullness for days to months. The presence of...