Intestinal pseudo-obstruction is a rare and relatively unknown complication of phaeochromocytoma÷ paraganglioma (PCC÷PGL). Its pathophysiology can be explained by the hypersecretion of catecholamines, which may reduce the peristaltic activity of the gastrointestinal tract. Clinically, this can result in chronic constipation, intestinal pseudo-obstruction or even intestinal perforation. We condu...

Mechanic intestinal obstruction, caused by the passage of biliary calculus from vesicle to intestine, through fistulization, although not frequent, deserve study due to the morbi-mortality rates. Incidence in elder people explains the association with chronic degenerative diseases, increasing complexity in terms of therapy decision. Literature discusses the need and opportunity for the one or t...

megacystis microcolon intestinal hypoperistalsis syndrome (mmihs) is a rare and the most severe form of functional intestinal obstruction in the newborn. the characteristic features of this congenital and fatal disease are abdominal distension, absent or decreased bowel peristalsis. abdominal distension is a consequence of the distended, unobstructed urinary bladder with or without hydronephros...

Background: To study the causes of intestinal obstruction with regards to symptoms,duration of symptoms and subsequent management. Methods: This observational study included 120 consecutive patients with clinical symptoms and signs of intestinal obstruction along with abdominal radiographic findings consistent with mechanical intestinal obstruction or those verified at operation subsequently to...

CONTEXT Laparotomy is the gold standard treatment of patients with intestinal obstruction without response to clinical management. Nowadays, literature has been demonstrating the feasibility of videolaparoscopy in the treatment of intestinal obstruction. OBJECTIVES To report the clinical-epidemiological profile of patients with intestinal obstruction submitted to surgery and verify the presen...

This volume forms a very complete and interesting treatise on its subject. After passing in review the anatomy and phj'siology of the bowel, and particularly of the rectum, the aetiology of constipation is fully considered ; and then, with equal fullness, its symptoms and diagnosis. Considerably more than half the book is devoted to treatment, described under the heads of educational ; psychic ...

AIMS Extrahepatic biliary obstruction is associated with the failure of intestinal barrier function, allowing bacteria and other substances from the intestine to enter the circulation and initiate a systemic inflammatory response, causing impairment of organ function. Probiotic bacteria have been shown to have beneficial effects on intestinal barrier function in other conditions, but their effe...

THE problem of acute intestinal obstruction is well illustrated by the patient. some twenty years ago, who first raised my serious interest in the processes concernied. This patient, a well-nourished middle-aged mani, was admitted to hospital suffering from generalised crampy abdominal pain, vomiting, and constipation. On examination, the patient looked well; his abdomen was somewhat distendecd...

Chronic intestinal pseudo-obstruction (CIPO) is a syndrome characterized by the presence of recurrent episodes of clinical intestinal obstruction in the absence of obstructive lesions. Although this syndrome is rare, it causes a high morbidity. It is caused by a disturbance of the intestinal motility, that results in a failure of the progression of the intestinal content. Basically, the failure...