BACKGROUND The intestinal interpositions are important in various operations of the digestive tract. However, they are capable to produce serious immediate and late complications. AIM To compare clinical and surgical outcomes, as well as intestinal pathological findings, in dogs submitted to jejunum and colon interposition. METHODS Forty male mongreal dogs were immunized and dewormed, betwe...

PURPOSE There are some circumstances in which the descending colon does not reach the pelvis to complete a colorectal anastomosis without tension. Re-establishing intestinal continuity by interposing small bowel as a bridge between the colon and the rectum could be an acceptable surgical alternative. METHODS We describe the interposition of one or two segments of small bowel as a way of resto...

A 41-year-old male with a history of Down’s syndrome, seizure disorder, renal calculi, and chronic respiratory failure was admitted for complicated urinary tract infection. Chest X-ray (Fig. 1) showed elevated right hemidiaphragm. CT abdomen (red arrows Figs. 2 and 3) demonstrated interposition of colon between right hemidiaphragm and liver (Chilaiditi sign) as well as gallstones. Chilaiditi si...

CMAJ • FEBRUARY 8, 2011 • 183(2) © 2011 Canadian Medical Association or its licensors E132 A61-year-old woman presented with intermittent abdominal discomfort, which had been present for several weeks. She reported sometimes feeling better in the supine position than in the erect position. She had no relevant medical or family history and she took no medications. Physical examination showed a d...

UNLABELLED Seven esophageal reconstructions with interposition colon in severe suicide corrosive ingestion and Boehave's injury at Thammasat University Hospital were presented. Vascular enhancement (as called "supercharge") were done. Only one patient had micro-leakage at pharyngeal anastomosis with healed by conservative treatment and no late anastomotic stricture. The operation need more time...

We report an extremely rare case of resectable asynchronous quadruple advanced colonic carcinomas. Successful reconstruction was performed after resection with an ileal interposition between the remaining colon and rectum, and the patient recovered bowel function. Resections of the four colonic lesions in three operations allowed us to leave a portion of the large bowel and to thereby preserve ...