Biliary atresia is characterized by the progressive obliteration of extra- and intrahepatic biliary duct system leading to the obstruction of bile flow in infancy. The cause(s) of biliary atresia remain unclear and many surgical options for bypassing the atretic segment have been described.1-3 Biliary atresia may be associated with small bowel atresia.  The surgical interventions for biliary dr...

BACKGROUND The patient with colonic obstruction may frequently have bacterial overgrowth and increased breath hydrogen (H2) levels because the bacterium can contact with food residues for longer time. We experienced two cases with intestinal obstruction whose breath H2 concentrations were measured continuously. CASE 1: A 70-year-old woman with small bowel obstruction was treated with a gastric ...

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES Meckel's diverticulum is a common anomaly of the gastrointestinal tract that may result in gastrointestinal bleeding, diverticulitis, and small bowel obstruction. This report describes the use of laparoscopy to treat a rare complication of Meckel's diverticulum-small bowel obstruction due to phytobezoar impaction. More generally, it provides an example of the feasibil...

Introduction: Small bowel obstruction secondary to metastatic disease is a rare presentation with most current evidence being limited to case reports. Previous evidence described breast, lung and melanoma as the most common underlying primaries presenting with this entity. Bladder carcinoma rarely metastasizes to the gastrointestinal tract, and if present, does not typically cause small bowel o...