Bezoars are an unusual cause of acute intestinal obstruction in children. Most cases are trichobezoars in adolescent girls who swallow their hair. Lactobezoars are another unusual but occasionally ...

In pediatric cases, the condition is particularly ... Obstruction (CIPO): A syndrome characterized by symptoms of bowel obstruction without any physical blockage, resulting from motility disorders.

Conservative treatment was successful in more than 50% of children with adhesive small bowel obstruction in the four of the seven included studies. All but one of the included studies were ...

We have extensive experience with the use of intestinal lavage with Colytely ... to assess DIOS with regard to pain (absent - acute obstruction; range 0-30) and radiological signs of impaction ...

Introduction Pediatric intestinal pseudoobstruction (PIPO) is a rare and complex gastrointestinal motility disorder affecting mainly the small intestine and the colon resulting in intestinal failure.

N-acetylcysteine (NAC) is used to treat various types of bowel obstruction in children but evidence of efficacy is lacking. The formulations used are unlicensed and the dosing information in the ...

Megacystis microcolon intestinal hypoperistalsis syndrome (MMIHS) is a rare, congenital functional intestinal obstruction, characterised by megacystis (bladder distention in the absence of mechanical ...

Emergency doctors in the UK have issued a safety warning over water beads, which could be given to children as gifts over Christmas. The brightly coloured soft plastic beads, also known as jelly balls ...

as children who swallow the beads can experience life-threatening problems such as bowel obstruction. In new research ...

The two most common types of inflammatory bowel disease in children are Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis ... Examples of when surgery may be needed include: Perforation (hole) in the intestines ...

However, in some cases, swallowing gum could lead to complications such as the accidental ingestion of nicotine or a bowel obstruction. Many cases of swallowed gum involve children, but there are rare ...