Fatal Invagination of Colon, Etc

A fatal complication of colon cancer.

A 90-year-old female was admitted with a probable adverse reaction to codeine phosphate after a 10-day history of lethargy, abdominal pain and increased colostomy output. A recent staging CT thorax/abdomen/pelvis showed a recurrence of a previous colon cancer with lung metastasis. She was pyrexial, but initial clinical examination was unremarkable. Sixteen hours later, she deteriorated and deve...

Introduction etc

Bilateral and multilateral development cooperation agencies are to an increasing extent promoting and adopting a sector-wide approach (SWAp) in their development cooperation. The Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida), for example, joined their first sector-wide approach cooperation in the late 90s, and today they are involved in SWAps in countries in Africa, Asia and Latin...

Double ileo-ceco-colic invagination due to right colon carcinoma: clinical presentation and management.

Intestinal intussusceptions represent a rare cause of intestinal obstruction in adults (about 1% of intestinal obstructions). The principle causes are benign or malignant tumors. In adults, the most frequent localizations of intestinal invaginations are the ileo-cecal segment, ileum and colon as exclusive localization. We report the case of a 56 year-old Caucasian male admitted in our Departmen...

Reports etc

Exhibition of Specimens, Etc.