Intestinal obstruction due to adhesions
Diagnosis almost certain
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The finding in this case, especially with a history of previous abdominal operation for an appendicectomy, is mostly intestinal obstruction due to adhesion and result in impending proximal small bowel ischaemia.
The patient underwent a surgical laparotomy, which revealed an adhesive segment that was removed, and an end-to-end anastomosis was performed.
The small bowel loops thatsthat's undergo obstructed still preserved viability thatsthat's was impending for ischaemia and were not resection.
Lipomatosis of the ileocaecal valve is a common incidental finding with variable sizes and is considered a normal variant.
-<p>The finding in this case, especially with a history of previous abdominal operation for an <a href="/articles/appendicectomy" title="appendicectomy">appendicectomy</a>, is mostly <a href="/articles/bowel-obstruction" title="Intestinal obstruction">intestinal obstruction</a> due to adhesion and result in impending proximal small bowel ischaemia.</p><p>The patient underwent a surgical laparotomy, which revealed an adhesive segment that was removed, and an end-to-end anastomosis was performed.</p><p>The small bowel loops thats undergo obstructed still preserved viability thats was impending for ischaemia and were not resection.</p><p><a href="/articles/lipomatosis-of-the-ileocaecal-valve" title="Lipomatosis of the ileocaecal valve">Lipomatosis of the ileocaecal valve </a>is a common incidental finding with variable sizes and is considered a normal variant.</p>- +<p>The finding in this case, especially with a history of previous abdominal operation for an appendicectomy, is mostly <a href="/articles/bowel-obstruction" title="Intestinal obstruction">intestinal obstruction</a> due to adhesion and result in impending proximal small bowel ischaemia.</p><p>The patient underwent a surgical laparotomy, which revealed an adhesive segment that was removed, and an end-to-end anastomosis was performed.</p><p>The small bowel loops that's undergo obstructed still preserved viability that's was impending for ischaemia and were not resection.</p><p><a href="/articles/lipomatosis-of-the-ileocaecal-valve" title="Lipomatosis of the ileocaecal valve">Lipomatosis of the ileocaecal valve </a>is a common incidental finding with variable sizes and is considered a normal variant.</p>
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