ALLMedicine™ Intestinal Obstruction Center

Apr 11th, 2021 - To draw the attention of the medical community to a differential diagnosis of intestinal obstruction due to bezoar in the late postoperative period of gastric bypass that requires diagnosis and emergency management. We report 8 cases of patients w...

Apr 11th, 2021 - Swallowing multiple magnets or a magnet and second metallic object can carry risks of intestinal obstruction, fistula and perforation because they can attach to each other with loop of bowel in between. An updated management plan and reviewing our...

Apr 9th, 2021 - Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is the most common type of primary liver cancer, and most patients in China are diagnosed at the intermediate or later stages, which is not suitable for the first line therapies. Transarterial chemoembolization (TACE...

Apr 4th, 2021 - Endoluminal self-expanding metallic stents (SEMS) may overcome the risk of mortality and morbidity of acute intestinal obstruction because of stage IV colon (CC) or rectal (RC) cancer. We evaluated the QoL in these groups of patients. Forty-eight ...

Apr 2nd, 2021 - Peutz-Jeghers syndrome (PJS) is an autosomal dominant disorder, which manifests as mucocutaneous hyperpigmentation and, intestinal and extraintestinal polyps. The classic triad of abdominal pain, mass and jam-like stools are not found commonly. On...

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...

Apr 11th, 2021 - To draw the attention of the medical community to a differential diagnosis of intestinal obstruction due to bezoar in the late postoperative period of gastric bypass that requires diagnosis and emergency management. We report 8 cases of patients w...

Apr 11th, 2021 - Swallowing multiple magnets or a magnet and second metallic object can carry risks of intestinal obstruction, fistula and perforation because they can attach to each other with loop of bowel in between. An updated management plan and reviewing our...

Apr 9th, 2021 - Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is the most common type of primary liver cancer, and most patients in China are diagnosed at the intermediate or later stages, which is not suitable for the first line therapies. Transarterial chemoembolization (TACE...

Apr 4th, 2021 - Endoluminal self-expanding metallic stents (SEMS) may overcome the risk of mortality and morbidity of acute intestinal obstruction because of stage IV colon (CC) or rectal (RC) cancer. We evaluated the QoL in these groups of patients. Forty-eight ...

Apr 2nd, 2021 - Peutz-Jeghers syndrome (PJS) is an autosomal dominant disorder, which manifests as mucocutaneous hyperpigmentation and, intestinal and extraintestinal polyps. The classic triad of abdominal pain, mass and jam-like stools are not found commonly. On...

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 ...

Sep 13th, 2017 - Discussion Superior mesenteric artery (SMA) syndrome is an uncommon cause of intestinal obstruction due to vascular compression of the third portion of the duodenum (D3) between the aorta and the SMA. It was first described in an anatomy text by A...

Jul 16th, 2017 - The mere presence of a diverticulum does not justify its surgical removal. If the diverticula are large and found in an isolated, dilated, and hypertrophied segment, and if they are the cause of intestinal obstruction, hemorrhage, adhesions, perfo...

Jun 28th, 2016 - Meta-analysis of the Risk of Small Bowel Obstruction Following Open or Laparoscopic Colorectal Surgery Yamada T, Okabayashi K, Hasegawa H, et al Br J Surg. 2016;103:493-503 Summary Is there a difference in the likelihood of intestinal obstruction ...

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.