Isolated perineal burns are rare and so are perineal contractures. Perineal contractures may however lead to intestinal obstruction, which is a more life-threatening complication. A six-yr-old boy presented with chronic intestinal obstruction following isolated perineal contracture due to a deliberate perineal burn injury to treat a febrile convulsion. The obstruction was successfully relieved ...

BACKGROUND Intestinal Obstruction is a frequent complication after operation for Ovarian Cancer. This study was done to see the outcome of palliative surgery for Intestinal Obstruction due to recurrent ovarian Cancer. METHODS We retrospectively evaluated the records of all the patients who presented with intestinal obstruction after operations for Ovarian Cancer in all the three Surgical Unit...

Chronic intestinal pseudo-obstruction is a rare clinical syndrome which is characterized by intestinal obstruction without occluding lesions in the intestinal lumen and pregnancy is one of the important aggravating factors. Here, we report a case of a woman with intractable intestinal pseudo-obstruction that was precipitated by pregnancy. She could not make any stool passage for more than 4 wee...