L’invaginazione ileocolica

2021 ◽  
Vol 40 (1) ◽  
pp. 44-50
Author(s):  
Alessia G. Servidio ◽  
MIchele Mazzolai ◽  
Lorenzo Calligaris ◽  
Flora Maria Murru ◽  
Daniela Codrich ◽  
...  

Ileo-colic intussusception is a major cause of intestinal obstruction in early childhood. Diagnosis of this condition might be hampered by variability in clinical presentation. Indeed, the so-called “classic” symptoms, namely abdominal pain, red currant jelly stool, vomiting and palpable mass, may not be present. Nevertheless, prompt diagnosis and treatment are critical to prevent bowel perforation or necrosis and peritonitis. Pneumatic reduction of intussusception with an air enema is the usual treatment. The aim of this study is to highlight the main clinical features of ileo-colic intussusception and its management.

2021 ◽  
pp. 41-43
Author(s):  
Pramila Sharma ◽  
Dinesh Kumar Barolia ◽  
Arka Chartterjee ◽  
Saurav Sultania ◽  
Arvind Kumar Shukla

Background – Intussusception is one of the most common abdominal emergencies dealt in early childhood by Paediatric Surgeons. We paediatric surgeon dealt various abdominal emergency in early childhood, Intussusception is the one of them. The decision to operate on patients of intussusception may sometimes be difcult, such as when the patients have transient intussusception without features of intestinal obstruction, like abdominal distension. Decision for surgery in patients of intussusception is very difcult in some circumstances like patient have complaint of abdominal pain only or transient intussusception. No other sign and symptoms of intestinal obstruction, abdominal distention. So, we did this study in such circumstances. to study the patients of recurrent intussusception, trans Aims and objectives - ient intussusception or newly diagnosed intussusception without intestinal obstruction, who had abdominal pain either off and on or continuous for long time. this is a Methods – retrospective study. It was conducted between January 2020 to December 2020 at Department of Paediatric surgery, Sir Padampat Mother and Child health institute, S.M.S. Medical College, Jaipur. Patient of persiste Conclusion - nt abdominal pain due to recurrent transient intussusception with or without classical triad is the matter of surgical intervention in paediatric patients.


2021 ◽  
Vol 2021 ◽  
pp. 1-4
Author(s):  
Munanura Turyasiima ◽  
Paul Matovu ◽  
Gloria Kiconco ◽  
Walufu Ivan Egesa ◽  
Phillip Sunday ◽  
...  

Soil-transmitted helminths are so prevalent in the tropics and low developing countries. Pediatric clinical presentation of ascariasis, the most common helminth, as the intestinal obstruction is not only rare but also less described. We present a case of a 4-year-old girl with massive ascariasis. She presented with a 3-day history of acute abdominal pain associated with vomiting and an episode of passing long white roundworms, about 5 cm in length, through the nose. The child had mild constipation and passed pellets of hard stool once in the last 72 hours. She was in fair general condition at the examination but had significant findings on abdominal examination. On palpation, there was a soft mass localized in the left paraumbilical area and no tenderness, with normal bowel sounds on auscultation. Exploratory laparotomy was sanctioned where roundworms (Ascaris lumbricoides), saucepan full, were delivered through a 2.5 cm enterotomy incision. Postoperative management was carried out, and the child discharged on the 7th day of treatment including a 3-day course of albendazole 400 mg daily.


2017 ◽  
Vol 4 (3) ◽  
pp. 1-9 ◽  
Author(s):  
Federico Greco ◽  
Eliodoro Faiella ◽  
Domiziana Santucci ◽  
Delia De Lisi ◽  
Gianguido Lo Vullo ◽  
...  

Cystic nephroma is a rare, benign multicystic lesion of the kidney. This tumor occurs both in children and in adults. In children, it is highly prevalent in males; in adults, it is more frequent in women. The term “cystic nephroma” represents two apparently different entities: pediatric cystic nephroma, a benign form thought to originate from metanephric tissue, and adult cystic nephroma, considered as a lesion of mixed epithelial stromal tumor. The clinical presentation may be a palpable mass or nonspecific symptoms such as abdominal pain, hematuria, and urinary tract infections. In this review, we summarize the ultrasound imaging features of cystic nephroma and describe the characteristics of the most common renal cystic lesions and the differential diagnosis of cystic nephroma with other renal cystic lesions.


2013 ◽  
Vol 2013 ◽  
pp. 1-2 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shakina Rauff ◽  
Stephen Kin Yong Chang ◽  
Eng Kien Tan

Background. Intestinal obstruction in pregnancy is uncommon. The condition is associated with significant maternal and fetal mortality. The delay in diagnosis is due to nonspecific symptoms and a disinclination to carry out radiologic investigations in pregnancy.Case. A 39-year-old lady at 32 weeks of gestation presented with abdominal pain and nausea. Her symptoms worsened during admission. A computed tomography (CT) scan showed dilated small bowel loops suggestive of intestinal obstruction. She eventually underwent a laparotomy as conservative measures failed.Conclusion. A high index of clinical suspicion is required to diagnose intestinal obstruction in pregnancy. Prompt diagnosis should be made and the appropriate treatment instituted. Surgical intervention should be performed if necessary as further delay only results in increased morbidity and mortality.


Author(s):  
Hữu Thiện Hồ

FACTORS DETERMINING OF OPERATIVE REDUCTION IN ACUTE INTUSSUSCETION OF CHILDREN Background: Intussusception is the common cause of small intestinal obstruction in children under two years old. Late diagnosis can lead to a potentially worse condition. This prospective study aims to describe the clinical manifestation and develop the conservative management protocol for acute ileocaecal intussusception in children undertwo years old. Methods: This prospective study was carried out in 118 consecutive patients under two years old. Patients presented with symptoms and signs of acute intestinal obstruction and diagnosis of ileocaecal intussusception confirmed by ultrasound were included in this study. All the patients were managed with either pneumatic reduction or operation. Results: There were 70 boys and 48 girls ranging in age from three months to two years with a median of 12.5 months. Clinical presentation included abdominal pain (100%), vomiting (82.2%), bloody stool (11.9%) and a palpable mass (43.2%). Patients hospitalized with the symptoms and signs less than 24 hours were accounted for 80.5% of cases. The overall success rate of pneumatic reduction was 98.3%. Late hospital admission (≥ 24 hours from illness onset), bloody stool and presenting with the classic triad of symptoms of intussusception were found as the factors which correlated to the surgical management outcome. All patients were well recovery without any complication. The median of postoperative hospital stay was two days for pneumatic reduction group and six days for operation group. Conclusion: Early diagnosis of intussusception contributes the success of pneumatic reduction and reduces the requires of surgical intervention. Key words: intussusception, pneumatic reduction, surgical intervention.


2019 ◽  
Vol 62 (6) ◽  
pp. 24-27
Author(s):  
Leslie M. Leyva Sotelo ◽  
José E. Telich Tarriba ◽  
Daniel Ángeles Gaspar ◽  
Osvaldo I. Guevara Valmaña ◽  
André Víctor Baldín ◽  
...  

Internal hernias are an infrequent cause of intestinal obstruction with an incidence of 0.2-0.9%, therefore their early diagnosis represents a challenge. The most frequently herniated organ is the small bowel, which results in a wide spectrum of symptoms, varying from mild abdominal pain to acute abdomen. We present the case of an eight-year old patient with nonspecific digestive symptoms, a transoperative diagnosis was made in which an internal hernia was found strangulated by plastron in the distal third of the appendix. Appendectomy was performed and four days later the patient was discharged without complications.


2021 ◽  
Vol 2021 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Rafaela Parreira ◽  
Tiago Rama ◽  
Teresa Eloi ◽  
Vítor Carneiro ◽  
Maria Inês Leite

Abstract Gastric lipomas are rare, representing 2–3% of all benign tumours of the stomach. Most of these stomach neoplasms are small and detected incidentally during endoscopic or radiology evaluations. Computed tomography is highly specific imaging for lipoma diagnosis. Endoscopy and endoscopic ultrasound are other important diagnostic modalities to confirm the diagnosis. Identifying typical features can avoid biopsy or surgery in asymptomatic patients. In patients with larger lesions, usually more than 2 cm, clinical presentation may encompass haemorrhage, abdominal pain, pyloric obstruction and dyspepsia. As a result of its extreme low incidence, treatment is not standardized, though it is widely accepted that a symptomatic tumour mandates resection. Here, we present the case of a 60-year-old female presenting with abdominal pain and recurrent vomiting due to a giant gastric lipoma (80 × 35 × 35 mm). The patient underwent laparotomy and an enucleation was performed.


2021 ◽  
pp. 014556132110060
Author(s):  
Jérôme R. Lechien ◽  
Rémi Hervochon ◽  
Stéphane Hans

A 42-year-old man was referred for a week history of severe dysphagia, odynophagia, fever (39 °C), fatigue, abdominal pain, pharyngeal swelling, and multiple neck lymphadenopathies. The medical history reported a mild form of COVID-19 one month ago. The biology reported an unspecified inflammatory syndrome. The patient developed peritonitis, myocarditis, and hepatitis. A myocardium biopsy was performed. A diagnosis of Kawasaki-like disease (KLD) was performed. The occurrence of KLD in adults is rare but has to be known by otolaryngologists regarding the otolaryngological clinical presentation that may precede the multiple organ failure.


2021 ◽  
Vol 15 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
P. K. B. S. C. Bandara ◽  
A. M. Viraj Rohana ◽  
Aloka Pathirana

Abstract Background Intestinal obstruction due to internal herniation of the bowel is a rare clinical entity which is often overlooked in the differential diagnosis of patients with abdominal pain who have no previous history of abdominal surgery. Several sites of bowel internal herniation have been described, amongst which internal herniation through the foramen of Winslow accounts for about 8% of cases. These patients present with nonspecific abdominal pain associated with symptoms of gastroesophageal reflux disease, and hence the diagnosis is often overlooked. The usual symptoms of intestinal obstruction can be delayed, which results in a delay in diagnosis and gangrene of the herniated bowel segment. Abdominal radiographs and computed tomography are helpful in the diagnosis. Open reduction is the management of choice; however, laparoscopic reduction has also been attempted, with good results. Case presentation We report a case of a middle-aged Sri Lankan man who presented with features of gastroesophageal reflux disease, developed features of intestinal obstruction and was found to have a gangrenous small bowel loop which had herniated through the foramen of Winslow. Following needle aspiration and reduction of the herniated small bowel loop, the gangrenous part of the small bowel was resected and an ileoileal anastomosis performed. The large foramen of Winslow was partially closed with interrupted stitches. The patient made an uneventful recovery. Conclusion Since delayed diagnosis of bowel obstruction is detrimental, it is of utmost importance to diagnose it early. Because internal herniation of the small bowel through the foramen of Winslow presents with nonspecific symptoms including features of gastroesophageal reflux disease, as documented in several cases worldwide and also presented by our patient, there should be a high degree of suspicion of internal herniation of the bowel causing bowel obstruction and low threshold for extensive investigation of patients presenting with symptoms of gastroesophageal reflux disease which does not resolve with usual medication.


2012 ◽  
Vol 2012 ◽  
pp. 1-3 ◽  
Author(s):  
Matthew F. Ryan ◽  
Bobby K. Desai

Ovarian torsion represents a true surgical emergency. Prompt diagnosis is essential to ovarian salvage, and high clinical suspicion is important in this regard. Confounding the diagnosis in general are more commonly encountered abdominal complaints in the Emergency Department (ED) such as constipation, diarrhea, and urinary tract infections and more common surgical emergencies such as appendicitis. Prompt diagnosis can be further complicated in low-risk populations such as young children. Herein, we describe the case of a 5-year-old girl with a seemingly benign presentation of abdominal pain who was diagnosed in the ED and treated for acute ovarian torsion after two prior clinic visits. A brief discussion of evaluation, treatment, and management of ovarian torsion follows.


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