BACKGROUND Intestinal obstruction occurs when the normal flow of intestinal contents is interrupted. The most frequent causes of intestinal obstruction are postoperative adhesions and hernias, which cause extrinsic compression of the intestine. Less frequently, tumours or strictures of the bowel can cause intrinsic blockage. Objective of the study was to find out the various aetiological factor...

Twenty cases of tuberculous ileo-colitis with radiographic changes seen in the University College Hospital, Ibadan, Nigeria, are reviewed and the clinical features and radiographic patterns examined. The intestinal lesions in all cases were secondary to healed and active pulmonary tuberculosis. Although the ileo-caecal region is the commonest site of involvement, lesions also occurred in the di...

SummaryWe present two cases of intestinal obstruction from retained laparotomy packs and their management. Attention to detail in theatre procedure should reduce such occurrence.

We present the case of a 30-year-old woman admitted at 38 weeks and 3 days gestation with a rare cause of bowel obstruction. Definitive diagnosis was not made until laparotomy. We present the unique management challenges posed and a review of the literature.

during the period of 1984-1995, nine young patients were admitted to shiraz university hospitals with a chief complaint of abdominal mass, weight loss and chronic diarrhea. clinically, these cases were diagnosed as intestinal tuberculosis or lymphoma. laparotomy revealed a huge mass involving the upper small intestine. histologic sections showed diffuse infiltration of the intestinal wall with ...

Internal hernias are a rare cause of acute intestinal obstruction and defined as an incarceration the small bowel through natural or abnormal intra-abdominal orifice. Transomental internal represent 1 to 4% all reported generally observed after age 50years old. Imaging is still interest in diagnosis obstruction, but only 8% transomental would be diagnosed pre-operatively. Their surgical managem...

CONTEXT Gallstone ileus is an uncommon condition with potentially serious complications including perforation and gangrene of the small bowel. Its diagnosis is difficult and surgery remains the mainstay of treatment. Here we are reporting the complications of this condition along with brief review of literature. CASE REPORT We report a case of intestinal obstruction due to gallstone in the sm...

department, Tri-Service General Hospital, Taiwan, with diffuse abdominal pain for one day in April 2012. Her abdomen was distended, hypoactive and tender without palpable masses. Abdominal plain radiograph showed intestinal obstruction (Fig. 1). The computed tomography (CT) of abdomen demonstrated incarceration of the small bowel into the left obturator foramen (Fig. 2). An obturator hernia wit...

The abdominal cocoon syndrome (or idiopathic encapsulating peritonitis) is a rare cause of intestinal obstruction. It has been reported predominantly in adolescent girls living in tropical/subtropical region in which diagnosis is only made at laparotomy in most cases. The cause and pathogenesis of the condition have not been elucidated. Prolonged administration of practalol, meconium peritoniti...