gastrointestinal obstruction by a gallstone is an uncommon but important complication of biliary stone disease which mostly affects the elderly. the classic triad of radiological features includes pneumobilia, ectopic gallstone and evidence of intestinal obstruction. terminal ileum is the most common site of obstruction, followed by jejunum and gastric outlet. we present a case of duodenal gall...

Acquired Megacolon is a rare disease that usually presents in elderly people and there have been only few reported cases in literature. In this article we report a 24-year-old woman who had referred with chronic intermittent epigastric pain from 4-5 years ago and also chronic constipation and distension of upper abdominal part. Clinical examinations and imaging studies (chest x-ray, barium enem...

Background: Since the treatment of meconium ileus is very different from other types of intestinal obstruction, it is very important to distinguish these two entities. The aim of this study was to assess sonographic findings to differentiate meconium ileus from other types of obstruction. Methods: This study was performed in Dr. Sheikh and Akbar hospitals, Mashhad Medical University of Science...

encapsulating peritoneal sclerosis (eps) is a rare, acquired condition that has been described interchangeablywith peritoneal encapsulation (pe) as well as abdominal cocoon. eps causes complications for peritoneal dialysis (pd) patients. in eps, the small intestine is covered by a fibrotic and inflammatory peritoneal capsule that either partially or completely encases the bowel. for eps, there ...

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...

  Absract   Intestinal malrotation is a general term used for any deviation from normal embryonic GI tract rotations. This abnormality, denotes a spectrum of conditions (non rotation, incomplete rotation) that according to the severity of anatomic consequence, can result in complications found in infancy, childhood, adolescence, adulthood or old age. This article, reports another case of intest...

As known, small bowel obstruction is one of the most common emergencies in general surgery carrying a not negligible rate of morbidity and financial expenditures as far as high social impact . Peritoneal adhesions are the leading cause of intestinal obstruction up to 74% of cases. In spite of increasing incidence worldwide, current management still presents some “blind corners”, whose aspects s...

The mortality rate of intestinal obstruction is as high as 30% in spite of extensive research and studies done till now. The recognition and treatment of strangulating intestinal obstruction in time remains an important problem for surgeons today. Success in the treatment of acute intestinal obstruction depends upon early diagnosis and proper management. The objective was to study the age and s...

OBJECTIVES The goal of this study was to assess the relationship between intestinal obstruction and the prognosis of colorectal carcinoma. METHODS Data pertaining to 4,501 colorectal carcinoma patients were extracted from the national colorectal registry and analysed. Survival analysis was performed using the Kaplan-Meier method. The log-rank test was used to compare the survival rate between...