A small bowel obstruction is a blockage in the small intestine. Small bowel obstructions are usually caused by scar tissue, hernia, or cancer. In the United States, most obstructions occur as a result of prior surgeries. The bowel often forms bands of scar (called adhesions) after being ...
and this scarring caused the small bowel obstruction. “in bariatric surgery, bowel obstruction is a very well-known complication,” vitaliy poylin, md , a gastroenterologist with northwestern medicine, tells self. people who undergo one of these procedures are usually advised to watch out for ...
The Scar-y Side of Endometriosis Resection: Small Bowel Obstruction by Postoperative Scar Tissuedoi:10.1016/j.jmig.2020.02.007John Davitt MDMegan Wasson DOPaul Magtibay MDJournal of Minimally Invasive Gynecology
We present a first reported case of intestinal obstruction caused by anisakiasis, after the ingestion of raw clams. Keywords. anisakiasis; small-bowel obstruction; clams. Anisakiasis is a known parasitic infection caused by the inad- vertent ingestion of the anisakiasis larva...
Small bowelintussusceptionis an uncommon cause of abdominal pain orbowel obstruction. Antegrade intussusception is typically caused by distal propulsion of a nodule, tumor, mass, or polyp. When this is recognized by CT scan or by abdominal exploration, the lesion that is responsible for the intus...
Intestinal adhesions are fibrotic bands of scar tissue that develop intra-abdominally due to serosal or peritoneal irritation caused during surgery or by severe infections. It may also occur congenitally. It can lead to serious complications such as small bowel obstruction, which is then termed adhe...
When caused by bronchiolar obstruction, mosaic perfusion is accentuated on expiratory CT because the low-attenuation areas show air trapping (Fig. 5-17). In chronic vascular occlusive disease, air trapping theoretically does not occur. However, in a study by Worthy et al. (52) applying the ...
One of the most important reasons for stomach targeting is the symptoms caused by Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) that infects ca. 50% of the global population. NPs can be effective against H. pylori infections beyond their gastric mucus penetration. Total mucus thickness in the ...