Volvulus is a condition that occurs when your bowel (which makes up your small intestine, colon, and rectum) twists around ...

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If sufficiently large, a gallstone may lodge at the narrowest part of the gastrointestinal tract, usually the terminal ileum, and present with small bowel obstruction. Here the authors present the ...

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Hernia occurs when an internal organ or tissue pushes through a weak spot in the abdominal wall or groyne Read on to know if ...

Introduction: The study aims to develop a prediction model to differentiate transient ischemia from irreversible transmural necrosis in closed-loop small bowel obstruction (CL-SBO). Methods: A total ...

We describe the case of an 81-year-old woman with large bowel-obstruction caused by an impacted gallstone. An 81-year-old, Caucasian, fully independent woman without significant comorbidities ...

Purpose: The aim of the study was to assess the use colonoscopy over time in the assessment of large bowel obstruction in a tertiary university hospital. Methods: Retrospective analysis of ...

Background—Chronic idiopathic intestinal pseudo-obstruction, a syndrome of ineffectual motility due to a primary disorder of enteric nerve or muscle, is rare. Aims—To determine the clinical spectrum, ...

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