Burkitt's lymphoma is an uncommon cause of intussusception in adults. Double intussusceptions due to Burkitt's lymphoma are extremely rare. We present a case of a 26-year-old man who presented with symptoms of intestinal obstruction and was diagnosed with double ileoileal intussusception at laparotomy. The pathology of the lead points turned out to be Burkitt's lymphoma. This could be the first...

Stone formation within the intestinal lumen is called enterolith. This stone can encroach into the lumen causing obstruction and surgical emergency. Jejunal obstruction by an enterolith is a very rare entity and often missed preoperatively. To our knowledge, most cases of jejunal obstruction, secondary to stone, were associated with biliary disease (cholecystoenteric fistula), bezoar, jejunal d...

The co-existence of acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) and tuberculosis is a major cause of morbidity and mortality because of a widespread organ involvement. The gastrointestinal tract is a common site for localization of opportunistic microorganisms in AIDS. However, surgical abdominal emergencies such as intestinal perforation resulted from tuberculosis are uncommon in these patients...

Cervical cancer metastasis to the small intestine is a rare occurrence that is easily misdiagnosed as a small bowel obstruction. The present study reports the case of a 46-year-old cervical cancer patient with metastasis to the small intestine, which presented as an acute abdomen due to intestinal obstruction. Enteroscopy revealed no primary intestinal tumors. The patient underwent exploratory ...

Midgut volvulus as a result of malrotation classically presents in early life and is associated with intestinal obstruction and compromised vascular supply of the gut. On rare occasions this condition may manifest itself in teenagers and adults, often with disastrous outcome. We report a 28-year-old patient who presented with maelena and endoscopy showing varices in the duodenum and large bowel...

Ann Saudi Med 2006;26(4):315-317 Postoperative intestinal obstruction (POI) is a well-recognized complication usually related to peritoneal adhesions. It is an uncommon and frequently overlooked cause of intestinal obstruction and accounts for 5% to 10% of postoperative ileus in children.1 The actual incidence of postoperative intussusception following laparotomy is low and varies from 0.01 to ...

BACKGROUND Small bowel volvulus is a rare cause of intestinal obstruction in adult patients. This disease is more common in children and its aetiology and management is different to that in adults. CLINICAL CASE A 30 year-old male with sarcoidosis presents with acute abdomen and clinical data of intestinal obstruction. Small bowel volvulus is diagnosed by a contrast abdominal tomography and a...

Internal hernia is an unusual cause of small bowel obstruction and classified several types according to locations. Transmesosigmoid hernia is rare type among others mesosigmoid hernia was rarely reported in the literature. We report the case of a 44-year-old male who presented with acute abdominal pain and developed a small intestinal obstruction. History, clinical and radiography examination ...

Aim: to assess the Epidemiology of intestinal obstruction in children And Teenagers its causes. Study design: This is A Multicenter study. Place and duration study: study was conducted lrh hmc territory care hospital kpk . Analysis completed 01 year, from Jan 2021 2022. Methodology: included all aged 13 18 years hospitalized pediatrics department who had an exploratory laparotomy for blockage m...

Background:This Ten-point Surgical Apgar Score also known as the SAS score predicts postoperative mortality and morbidity in patients undergoing laparotomy. Method:50 laparotomy surgery were enrolled. 42 of these emergency surgeries forintestinal obstruction,perforationperitonitis, subacute intestinal obstruction,penetrating injury,blunt injury to abdomen, ovarian cyst rest.8 cases elective sur...