Presentation
Video: A 40-year-old woman presenting with an unknown anemia was admitted to our department. Preoperative work-up evidenced an adenocarcinoma of the small bowel at 120cm from the pylorus. [websurg.com]
Entire Body System
- Surgical Procedure
This video demonstrates a case of a 49-year-old male patient, who necessitated an emergency surgical procedure for the management of a small bowel obstruction induced by the presence of Meckel’s diverticulum and intussusception. [websurg.com]
Gastrointestinal
- Acute Abdomen
Acute small bowel ischemia is an unusual cause of acute abdomen that is difficult to diagnose due to its non-specific clinical signs. [websurg.com]
Treatment
It has a high mortality rate of 59 to 93% and patient survival is highly dependent on a timely diagnosis and treatment. [websurg.com]