BACKGROUND Ovarian cancer is usually diagnosed at an advanced stage, most often co-occurring with malignant bowel obstruction. Affected patients are generally in poor physical condition, and it is important to manage the bowel obstruction to improve quality of life. CASE REPORT We present the case of a 75-year-old woman who underwent a left hemicolectomy for an ovarian carcinoma with bowel ob...

nutritional status is very important especially in older adults because of its effects on quality of life. phytobezoar, for instance, that can lead to small bowel obstruction has risk factors such as excessive consumption of foods with high fiber content and inadequate chewing. these factors are related to dietary habits. furthermore, aging process and some of related physiologic changes can pr...

BACKGROUND The patient with colonic obstruction may frequently have bacterial overgrowth and increased breath hydrogen (H2) levels because the bacterium can contact with food residues for longer time. We experienced two cases with intestinal obstruction whose breath H2 concentrations were measured continuously. CASE 1: A 70-year-old woman with small bowel obstruction was treated with a gastric ...

INTRODUCTION Endometriosis is a common and benign condition that causes significant morbidity to women of childbearing age. It uncommonly affects the gastrointestinal tract and rarely manifests as an acute small bowel obstruction. PRESENTATION OF CASE A 46-year old female presented to the emergency department with signs and symptoms consistent with an acute small bowel obstruction. She had a ...

A ventriculoperitoneal (VP) shunt is a commonly used mechanical device indicated for congenital and acquired hydrocephalus in children. Although VP failure not uncommon, the symptomatology cause of can vary. In this case, we describe intestinal obstruction three-year-old Caucasian female with history Pilomyxoid Astrocytoma placement management hydrocephalus. Surgical exploration revealed ischem...

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES Meckel's diverticulum is a common anomaly of the gastrointestinal tract that may result in gastrointestinal bleeding, diverticulitis, and small bowel obstruction. This report describes the use of laparoscopy to treat a rare complication of Meckel's diverticulum-small bowel obstruction due to phytobezoar impaction. More generally, it provides an example of the feasibil...

BACKGROUND Very few cases of small bowel obstruction due to ingested fruits have been described in literature, and most of these have managed by a laparotomy. Laparoscopic assisted surgery can effectively deal with such impacted foreign bodies, thereby avoiding a formal laparotomy. CASE PRESENTATION A 75 years old lady was admitted via the Accident and Emergency to the surgical ward with a th...

Gall stone ileus is a mechanical bowel obstruction caused by passage of gall stones from the biliary system through a biliaryenteric fistula with impaction within lumen of the bowel. It is an uncommon complication of biliary stone disease, accounting for only 2% of all cases of intestinal obstruction. Gall stone ileus is, however, more common in the elderly and accounts for approximately 25% of...

Introduction: Small bowel obstruction secondary to metastatic disease is a rare presentation with most current evidence being limited to case reports. Previous evidence described breast, lung and melanoma as the most common underlying primaries presenting with this entity. Bladder carcinoma rarely metastasizes to the gastrointestinal tract, and if present, does not typically cause small bowel o...