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A Rare Case of Small Bowel Intussusception Secondary to Angiomyxoma With Concurrent Ovarian Cystadenofibroma.
Cureus
December 2024
Colorectal Surgery, University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust, Plymouth, GBR.
Adult intussusception is an uncommon condition that constitutes a small percentage of cases of bowel obstruction in adults. Unlike its paediatric counterpart, it is often linked to an underlying pathology, necessitating surgical interventions for diagnosis and treatment. This report discusses a case involving a 54-year-old woman who presented with symptoms of small bowel obstruction, including abdominal pain, nausea, and constipation, along with a one-month history of weight loss.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIntussusception, a condition in which one part of the intestine telescopes into another, primarily affects children under 18 months of age. This case report details the radiologic findings in a six-year-old child with a long-standing history of recurrent ileocolic intussusception, who presented with abdominal pain and was diagnosed with intussusception-associated appendicitis. Following the fifth recurrence, the patient underwent laparoscopic reduction of the intussusception and appendectomy.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFClinical and Radiological Factors Associated with Nonoperative Management Failure for Small Bowel Obstruction: A Retrospective Study from a Resource-Limited Setting.
Ther Clin Risk Manag
December 2024
Department of General Surgery, School of Medicine, Ibb University, Ibb, Yemen.
Background: Recognizing factors that predict non-operative management (NOM) failure for patients with small bowel obstruction (SBO) aids in limiting surgical intervention when needed. This study investigated the predictive factors for NOM failure in SBO patients in a resource-limited setting.
Material And Method: A retrospective study included 165 patients who were diagnosed with SBO and were admitted and managed at Althora General Hospital, IBB, Yemen, from April 2022 to March 2024.
Small-Bowel Metastatic Melanoma From Primary Mucosal Melanoma of the Anus: A Comprehensive Case Report.
ACG Case Rep J
January 2025
Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL.
Anorectal mucosal melanoma (ARMM) is exceptionally rare, highly malignant, and characterized by a poor prognosis. We present the case of a 76-year-old woman with ARMM and recurrent gastrointestinal (GI) bleeding/anemia caused by small-bowel metastases, which was successfully managed with laparoscopic resection. ARMM is an aggressive type of cancer that has the potential to metastasize to the GI tract approximately 4.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIntussusception in children with celiac disease.
J Family Med Prim Care
November 2024
Pediatric Department, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
Celiac disease (CD) is a chronic illness. Blood testing for tissue transglutaminase antibodies is the initial screening test for the diagnosis of CD, and upper gastrointestinal endoscopy and duodenal/jejunal biopsy are used to confirm CD. Intussusception (IS) is the process in which a proximal segment of the bowel invaginates through the lumen of a distal segment.
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