DIAGNOSIS OF AFFECTIONS CHARACTERIZED BY INTESTINAL OBSTRUCTION.

Diagnosis of Acute Intestinal Obstruction.

The differential diagnosis of intestinal obstruction.

It seems hopeless to urge a more precise definition of terms, yet this is needed. The word obstruction is commonly used to mean luminal blockage with active peristalsis; but some prefix the adjective mechanical, apparently using obstruction in a generic context. The word ileus is derived from the Greek eileos meaning a coil or a twist. Many use this to mean muscular paralysis. Yet our latest me...

FPT Is Characterized by Useful Obstruction Sets

Many graph problems were first shown to be fixed-parameter tractable using the results of Robertson and Seymour on graph minors. We show that the combination of finite, computable, obstruction sets and efficient order tests is not just one way of obtaining strongly uniform FPT algorithms, but that all of FPT may be captured in this way. Our new characterization of FPT has a strong connection to...

Is Meconium Obstruction Distinguishable from Intestinal Obstruction through Ultrasound?

Background: Since the treatment of meconium ileus is very different from other types of intestinal obstruction, it is very important to distinguish these two entities. The aim of this study was to assess sonographic findings to differentiate meconium ileus from other types of obstruction. Methods: This study was performed in Dr. Sheikh and Akbar hospitals, Mashhad Medical University of Science...

Intestinal obstruction by eosinophilic jejunitis.

Eosinophilic enteritis is an uncommon disease that rarely develops as a surgical emergency. Although it may be associated with infestation by Ancylostoma caninum, its etiology is unknown and often related to a personal or family history of atopy. A transmural involvement may cause intestinal obstruction--more frequently in the jejunum--or even acute abdomen, which may or may not be accompanied ...