BACKGROUND: Diagnosing intestinal strangulation complicating a small bowel obstruction (SBO) remains a considerable challenge. Despite decades of experience and numerous studies, no clinical ...

Laparoscopic surgery involves making small incisions in the abdomen to ... signal a more serious condition like appendicitis or a strangulated hernia, Dr. Rao says. Yuying Luo, MD, is an assistant ...

Our patient presented with a clinical picture of intestinal obstruction. CT scan showed features of strangulated small-bowel obstruction secondary to a sigmoid-related hernia. This was confirmed ...

They may be so small that a person is unaware ... the hernia protrudes through gets smaller, a strangulated hernia can occur. This stops the bowel from receiving blood flow and requires immediate ...

and strangulation (cutting off the blood supply) of tissues. Surgery may be performed either through an open or laparoscopic procedure. With the latter technique, several small incisions are made ...

In this type of hernia, the stomach intermittently slides up into the chest through a small opening in the diaphragm ... (a condition where the stomach twists more than 180 degrees) and strangulation ...

The jury did convict Paxton of felony strangulation, which carries up to five years in prison. Monday in Staunton Circuit Court, the victim said her "life changed forever." STAUNTON – In November, a ...

Many doctors use the Bristol stool chart to help evaluate the health of bowel movements. The chart is a form scale, meaning ...

Baltimore County, Md. (WBFF) — Disturbing new details have emerged in the murder of an 11-year-old girl, who police say was killed by her mother. In the days leading up to London Olsen's murder ...