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Four cases of malignant histiocytosis of the intestine (MHI) are described in detail, with emphasis on the clinical features and laboratory findings that may lead to a diagnosis. MHI is a rapidly progressive, usually fatal condition, which may occur in a setting of adult celiac disease or apparently spontaneously; all patients, however, have villous atrophy and crypt hyperplasia of the jejunum. Characteristic symptoms are malaise, weight loss, abdominal pain, and diarrhea followed, after a period of weeks or months, by acute small intestinal obstruction, perforation, or bleeding. Because of the high mortality associated with MHI, suggestive symptomatology and investigations should, in the absence of a definitive diagnosis, lead to an urgent laparotomy with a view to chemotherapy if the diagnosis is made.
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PMID:Malignant histiocytosis of the intestine. 46 14

Widespread detachment of the epidermis as a result of Clostridium septicum infection after a laparotomy for intestinal obstruction is described. A clinicopathological picture, hitherto undescribed, is outlined.
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PMID:Postoperative Clostridium septicum dermatitis simulating toxic epidermal necrolysis. 47 50

A retrospective study of 174 patients with small intestine cutaneous fistulas was carried out. Cause, location of fistula, amount of output, presence of inflammation, intestinal obstruction, presence of malnutrition and anemia are associated wih an increased mortality. The results of various modes of treatment indicate that intestinal resection with primary anastomosis, carried out six weeks or later after the onset of the fistula, was associated with the lowest mortality and the highest success rate.
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PMID:Small intestine cutaneous fistulas. 47 91

An unusual late complication of side-to-side intestinal anastomosis, chronic small-bowel obstruction with massive proximal ileal dilation despite a widely patent anastomosis, occurred in a patient. The classic blind loop syndrome was not present. Several potential mechanisms are suggested, including regional absence of normal peristalsis on a mechanical basis and bacterial overgrowth. This report adds support to the concept that side-to-side intestinal anastomosis should be avoided whenever possible.
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PMID:Chronic pseudo-obstruction secondary to side-to-side intestinal anastomosis. 48 41

Two newborns with similar lesions were treated at two children's hospitals. Each newborn presented with an abdominal emergency that required immediate surgery. In each instance, small bowel obstruction was clinically and radiologically suspected; barium enema examination showed an irreducible colonic intussusception in the first baby and a colonic perforation in the second. Both these findings required immediate operation. The baby with the intussusception had a colon resection and a primary anastomosis, while the newborn with the perforation had a resection and temporary colostomy. Subsequent to the initial surgery, neither baby has received any further treatment for the tumor. The two patients are now well at 13 yr and 6 yr of age.
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PMID:Colon sarcoma in the newborn. 49 Feb 93

Benign small bowel tumors are rare and usually present in late adult life. Because of its raity, a case of benign leiomyoma of the small bowel presenting with distal small bowel obstruction in childhood is reported, with a discussion of the principles of management.
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PMID:Leiomyoma of small bowel: a case report. 49 Mar

Intestinal obstruction is an unusual complication of pregnancy, but may be encountered more frequently in the future. Two patients with such a complication are described. Relief of the obstruction was achieved by surgical intervention in one patient and by delivery of a term baby in the other. The management of intestinal obstruction in late pregnancy is discussed.
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PMID:Intestinal obstruction in pregnancy. 49 36

Acute intestinal obstruction in a women, aged 56, was caused by a highly malignant adenocarcinoma arising in a Meckel's diverticulum. Despite radical surgery, the tumour recurred after four months, and the patient died nine months after her first operation. This confirms the general bad prognosis associated with carcimomas of Meckel's diverticulum.
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PMID:Carcinoma of Meckel's diverticulum. 49 65

The first reported case of peritoneal encapsulation causing mechanical small bowel obstruction in a child is described. So far, only seven asymptomatic adult patients with this anomaly have been reported on. The embryogenetic basis is discussed. Methods of operative recognition and surgical management are suggested.
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PMID:Peritoneal encapsulation in childhood. Case report, embryologic analysis, and review of literature. 49 63

A patient weighing 140 kg had a jejuno-ileal by-pass procedure. In two subsequent pregnancies she developed bowel obstruction on a total of three occasions.
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PMID:Recurrent bowel obstruction during pregnancy after ileo-jejunal by-pass. Case report. 49 47


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