Gastro-intestinal Obstruction

Pediatric ileoileal intussusception with a lipoma lead point: a case report

Intussusception is a common cause of mechanical bowel obstruction among children, with older children being more likely to have a pathological lead point. Intestinal neoplasms are rare and small intestinal lipomas are even less common. Herein we describe a case of a 7-year-old boy with ileoileal intussusception, with an ileal lipoma as the pathological lead point. Computed tomography was useful...

Meckel's diverticulum-rare complications and review of the literature.

Meckel's diverticulum is the most common congenital anomaly of the gastro-intestinal tract. It arises as a result of incomplete dissolution of the vitello-intestinal duct. Approximately 4% of patients with Meckel's diverticula develop complications, most commonly obstruction, gastro-intestinal bleeding and inflammation. We describe three unusual presentations of Meckel's diverticulum-perforatio...

Gastro-intestinal stromal tumours: a review of current management options.

Gastro-intestinal stromal tumours are uncommon malignancies of the gastro-intestinal tract, accounting for only 0.2% of all gastro-intestinal malignancies, but are the most common of abdominal sarcomas. Classically, they have been considered amenable only to early stage surgical intervention. Recent advances in targeted cancer therapies have led to the development of effective non-surgical trea...

Imaging of Neonatal Upper Gastro-Intestinal Atresia Beyond the Esophagus in Correlation with Surgical Findings

Background: Neonatal intestinal atresia is commonly encountered congenital anomaly in the early days of life. Imaging is important for early diagnosis. Objective: This study was conducted for detecting radiological findings of different types of upper gastro-intestinal atresia (other than esophageal atresia) in correlation with surgical data. Patients and Methods: From April 2009 to April 2014,...

Complications Due to Round Worms in Gastro-Intestinal Surgery

A rare cause of gastro-intestinal hemorrhage in a patient with a Roux-en-Y gastric bypass

This case illustrates a rare cause of gastro-intestinal bleeding following bariatric surgery. Though it is essential to rule out common causes of variceal formation accompanied by intermittent, profuse bleeding, there should be a high degree of suspicion of this rare etiology in patients who have previously undergone alteration of their anatomy, especially Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB). The c...