This can put you at risk of blockages in your intestines. Keep reading to learn the possible warning signs of intestinal obstruction from Crohn’s disease, the types of blockages that can occur ...

Purpose: The aim of the study was to assess the use colonoscopy over time in the assessment of large bowel obstruction in a tertiary university hospital. Methods: Retrospective analysis of ...

A MUM thought she’d caught a stomach bug from snotty kids – until doctors told her she was “12 hours from death”. Chloe ...

Congenital intestinal atresia and obstruction are serious conditions that affect newborns, characterized by a blockage or absence of a portion of the intestine. These conditions often require ...

Objectives Malignant bowel obstruction (MBO) is a common, challenging condition in advanced cancer. Oral water-soluble contrast medium (Gastrografin) has been used in the management of MBO without ...

Tim Orth Memorial Foundation basketball jamboree is 4 p.m. Saturday at Glencoe-Silver Lake High School in Glencoe, and as usual all proceeds from that night will go to help kids and their families ...

Small bowel obstruction (SBO) is a leading cause of general surgery inpatient admissions. SBO is most commonly associated with postoperative adhesions; however, neoplastic SBO is an important ...

Notably—as always occurs with this technique—the procedure resulted in the bowel changing direction as it traversed the abdominal wall (figures 1, 2). Postoperatively, the patient was well; the ...

A NEW method for detecting bowel cancer is more than 90 per cent accurate at predicting which higher risk people will develop ...

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Intestinal fibrosis, as a late-stage complication of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), leads to bowel obstruction and requires surgical intervention, significantly lowering the quality of life of ...