ALLMedicine™ Intestinal Obstruction Center

Sep 21st, 2020 - Congenital short bowel syndrome (CSBS) is an uncommon gastrointestinal disorder in which an unclear aetiology causes considerable intrauterine reduction in small bowel length. As a result of reduced absorptive intestinal length, chronic diarrhoea,...

Sep 17th, 2020 - A left paraduodenal hernia is a rare type of internal hernia but the most common type of peritoneal recess hernia. Preoperative diagnosis of a left paraduodenal hernia is difficult because of its nonspecific clinical manifestations, and it is ofte...

Sep 16th, 2020 - Cryptogenic multifocal ulcer stenosing enteritis (CMUSE) is a rare disease characterized by multiple superficial ulcers, stenosis, and obstruction of the small intestine of unknown origin, and the course can recur. We encountered a 62-year-old mal...

Sep 16th, 2020 - Hernia arising from obturator canal is rare and it contributes to about less than 1% of incidence of all hernias. Diagnosing an obturator hernia clinically is a challenging one and nearly impossible. These hernias usually present as an intestinal ...

Sep 12th, 2020 - Intussusception is a form of intestinal obstruction in which a segment of the bowel prolapses into a more distal segment. It is an uncommon condition in children older than 2 years and causes intestinal obstruction. On the contrary of adult intuss...

Sep 5th, 2019 - Intragastric balloons have been used as an invasive non-surgical treatment for obesity for over 30 years. Within the last 37 years, we have found only 27 cases reported in the literature of intestinal obstruction caused by a migrated intragastric ...

May 6th, 2014 - This article reports on the clinical practice guidelines developed by a multidisciplinary group working on the indications and uses of the various available treatment options for relieving intestinal obstruction or its symptoms in patients with pe...

Sep 21st, 2020 - Congenital short bowel syndrome (CSBS) is an uncommon gastrointestinal disorder in which an unclear aetiology causes considerable intrauterine reduction in small bowel length. As a result of reduced absorptive intestinal length, chronic diarrhoea,...

Sep 17th, 2020 - A left paraduodenal hernia is a rare type of internal hernia but the most common type of peritoneal recess hernia. Preoperative diagnosis of a left paraduodenal hernia is difficult because of its nonspecific clinical manifestations, and it is ofte...

Sep 16th, 2020 - Cryptogenic multifocal ulcer stenosing enteritis (CMUSE) is a rare disease characterized by multiple superficial ulcers, stenosis, and obstruction of the small intestine of unknown origin, and the course can recur. We encountered a 62-year-old mal...

Sep 16th, 2020 - Hernia arising from obturator canal is rare and it contributes to about less than 1% of incidence of all hernias. Diagnosing an obturator hernia clinically is a challenging one and nearly impossible. These hernias usually present as an intestinal ...

Sep 12th, 2020 - Intussusception is a form of intestinal obstruction in which a segment of the bowel prolapses into a more distal segment. It is an uncommon condition in children older than 2 years and causes intestinal obstruction. On the contrary of adult intuss...

Sep 5th, 2019 - Intragastric balloons have been used as an invasive non-surgical treatment for obesity for over 30 years. Within the last 37 years, we have found only 27 cases reported in the literature of intestinal obstruction caused by a migrated intragastric ...

Apr 13th, 2017 - (Reuters Health) - Women who have had bariatric surgery are six times more likely to need abdominal surgery during pregnancy compared to obese pregnant women who haven’t had a prior weight loss surgery, a recent study in Sweden suggests. The most ...

Aug 10th, 2015 - Childhood cancer survivors are at an increased risk for developing an intestinal obstruction requiring surgery (IOS) 5 or more years after the initial cancer diagnosis, according to a study based on data from the Childhood Cancer Survivor Study. T.

Oct 10th, 2014 - Unplanned hospitalizations are common among older adults with gastrointestinal cancers, especially in the first few months after surgery or chemotherapy. About 60% experienced at least one unplanned admission, most often for fluid and electrolyte.

Feb 21st, 2013 - "The 2. 5% doesn’t desiccate the intravascular space, but you still get all the benefits of microvascular augmentation," he added.