An intestinal obstruction can be divided into mechanical or functional of the small intestine large intestine. This happen if lumen is partially completely blocked. Within common clinical picture you find abdominal pain, nausea, vomiting, constipation to and distension. Small bowel obstructions occur more frequently than obstructions. One classifications able divide them in complete, closed han...

OBJECTIVE To describe an adolescent with pathologic aerophagia, a rare condition caused by excessive and inappropriate swallowing of air and to review its treatment and differential diagnoses. CASE DESCRIPTION An 11 year-old mentally impaired blind girl presenting serious behavior problems and severe developmental delay with abdominal distension from the last 8 months. Her past history includ...

BACKGROUND Normal voiding behavior in urethane-anesthetized rats includes contraction of the abdominal wall striated muscle, similar to the visceromotor response (VMR) to noxious bladder distension. Normal rat voiding requires pulsatile release of urine from a pressurized bladder. The abdominal wall contraction accompanying urine flow may provide a necessary pressure increment for normal effici...

Increasing interest is focusing on the role of intestinal tone, distensibility, and mechanosensation in the genesis of abdominal symptoms. Experimental approaches usually feature balloon distension of the bowel with measurements of perception, tone, and compliance and/or elastance; however, the methodologies are standardized incompletely. We examined the reproducibility of repeated assessments ...

On admission to the hospital, his white blood cell count was 11,200 cells/mL (normal range: 4,000-10,000). Other laboratory tests evaluating hemoglobin, arterial blood gas, and levels of sodium, potassium, blood urea nitrogen, and creatinine were within normal limits. Abdominal radiography revealed numerous opaque shadows (arrows) in the stomach and intestine (Figure 1). What is your diagnosis?...

A 25-year-old female patient was admitted to hospital with complaints of amenorrhoea for 9 months, abdominal distension for 6 months and swelling of the legs for 3 months. She had slept poorly for the previous 2 months because of extreme breathlessness. The swelling had increased gradually, extending upwards from the lower abdomen. On examination, the patient appeared exhausted and grossly unde...

A 7-days-old male neonate with anorectal malformation (ARM) presented with abdominal distension and bleeding per rectum. He had an operation for ARM (Anoplasty) a day after birth and the patient had history of passing stool normally for two days. It was followed by blood mixed stool and abdominal distension. On examination, the patient had features of mild dehydration and sepsis. The abdomen wa...

Primary ovarian lipoleiomyoma is a rare benign tumor of the ovary predominantly consisting smooth muscles and adipocytes. Clinically, they are asymptomatic diagnosed accidentally during histopathological examination after surgery. Herein, we report case unilateral, primary in 20-year-old primigravida who presented with complaints abdominal distension for 4 months. The contrast-enhanced computed...