News tagged with duodenal obstruction

Surgical treatment a rare complication of duodenal diverticulum

Most of the duodenal diverticula are diagnosed incidentally and asymptomatic, 12% to 27 % at endoscopy. Only 5% to 10% of patients with duodenal diverticula suffer from clinical symptoms. Furthermore, less than 1% of patients ...

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created Aug 25, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0




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Many patients with sleep apnea also suffer from GI tract conditions

Patients who suffer from obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) also tend to have additional gastrointestinal (GI) tract conditions, such as gastric reflux and hiatal hernia, which form at the opening in your diaphragm where your ...

Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

created Oct 04, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

A strange case of upper obstructive syndrome

Aorto-duodenal fistulae (ADF) are the most frequent aorto-enteric fistulae (80%) and the most frequent presenting sign of ADF is upper gastrointestinal bleeding (UGI). A 59-year-old male patient, who underwent ...

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created Feb 22, 2008 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0


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