Posterior Rectus Sheath Hernia Causing Intermittent Small Bowel Obstruction

• Small bowel obstruction, is a rare complication following cesarean section, due to herniation of bowel through the rectus sheath. • This is a case of uncomplicated primary cesarean section. The incidence of small bowel obstruction after caesarean section is very low. • In a population-based cohort study, the risk of small bowel obstruction among women with a cesarean delivery was 16.3/10,000 person-years versus 6.4/10,000 person-years in women without caesarean delivery (odds ratio [OR] 2.54, 95% CI 2.15-3.00); and an increasing number of cesarean deliveries was associated with an increasing risk of small bowel obstruction (OR 1.61, 95% CI 1.46-1.78, per additional cesarean delivery)(1).

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Small Bowel Obstruction Due to Gallstones; A Review of the Literature and Presentation of Three Cases

Gastroenterology ◽

10.1016/s0016-5085(19)36171-2 ◽

1954 ◽

Vol 27 (2) ◽

pp. 201-209 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

William J.A. Ford ◽

Joel W. Clay

Keyword(s):

Small Bowel ◽

Small Bowel Obstruction ◽

Bowel Obstruction ◽

Review Of The Literature

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Delaying treatment may increase the need for bowel resection in patients surgically treated for complete small bowel obstruction

PsycEXTRA Dataset ◽

10.1037/e556152006-032 ◽

2006 ◽

Keyword(s):

Small Bowel ◽

Small Bowel Obstruction ◽

Bowel Obstruction ◽

Bowel Resection

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Small Bowel Obstruction in Children: Usefulness of CT for Diagnosis and Localization

Journal of the Korean Radiological Society ◽

10.3348/jkrs.2007.57.6.571 ◽

2007 ◽

Vol 57 (6) ◽

pp. 571

Author(s):

Young Cheol Lee ◽

Young Tong Kim ◽

Won Kyung Bae ◽

Il Young Kim

Keyword(s):

Small Bowel ◽

Small Bowel Obstruction ◽

Bowel Obstruction

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An Uncommon An Uncommon Cause of Acute Abdomen in Underprivileged Communities

Journal of Case Reports in Medicine ◽

10.25149/jcrm.v8i2.175 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 8 (2) ◽

Author(s):

David Muchuweti ◽

Hopewell Mungani ◽

Farai Mahomva ◽

Edwin Gamba Muguti ◽

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Keyword(s):

Small Bowel ◽

Small Bowel Obstruction ◽

Acute Abdomen ◽

Bowel Obstruction ◽

Bowel Wall ◽

Haemodynamic Instability ◽

Small Bowel Volvulus ◽

General Surgeons ◽

Heavy Infestation ◽

Emergency Abdominal Surgery

Oftentimes general surgeons working in poorly resourced communities carry out emergency abdominal surgery in patients with acute abdomen with no definitive preoperative diagnosis. The definitive diagnosis is made at laparotomy. Perforated small bowel obstruction secondary to heavy Infestation with Ascaris Lumbricoides brings a number of intraoperative challenges requiring correct intraoperative surgical management decisions. We present a case of a 17 year-old patient who was admitted with a diagnosis of small bowel obstruction who at laparotomy was found to have perforated gangrenous small bowel volvulus with heavy worm load visible through the bowel wall. Because of faecal peritoneal contamination and haemodynamic instability she underwent a two staged procedure with good outcome.

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