After being treated this past weekend, University President Jonathan Levin ’94 wrote that he will be back to work soon.
Surgical management was more likely to be performed in younger patients and patients with small intestinal obstruction. Segmental colectomy was the most frequent type of surgery. Half of the ...
With a total bowel blockage, your primary provider or a gastroenterologist may suggest a colonoscopy (a tube passing through ...
A 62-year-old man with a parastomal hernia at the site of a urinary conduit and symptoms of urinary obstruction lasting ...
If they are swallowed when small, they can expand inside a child and cause bowel obstruction - which needs surgery to remove. They are not visible on X-rays. A safety alert has been issued to ...
The most common causes include scar tissue forming after abdominal surgery, hernias, and colon cancer. A bowel obstruction is a medical emergency that requires immediate care. Your intestines are ...
“There are two scenarios when surgery is considered as treatment for diverticulitis. First, if there’s a perforation, abscess, fistula, or intestinal blockage, it may be necessary to perform ...
This can lead to narrowing, or strictures, in your intestine. This may make it difficult for stool to pass. Over time, this can also lead to a complete obstruction, which may cause a tear in your ...
Results: We recorded 644 patients diagnosed with non-conservatively managed bowel obstruction. Four hundred forty-one (67.3%) were managed only by surgery, 157 (23.6%) were managed by colonoscopy ...