1/110. The Rapunzel syndrome (trichobezoar) causing atypical intussusception in a child: a case report.The Rapunzel syndrome (trichobezoar) occurs when gastrointestinal obstruction is produced by a rare manifestation of a trichobezoar with a long tail that extends to or beyond the ileocecal valve. A case history of a 7-year-old girl is described. This is the eleventh patient with Rapunzel syndrome reported in the literature. The epidemiology, clinical features, diagnosis, complications, treatment, and literature are reviewed briefly.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 1keywords = obstruction (Clic here for more details about this article) |
2/110. Colonic lithobezoar.We report a four-year-old girl with large number of stones in the colon presenting with subacute intestinal obstruction.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 1keywords = obstruction (Clic here for more details about this article) |
3/110. Intestinal blind pouch- and blind loop- syndrome in children operated previously for congenital duodenal obstruction.A follow-up study of 27 children operated for congenital duodenal obstruction (CDO) in the years 1953--71 is presented. Nine children belonged to the intrinsic and 18 children to the extrinsic group of CDO. A total of 7 retrocolic, isoperistaltic, side-to-side duodeno-jejunostomy, 7 Ladd's operation, 8 duodenolysis, 2 reduction of midgut volvulus, 2 duodenostomy a.m. Morton and one gastro-jejunostomy were performed at the age of 1 day--15 years. The clinical and radiological examinations were performed 3--21 years (mean 10 years 2 months) after these operations. In 3 cases there was a moderate duodenal dilatation, but reoperation was not necessary. During the follow-up period, one boy, now aged 8 years, developed a blind pouch-syndrome in the I portion of the duodenum containing a 5 x 5 cm phytobezoar 4 1/2 years after duodeno-jejunostomy. The frequency of blind pouch-syndrome after duodeno-jejunostomy was thus 1:7 or 14%. One girl, now aged 9 years, developed a blind loop-syndrome in the ileocaecal segment 3 months after side-to-side ileotransversostomy, which was performed from adhesion-obstruction after duodenolysis for malrotation I and CDO. Both the blind pouch- and the blind loop-deformation were resected and the children recovered well. To avoid blind-pouch- and blind loop-deformations in the intestines, the anastomosis must be made wide enough, and especially in the surgery of the jejuno-ileo-colic region an end-to-end anastomosis is preferable.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 6.0014631421412keywords = obstruction, duct (Clic here for more details about this article) |
4/110. Surgical treatment of oesophageal obstruction after ingestion of a granular laxative.A case of oesophageal obstruction after ingestion of a granular laxative in a 91-year-old man is presented. There was no predisposing oesophageal disease. The severity of obstruction prevented endoscopic clearance and the patient required gastrotomy and manual disimpaction of the lower oesophagus.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 6keywords = obstruction (Clic here for more details about this article) |
5/110. Trichobezoar with small bowel obstruction.Trichobezoar is a rare clinical entity. stomach is the common site of occurrence. intestinal obstruction due to trichobezoar is extremely rare. We report a case of subacute bowel obstruction in a 7-year-old girl which required resection of the involved ileal segment and release of small bowel adhesions.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 6keywords = obstruction (Clic here for more details about this article) |
6/110. Small bowel obstruction and covered perforation in childhood caused by bizarre bezoars and foreign bodies.BACKGROUND: Small bowel obstruction with perforation is an unusual and rare complication of bezoars. OBJECTIVE: To describe our use of emergency laparotomy to treat intestinal obstruction caused by bizarre bezoars. CONCLUSIONS: An aggressive surgical approach to intestinal obstruction in the pediatric disabled or mentally retarded population is recommended.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 7keywords = obstruction (Clic here for more details about this article) |
7/110. Gastric perforation secondary to recurrent trichobezoar.A rare case of 10-year-old female child with recurrent trichobezoar stomach is reported, which presented with features of gastric outlet obstruction with perforation.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 1keywords = obstruction (Clic here for more details about this article) |
8/110. Unusual presentation of omphalomesenteric duct remnant: a variant of mesodiverticular band causing intestinal obstruction.Two unusual cases of small bowel obstruction associated with an omphalomesenteric duct remnant are described in 2 girls aged 14 years. The causative factor was a stenotic area in the terminal ileum caused by a ringlike lipovascular mesenteric band encroaching externally on the lumen. A phytobezoar was lodged proximally. This is as yet an undescribed variant of a mesodiverticular band.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 5.0073157107059keywords = obstruction, duct (Clic here for more details about this article) |
9/110. Extended-release nifedipine bezoar identified one year after discontinuation.OBJECTIVE: To report a case of tablet impaction of nifedipine extended-release tablets (Procardia XL) discovered one year after discontinuation of the drug in a patient with peptic stricture. DATA SOURCES: English-language references identified via a medline search from 1966 through September 1998 and bibliographic review of pertinent articles. DATA SYNTHESIS: Extended-release nifedipine has been associated with the formation of medication bezoars in case reports. bezoars are concretions of undigested material within the gastrointestinal (GI) tract. Although they can occur throughout the GI tract, bezoars are most frequently located in the stomach and, rarely, in the duodenum. We report an unusual case of tablet impaction with a gastric outlet obstruction in the duodenal area discovered one year after the patient stopped taking extended-release nifedipine. CONCLUSIONS: Extended-release nifedipine is associated with tablet impaction, even long after discontinuing administration. Although rare, clinicians should be aware of this potential problem when prescribing extended-release medications to patients at risk, and should consider this possible etiology when refractory epigastric pain and weight loss occur.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 1keywords = obstruction (Clic here for more details about this article) |
10/110. bezoars in children: report of four cases.We reviewed the histories of four children (2 boys and 2 girls, aged 6 mo to 10 yr) with surgically proven bezoars, treated from 1991 to 1998. Two had gastric bezoars and two had intestinal bezoars. All four patients presented with gastrointestinal symptoms and none had undergone previous surgery. Three had a history of abnormal ingestion, including one who ate a pickled fruit from the boraginaceae (locally known as Po-pu-tsu) plant for 1 year. Plain radiographs revealed intestinal obstruction in all four patients. Abdominal sonography disclosed a hyperechoic band-like lesion and acoustic shadow in both cases of gastric bezoar, and these bezoars were subsequently confirmed by gastric endoscopy. Lower gastrointestinal studies showed obstruction considered most likely to be due to bezoar in one case, while computed tomography (CT) revealed a characteristic small bowel mottled gas pattern in another. Surgical treatment relieved obstruction in all four patients. Bezoar should be suspected in patients with intestinal obstruction who have a history of ingestion of unusual substances. The findings of this report suggest that sonography and endoscopy are useful in the diagnosis of gastric bezoar, while CT is useful in the detection of intestinal bezoar.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 4keywords = obstruction (Clic here for more details about this article) |
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