The primary report of intussusception was made in 1674 by Barbette Amsterdam. It increases the patient's risk intestinal obstruction, parietal ischemia, perforation, and peritonitis. Small submucosal lipomas are an uncommon kind gastrointestinal tumour. is a silent disease that occasionally causes haemorrhage, intussusception, bowel obstruction. Surgery frequently required to confirm diagnosis ...

To cite: Kusumoto M, Koganemaru M, Nakayama G, et al. BMJ Case Reports Published online: [please include Day Month Year] doi:10.1136/ bcr-2012-007950 DESCRIPTION A 59-year-old man with no history of abdominal or intestinal surgery, trauma or psychiatric illness presented to our hospital with abdominal pain and vomiting. Physical examination revealed hyperactive bowel sounds and lower abdominal ...

BACKGROUND Adult large bowel obstruction is an infrequent cause of acute obstruction in Africa and India. The cause of obstruction varies between regions of the world. Current controversy concerns the surgical management of the acutely obstructed left colon. MATERIALS AND METHODS This is a prospective study of adult patients with acute large bowel obstruction over a 6-year period. The diagnos...

Intussusception is defined as the telescoping of a segment of the gastrointestinal tract (intussusceptum) into an immediately adjacent distal bowel (intussuscipiens). Intussusception is a relatively rare cause of intestinal obstruction in adults. Unlike in children, a lead point is present in 90% of adult cases. The most common causes of small bowel intussusception are benign, usually hamartoma...

An intestinal obstruction can be divided into mechanical or functional of the small intestine large intestine. This happen if lumen is partially completely blocked. Within common clinical picture you find abdominal pain, nausea, vomiting, constipation to and distension. Small bowel obstructions occur more frequently than obstructions. One classifications able divide them in complete, closed han...

Chronic graft versus host disease (GVHD) is a frequent complication after allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT), but simultaneous small bowel obstruction is rare. Here, we report a child with acute myeloid leukemia who received an allogeneic HSCT from an unrelated matched donor. After HSCT, the patient developed severe chronic GVHD involving the small intestine, leading to o...

Schistosomiasis remains a major world health problem. The disease presents with protean manifestations in the endemic areas. Small bowel schistosomiasis leading to acute intestinal obstruction is an extremely rare clinical presentation. The disease may mimic peritoneal tuberculosis or carcinomatosis intra-operatively. Small bowel bilharziasis leading to obstruction has not been reported in the ...