As known, small bowel obstruction is one of the most common emergencies in general surgery carrying a not negligible rate of morbidity and financial expenditures as far as high social impact . Peritoneal adhesions are the leading cause of intestinal obstruction up to 74% of cases. In spite of increasing incidence worldwide, current management still presents some “blind corners”, whose aspects s...

Congenital umbilical cord hernia is fairly common in infants and it is rarely associated with other anomalies. Sometimes, large umbilical cord hernia is confused with Small omphaloceles. We report an unusual case of umbilical cord hernia associated with patent vitello-intestinal duct (PVID), and Meckel's diverticulum underwent surgery and discharged with good general condition.

Intussusception as a cause of intestinal obstruction in adults is rare. There is invariably an underlying pathology which leads to intussusception in adults. A case of intussusception in an adult due to a small intestinal lipoma is presented in view of this association. Ultrasound and CECT may help in a preoperative diagnosis. However early surgical intervention is the mainstay of treatment in ...

The aim of this study was to detect the regional and mucosal distribution of endocrine cells that secrete gulcagon, somatostatin, Chyholecystokinin-8 (CCK-8), serotonin, secretin, substance P (SP) and histamine in the small and large intestine of New Zealand white rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus L.) using immunohistochemical peroxidase-antiperoxidase (PAP) method. It was found that most of the im...

156 Iranian patients with primary malignant tumors of the small intestine were reviewed. Malignant lymphoma was the most common tumor type, comprising 128 patients (82%), followed by adenocarcinoma (22 patients, 14.1 %), leiomyosarcoma (4 patients, 2.56%) and carcinoid tumor (2 patients, 1.28%). Lymphomas and adenocarcinomas were primarily located in the duodenum or jejunum, whereas leiomy...

Barium radiology remains the method of choice for the diagnosis and evaluation of many small intestinal disorders. Enteroclysis (small bowel enema) is proving to be a quick and efficient way of examining the small intestine. During enteroclysis the intestine is distended with barium contrast medium, clearly demonstrating any morphological changes that may be present.

Six years experience of blunt abdominal trauma leading to small intestine Perforation in Logh­rnan-e-Hakim Medical center. Between Sept. 1982 to Sept. 1988, 24 cases of abdominal blunt trauma leading to perforation of small intestine were managed at Loghman-e-Hakim Medical center. All the cases were treated surgically either by debridment and repair or resection and anas­tomosis, with no mortal...