CASES OF INTESTINAL OBSTRUCTION TREATED BY LAPAROTOMY.

Case of Intestinal Obstruction Successfully Treated by Laparotomy

on Intestinal Obstruction in this Society, I reported five cases of laparotomy for intestinal obstruction, which were published in the November number of the Edinburgh Medical Journal. Since reporting these cases, all of which proved fatal, I have successfully operated on one patient, whose case I now beg to lay before you. The case has been written out for me by Dr Alex. Miles, who was my hous...

Cases of Sprue Treated by Laparotomy

were operated on clinical diagnosis and findings. As the cases were typical, no stool or blood examination was done These cases were not improving on the orthodox treatment of diet, vitamins, iron, and liver injections. The effect was dramatic. The loose motions stopped suddenly. The patients did not have any motions for three to four days without any discomfort. The bowels were moved by a smal...

Some Cases of Intestinal Obstruction

Intestinal obstruction in patients with previous laparotomy for non-malignancy.

BACKGROUND Intestinal obstruction is one of the most common surgical emergencies. The aim of this study was to identify important management information from the evaluation of patients with intestinal obstruction who had undergone previous laparotomy for non-malignancy. METHODS Data from 176 patients with previous laparotomy for non-malignancy, and who were operated on for intestinal obstruct...

Record of Two Cases of Extra-Uterine Pregnancy—One of Them Successfully Treated by Laparotomy and Intestinal Resection