The pathophysiological mechanisms for ileocecal intussusception in children with adenovirus infection are not well characterized. Here we demonstrate coincidence of adenovirus infection and inflammatory neuropathy of myenteric plexus in two children with ileocecal intussusception. Inflammatory neuropathy, an unspecific morphological feature which is found in peristalsis disorders, was morpholog...

BACKGROUND Lipomas are the most common benign mesenchymal tumors of the gastrointestinal tract, with the colon being the most prevalent site. Intestinal lipomas are usually asymptomatic. Tumors >2 cm in diameter may occasionally cause nonspecific symptoms, including change in bowel habits, abdominal pain, or rectal bleeding, but with resection the prognosis is excellent. Herein, we describe the...

The clinical manifestations of ileocecal tumor are complicated and diverse, targeted therapy cannot be carried out without timely and definitive diagnosis, and the best operation time may be missed. Here, we report a 64-year old female patient who was admitted due to “an abscess in the low-right abdomen and formation of a sinus tract in the abdominal wall for 5 months”. She was repeatedly trans...

Intestinal lipomatosis also known as lipohyperplasia is a rare disease. Diffuse infiltration of the fatty tissue mainly in the submucosal layer is characteristic. It is usually asymptomatic and found incidentally. We report a case of lipomatosis in the terminal ileum and ileocecal valve. Multidetector computed tomography (MDCT) with contrast enhancement showed fatty infiltration of the terminal...

Background and study aims  Self-expandable metallic stents (SEMS) have been widely used for left-sided colorectal obstruction. Few studies on SEMS placement for right-sided colonic obstructions have been reported because stenting in the right colon is technically difficult, particularly in the ileocecal region. We present 4 cases of successful bridge-to-surgery stenting for ileocecal cancer. Us...

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 ...

A 68-year-old woman presented with a 4-year unexplained intermittent abdominal pain recently complicated with rapidly transient obstruction episodes. Physical examination, plain radiograph and ultrasound of the abdomen were normal. At colonoscopy, a submucosal tumor (Fig. 1A) 0.5 cm in diameter prolapsing through the ileocecal valve was found. On removal of the tumor, after endoloop placement, ...

Benign ileocecal valve hypertrophy is a rare cause for intestinal obstruction. We describe a 51-year-old female with clinical and imaging presentation of chronic small-bowel obstruction. The patient was operated on, and a limited thickening of the ileocecal bowel wall causing intestinal obstruction was found. A right hemicolectomy was performed. On microscopic examination, severe fibrosis with ...