1298 Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma Presenting as Acute Large Bowel Obstruction

Appendiceal adenocarcinoma presenting as left-sided large bowel obstruction, a case report and literature review

BACKGROUND appendiceal tumours are rare, they may be encountered unexpectedly in any acute or elective abdominal operation, many of these tumours are not appreciated intraoperatively and are diagnosed only during formal histopathological analysis of an appendicectomy specimen. Herein we present a case of appendiceal adenocarcinoma presenting as left-sided large bowel obstruction, we also review...

Jejunal adenocarcinoma with concomitant enterolith presenting as acute intestinal obstruction.

An enterolith is an infrequent clinical entity. It is generally diagnosed on imaging or at surgery. It is usually associated with underlying benign lesions like intestinal tuberculosis or Crohn's disease. Here, we report an unusual case of an elderly lady presenting with an acute small-bowel obstruction. On admission, her abdominal X-ray revealed a radio-opacity obstructing the jejunum. Her sub...

Acute appendicitis presenting as small bowel obstruction: two case reports

Acute appendicitis is a common surgical problem however the diagnosis is often overlooked when it presents as a small bowel obstruction. In this report we present two cases of elderly patients who presented with small bowel obstruction and raised inflammatory markers. Both patients were successfully treated with a laparotomy, adhesiolysis and appendicectomy and went on to make a good recovery.

Pancreatic Metastasis of Alveolar Rhabdomyosarcoma Presenting as Acute Pancreatitis

Traumatic acute pancreatitis as a cause of large bowel obstruction.

Acute pancreatitis occurring as a result of trauma, either from a penetrating wound or a subcutaneous injury is sufficiently well known to merit discussion in text books. On the other hand intestinal obstruction developing as a direct result of pancreatitis is excessively rare, if one excludes those cases of paralytic ileus secondary to a severe suppurative pancreatitis of which the outcome is ...