intraluminal small bowel hematoma has been rarely reported in children, as a rare cause of small bowel obstruction. we present a case of an intraluminal ileal hematoma presenting as small bowel obstruction in a child. computed tomography (ct) indicated a large intraluminal hyperdense lesion in the distal ileum as the cause of small bowel obstruction. abdominal ultrasonography (us) showed an ech...

INTRODUCTION Patients with mechanical small-bowel obstructions usually present with abdominal pain, vomiting, absolute constipation and varying degrees of abdominal distention. Causes can be classified as benign or malignant, or as extra- or intraluminal. A bezoar occurs most commonly in patients with impaired gastrointestinal motility. In edentulous older patients with abnormal food habits, it...

OBJECTIVE To summarize our experience with small-bowel obstructions after laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass. DESIGN Retrospective record review. SETTING University-affiliated hospital. PATIENTS One hundred five consecutive patients undergoing surgery for intestinal obstruction after laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass between May 24, 2001, and December 1, 2006. MAIN OUTCOME MEASUR...

Intestinal obstruction is one of the most perplexing clinical situations encountered by a surgeon in the emergency room. Computed tomography (CT) has become the most useful and powerful tool in diagnosing intestinal obstructions. CT was reported to yield sensitivities of 81% to 96%, with up to 96% specificity and 95% accuracy for the diagnosis of small bowel obstruction (SBO) [1]. The most comm...

femoral hernias account for 2% to 4% of groin hernias, are more common in women, and are more appropriate to present with strangulation and require emergency surgery. this condition may lead to symptoms of bowel obstruction or strangulation and possible bowel resection-anastomosis. to the best of our knowledge, there is few reports of strangulated femoral hernia. we herein present an 82-year-ol...

Abstract Aims How does management of small bowel obstruction (SBO) at a district general hospital in London compare with current recommendations from the BMJ Best Practice algorithm and National Audit for Small Bowel Obstruction (NASBO)? Methods This retrospective audit captured patients admitted SBO over four-month period. Two authors searched surgery admission lists extracted numbers. A total...

We report here a rare case of metastatic malignant melanoma presenting as ileo-ileal intussusception. A 66-year-old man revealed a past medical history of excision of malignant melanoma, followed by axillary lymph node spread treated with block dissection and radiotherapy. He presented with symptoms of small bowel obstruction and subsequent CT revealed a likely nodular intussusception. Resectio...

Small bowel obstructions (SBOs) are a known perioperative complication of laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass and common etiologies include internal hernia, port site hernia, jejunojejunostomy stricture, ileus and adhesions. Less commonly, SBO can be caused by superior mesenteric artery syndrome, intussusception and intraluminal blood clot. We present a case of SBO caused by intraluminal bloo...