Partial Small Bowel Obstruction in a Traveler
نویسندگان
چکیده
منابع مشابه
Partial small bowel obstruction in a traveler.
Figure 1. Contrast-enhanced abdominal CT scan showing a long tubular filling defect (arrow) in the jejunum Figure 2. Contrast-enhanced abdominal and pelvic CT scan showing a long tubular filling defect (arrow) in the jejunum Diagnosis: Partial small bowel obstruction due to intestinal ascariasis. Multiple tubular-shaped filling defects in the jejunum were seen on CT scan, consistent with ascari...
متن کاملAdhesive small bowel obstruction: where do we stand now?
Adhesive small bowel obstruction (ASBO) is one of the most frequently encountered disorders in Emergency Surgery Departments worldwide without negligible hospital admission rates and social costs (1,2). Notwithstanding significant improvements in techniques and materials, intra-abdominal adhesions following abdominal surgery still represent a major unsolved and debated issue harbouring challeng...
متن کاملComplicated Jejunal Diverticulosis: Small Bowel Volvulus with Obstruction
he incidence of the diverticulum of the small bowel varies from 0.2-1.3% in autopsy studies to 2.3% when assessed on enteroclysis. It occurs mostly in patients in the 6th decade of their life. Of all the small bowel diverticuli, jejunal diverticulum is the most common type. This rare entity is usually asymptomatic. However, they may cause chronic non-specific symptoms for a long period of time ...
متن کاملSmall bowel obstruction- a surprise.
Trans - omental hernia is very rare, accounting to 1-4% of all internal hernias which is an unusual cause of small bowel obstruction. Here we present a case report of a small bowel obstruction in a female due to trans - omental hernia presenting with central abdominal pain, distension and bilious vomiting. She had no previous history of trauma, surgery. Plain X-ray abdomen erect showed multiple...
متن کاملSmall bowel obstruction by a terminal ileum carcinoid tumor: a case report
Abstract Carcinoid tumors are well differentiated neuroendocrine tumors with secretory components. These tumors are uncommon but the most common primary tumors of the distal small intestine. We present a rare terminal ileum carcinoid tumor presenting with a small bowel obstruction. A 65 years old man presented with intermittent, gen-eralized, dull and colicky abdominal pain accompanied with int...
متن کاملذخیره در منابع من
با ذخیره ی این منبع در منابع من، دسترسی به آن را برای استفاده های بعدی آسان تر کنید
ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Clinical Infectious Diseases
سال: 2006
ISSN: 1058-4838,1537-6591
DOI: 10.1086/505179