Small bowel obstructions are most frequently caused by hernias or adhesive bands. However, there have been several rare reported cases of mechanical small bowel obstructions caused by loops of bowel or vascular bands. We describe a case of a 30-year-old woman with a clinical presentation suggestive of appendicitis. Laparoscopic evaluation showed an aberrant vessel looping around the small bowel...

PURPOSE To analyze the CT findings in 20 cases of complicated small bowel obstruction with surgically and histopathologically proven small bowel ischemia, caused by extrinsic venous outflow obstruction of the affected bowel loops and to discuss the question, if bowel wall thickening, abnormal bowel wall enhancement, ascites and mesenteric stranding correlate with the severity of bowel wall dama...

Introduction: Small bowel obstruction due to an appendiceal mucocele is comparatively rare. Case Report: A rare case of a small bowel obstruction due to a mucocele of the appendix, which had been histopathologically diagnosed as a mucinous cystadenoma. Partial resection of the ileum and appendectomy through traditional laparotomy relieved the patient from abdominal pain and congestion from the ...

A n intestinal obstruction is anything that occludes, retards, or alters the progression of solids and liquids through the small and large bowel. Patient treatment may range from medical remedies to surgery. A variety of causes and/or conditions could precipitate a bowel obstruction at any point of the life cycle. The patient’s age determines the set of factors that contribute to bowel obstruct...

BACKGROUND Gastrointestinal stromal (GIST) tumors make <1% of all gastrointestinal neoplasms and 20% of small bowel neoplasms. The most common acute presenting symptom of these tumors is gastrointestinal hemorrhage with obstruction being rare. We discuss our laparoscopic approach to 2 patients with small bowel GIST tumors that presented to our institution with obstruction of the small bowel. ...

Trans - omental hernia is very rare, accounting to 1-4% of all internal hernias which is an unusual cause of small bowel obstruction. Here we present a case report of a small bowel obstruction in a female due to trans - omental hernia presenting with central abdominal pain, distension and bilious vomiting. She had no previous history of trauma, surgery. Plain X-ray abdomen erect showed multiple...

Small bowel stenosis due to blunt abdominal trauma is rare. This paper reports a Gurkha soldier who sustained apparently minor trauma in a flying accident and presented 11 weeks later with abdominal pain. After extensive investigations, a post-traumatic small bowel stricture was identified and excised.

with endoscopic sphincterotomy is the treatment of choice for common bile duct (CBD) stones. The complication rate is 5-10% with a mortality rate between 0.5-1.0%. Post-ERCP complications are usually apparent within three days of the procedure, and rarely present after the 12 day. Pancreatitis and bleeding are the most common complication. Gallstone ileus after ERCP with CBD removal is exceedin...

PURPOSE The aim of this study was to observe the clinical features of a bezoar-induced small bowel obstruction and to investigate the role of abdominal computed tomography (CT) in establishing the diagnosis. METHODS We retrospectively reviewed 20 cases of bezoar-induced small bowel obstruction in our hospital from 1996 to 2010. RESULTS Thirteen patients (65%) had a history of abdominal surg...