A Case of Duodenal Obstruction due to Trichobezoar

A Rare Case of Intestinal Obstruction due to Taenia Saginata

Intestinal obstruction may be duo to various mechanical or functional reasons. Worms, especially Ascaris worms are one of the mechanical reasons of intestinal obstruction. Obstruction due to Taenia saginata is a rare phenomenon. Here we report a case of intestinal obstruction due to Taenia saginata infection in a 30 year-old male patient undergoing laparatomy with the diagnosis of intestinal ob...

Esophageal obstruction due to a trichobezoar in a cow.

A rare case of small bowel obstruction due to primary trichobezoar.

A trichobezoar is a mass of culminated hair within the gastrointestinal tract. Stomach is the common site of occurrence. Intestinal obstruction due to primary trichobezoar is extremely rare. Only few cases have been reported so far. We also present a case of 13-year-old girl having primary ileal trichobezoar causing intestinal obstruction.

A Case of Duodenal Obstruction

Physical examination disclosed a woman with dry skin and tongue. Temperature?97.6; pulse?116; respirations?20; blood pressure?116/70. Pyorrhoea waa marked. Chest, heart and lungs were normal. On inspection the abdomen disclosed a narrow subcostal angle below which fleeting peristalsis was visible. After drinking two teaspoonfuls of water, this was immediately markedly exaggerated; the movement ...

A Case of Duodenal Obstruction and Pancreatitis Due to Intragastric Balloon.

BACKGROUND Intragastric balloons have several advantages such as easy placement and low complication rates over other bariatric procedures. It is very rare for intragastric balloons to dislodge and give rise to pancreatitis. In this article, we present a case of duodenal obstruction caused by a gastric balloon leading to pancreatitis. CASE REPORT A 38-year-old obese female patient had undergo...