Humans ; Intestinal Obstruction/etiology* ; Meckel Diverticulum/complications*

Humans ; Intestinal Obstruction/complications* ; Ileus/etiology* ; Abdominal Injuries/complications*

BACKGROUNDS: Intestinal obstruction is one of the main causes of neonatal operations. It is caused by congenital factors, inherited diseases, and acquired diseases. A study was made to understand the status of neonatal intestinal obstruction cases at our hospital. METHODS: This was a clinical analysis of 53 cases of neonatal intestinal obstruction which had been experienced from March 1992 to February 1998 at the Department of General surgery, Sung-Ae General Hospital. RESULTS: 1) Operations for neonatal intestinal obstructions accounted for 42.4% of all neonatal operations. 2) There were 38 males and 15 females; the male-to-female ratio was 2.5:1. 3) Gestational period of 9 cases (16.9%) was less than 36 weeks and the weight in 10 cases (18.8%) wre below 2,500 gm at birth. 4) The main clinical symptoms on admission were vomiting or abdominal distension. 5) There were 49 cases (92.4%) of mechanical obstruction and 4 cases of a paralytic ileus. 6) Associated anomalies were present in 9 cases (16.9%). 7) The postoperative complication and motality rates were 30.1% and 7.5% respectively. CONCLUSIONS: Our clinical data might provide clinical suspicisions leading to early diagnosis and treatment.
Early Diagnosis ; Female ; Hospitals, General ; Humans ; Intestinal Obstruction* ; Intestinal Pseudo-Obstruction ; Male ; Parturition ; Postoperative Complications ; Vomiting

Complications of acute pancreatitis usually occur in pancreas and its contiguous organs. The prevalence of colonic invasion is rare, however, the consequence is fatal, with mortality above 50%. The initial symptoms and onset times are variable and major affected sites are transverse colon and splenic flexure. The spread of inflammatory exudates into the colon is the main mechanism of colonic invasion. If the colonic stenosis develops, it is necessary to manage it surgically. We report a case who arrived at the hospital with watery diarrhea and abdominal distension in the recovery period of acute alcoholic pancreatitis and was diagnosed as a colonic obstruction in the splenic flexure. The patient underwent loop ileostomy instead of the resection of the lesion because of severe adhesion around the splenic flexure. The patient died due to sepsis 5 days after the operation.
Acute Disease ; Colonic Diseases/*complications ; English Abstract ; Humans ; Intestinal Obstruction/*complications ; Male ; Middle Aged ; Pancreatitis/*complications

A rare case of a segmental small intestinal (jejunal) lipomatosis is described. A 33-year-old male was admitted with a clinical diagnosis of an acute intestinal obstruction. A plain erect abdominal x-ray showed multiple air-fluid levels. On an exploratory laparotomy, a jejunojejunal intussusception was found secondary to a segmental submucosal lipomatosis. This was treated by a segmental resection and anastomosis, which resulted in a complete cure. Here we present this case with a review of the relevant literature.
Adult ; Human ; Intestinal Obstruction/*etiology ; Jejunal Neoplasms/*complications/pathology ; Lipomatosis/*complications/pathology ; Male

Anastomosis, Surgical ; Humans ; Ileostomy ; Infant ; Intestinal Obstruction ; etiology ; surgery ; Male ; Mesenteric Cyst ; complications ; congenital ; pathology ; surgery

Child ; Deglutition ; Foreign Bodies ; complications ; Humans ; Intestinal Obstruction ; etiology ; Play and Playthings ; injuries

Humans ; Intestinal Obstruction ; diagnosis ; etiology ; therapy ; Neoplasms ; complications ; Palliative Care ; methods ; Quality of Life

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Colitis, Ulcerative/complications/*diagnosis/pathology ; Colonoscopy ; Female ; Humans ; Intestinal Obstruction/*diagnosis/etiology/pathology ; Middle Aged

Adult ; Female ; Humans ; Intestinal Obstruction ; etiology ; Sjogren's Syndrome ; complications ; drug therapy