Small bowelStricturesPeptic ulcerNonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDsBalloon dilationPancreatic cancerDuodenal obstructionSelf-expandable metal stents (SEMSStent placementSmall-bowel strictures are relatively uncommon and can be benign or malignant. Benign strictures are usually related to peptic ulcer ...
bowel loop, which typically has an echo-poor wall. Fistulae appear on ultrasound as echo-poor tracts between intestinal loops and other structures. They may contain highly reflective foci corresponding to air.56Stenosis appears as a thickened bowel wall with a narrowed lumen and increased ...
The most common presentation of patients with small-bowel tumors is obscure GI bleeding (Fig. 1). In those patients with no symptoms of obstruction, the initial test may be CE. If CE findings are within normal limits and there is low clinical suspicion (ie, no alarm symptoms, no recurrence...
ofthistech-nique.HerewedescribeanexplosionofsmallbowelgasduringstrictureplastyinapatientwithchronicsmallbowelobstructionduetoCrohn'sdisease.CaseReportA20yearoldwhitemalepresentedwitha2monthhistoryofprogressivenausea,vomiting,anda40lbweightloss.AnUGI/SBFTshowedstricturesintheileumwithdilationofproximalbowel(Fig.1).A...
Device-assisted enteroscopy, encompassing double-balloon (DBE), single-balloon (SBE) and spiral enteroscopy (SE) allows deep and even complete intubation of the small bowel [7, 8]. During DBE and SBE, a push-pull technique with a balloon-fitted overtube with (DBE) or without (SBE) a sec...
No significant findings suggesting bowel obstruction (e.g. air-fluid levels or dilation of the bowel) were obtained on examinations and bloody feces were not observed in this particular episode. As her abdominal pain gradually attenuated, the doctor allowed her to return home. A few hours later...
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One preventable cause of small bowel obstruction is the rotated loop ileostomy, which should no longer be used for decompression after pouch construction.Marcello et al (1993)reported that the incidence of bowel obstruction in the rotated group was 30% compared with 16% in non-rotated ileostom...
CT Scan: CT scans are valuable in determining the degree of bowel dilation, the presence of pneumoperitoneum, the viability of bowel, or the presence of a mass. When a CT scan is performed to evaluate a small bowel obstruction, failure of oral contrast to pass beyond a transition point betw...