scholarly journals Six cases with small bowel anisakiasis developed bowel obstruction and successfully diagnosed with abdominal CT scanning

2014 ◽  
Vol 25 (3) ◽  
pp. 113-118
Author(s):  
Naoko Tachizawa ◽  
Hiroki Tajima ◽  
Toshio Sagawa ◽  
Atsushi Tanaka ◽  
Shigeru Furui ◽  
...  
2009 ◽  
Vol 75 (3) ◽  
pp. 227-231 ◽  
Author(s):  
In Kyu Lee ◽  
Do Hyoung Kim ◽  
D. Lee Gorden ◽  
Yoon Suk Lee ◽  
Seung Eun Jung ◽  
...  

Small bowel obstruction after intra-abdominal surgery is a common cause of morbidity necessitating reoperation. The aim of this study was to determine the feasibility of and indications for laparoscopic surgery for acute adhesive small bowel obstruction (AASBO). We conducted a retrospective review of all patients with AASBO who underwent laparoscopic adhesiolysis at a major university medical center. Laparoscopic treatment was performed successfully in 16 patients, and conventional treatment was performed in 13 patients. The rate of conversion from laparoscopic to open was 16.7 per cent. In 15 of 16 total patients who underwent laparoscopic surgery, laparoscopic bandlysis was performed and one patient underwent laparoscopic adhesiolysis. Laparoscopic surgery was performed successfully in nine who had a single adhesive band demonstrated on an abdominal CT, and conventional surgery was performed in all 10 patients without a single adhesive band identified radiographically. Abdominal CT scans facilitate the selection of operative approach for AASBO based on preoperative identification of the obstruction site. Laparoscopic adhesiolysis is a safe and effective treatment modality for patients with AASBO with a single band or single transition zone identified by preoperative imaging.


2000 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 93-97
Author(s):  
T. Y. Wu ◽  
S. H. Siddiqi ◽  
M. J. Shortsleeve ◽  
F. F. Bartlett

1992 ◽  
Vol 25 (1) ◽  
pp. 79-84 ◽  
Author(s):  
Masaya Mukai ◽  
Takashi Noto ◽  
Yoshio Iwata ◽  
Masami Ikeda ◽  
Seiei Yasuda ◽  
...  

2016 ◽  
Vol 41 (4) ◽  
pp. 940-947 ◽  
Author(s):  
Phillip F. Yang ◽  
Dean P. Rabinowitz ◽  
Shing W. Wong ◽  
Maroof A. Khan ◽  
Robert C. Gandy

2019 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. bcr-2018-227999 ◽  
Author(s):  
Raevin K Ravindra ◽  
Atandrila Das ◽  
Grace L Chew ◽  
Eric Daniel

Phytobezoars are a rare cause of small bowel obstruction (SBO), which consists of vegetable matter such as seeds, skins, fibres of fruit and vegetables that have solidified. We present the case of a 61-year-old man with no previous surgery who presented with central abdominal pain, nausea and vomiting. An abdominal CT scan demonstrated SBO with a transition point in the left anterior abdomen. He proceeded to a laparoscopy, which revealed multiple perforations throughout the small bowel, from the proximal jejunum to the terminal ileum. Laparotomy was performed, and undigested chestnuts were milked out through the largest perforation and the perforations were oversewn. While obstruction due to phytobezoars is rare, this case demonstrates the importance of considering small bowel trauma and perforation due to phytobezoars and highlights the need for close inspection of the entire gastrointestinal tract for complications in the setting of phytobezoar-related bowel obstruction.


2015 ◽  
Vol 110 ◽  
pp. S990
Author(s):  
Lindsay K. Rumberger ◽  
Brian Daley ◽  
Christopher Kolze ◽  
Robert Heidel ◽  
Joseph Spinell ◽  
...  

Diagnostics ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (3) ◽  
pp. 88 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stefania Tamburrini ◽  
Marina Lugarà ◽  
Francesco Iaselli ◽  
Pietro Paolo Saturnino ◽  
Carlo Liguori ◽  
...  

Introduction: Small bowel obstruction (SBO) is a common presentation to the Emergency Department (ED). This study aimed to analyze the accuracy of ultrasound (US) in diagnosing and staging SBO. Objectives: The main object of this study was to analyze the accuracy of ultrasound in diagnosing and staging SBO compared to CT. Methods: Retrospectively, stable patients with an ultrasonographic diagnosis of SBO who underwent abdominal CT immediately after US and before receiving naso-intestinal decompression, were included. US criteria for the diagnosis of SBO were related to morphological and functional findings. US diagnosis of obstruction was made if fluid-filled dilated small bowel loops were detected, peristalsis was abnormal and parietal abnormalities were present. Morphologic and functional sonographic findings were assigned to three categories: simple SBO, compensated SBO and decompensated SBO. US findings were compared with the results of CT examinations: Morphologic CT findings (divided into loop, vascular, mesenteric and peritoneal signs) allowed the classification of SBO in simple, decompensated and complicated. Results: US diagnostic accuracy rates in relation to CT results were calculated: ultrasound compared to CT imaging, had a sensitivity of 92.31% (95% CI, 74.87% to 99.05%) and a specificity of 94.12% (95% CI, 71.31% to 99.85%) in the diagnosis of SBO. Conclusions: This study, similarly to the existing literature, suggests that ultrasound is highly accurate in the diagnosis of SBO, and that the most valuable sonographic signs are the presence of dilated bowel loops ad abnormal peristalsis.


2018 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. e227461 ◽  
Author(s):  
Richard Menezes ◽  
Ranjeet Kamble ◽  
Anagha Joshi ◽  
Kalpesh Chaudhari

A 40-year-old man presented to the emergency department of our tertiary hospital with acute abdominal pain since 1 day, which responded to conservative measures initially. On further investigation and abdominal CT, he was diagnosed with closed loop small bowel obstruction with an encapsulated lesion with small bowel loops within, in the right iliac fossa, which was initially missed. On exploration, the patient had a sac in the right iliac fossa (paracaecal incarcerated internal hernia) with distended bowel loops within, the sac was excised after reduction of the contents. Postoperative recovery was uneventful.


2017 ◽  
Vol 2017 ◽  
pp. 1-4 ◽  
Author(s):  
G. A. Cuthbert ◽  
L. T. Teo

Internal herniation following laparoscopic surgery is rare. We present a case of small bowel obstruction secondary to internal herniation in a 76-year-old male patient. Presentation was on postoperative day 28 following transperitoneal laparoscopic radical left nephrectomy for suspected renal carcinoma. The herniation was through a defect in the large bowel mesentery identified at exploratory laparotomy. To date, 10 cases of internal herniation following laparoscopic nephrectomy have been described in the literature. Two cases were managed laparoscopically and the remainder by laparotomy. One case required resection of an ischaemic portion small bowel and the remainder were managed by reduction of the hernia and closure of the defect. Internal herniation is rare but carries significant morbidity. It must be considered in cases presenting with obstructive symptoms after laparoscopic nephrectomy. Early CT scanning and prompt surgical management are hallmarks of best management.


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