Successful management of adhesion related small bowel ischemia without intestinal resection: A case report and review of literature
| Autor: | Aikaterini Mastoraki, Ioanna Pentara, George Theodoroleas, Vasiliki Ntella, Zisis Mantanis, Nikolaos Arkadopoulos, Pantelis Vassiliu, Eleni Papoutsi |
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| Rok vydání: | 2019 |
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Intestinal ischemia
Vacuum-pack technique medicine.medical_specialty business.industry Small bowel obstruction Conservative surgical approach Adhesion (medicine) medicine.disease Small bowel ischemia Gastroenterology 3. Good health 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine 030220 oncology & carcinogenesis Internal medicine Case report Medicine 030211 gastroenterology & hepatology Intestinal resection business Intraabdominal adhesions |
| Zdroj: | World Journal of Gastrointestinal Pathophysiology |
| ISSN: | 2150-5330 |
| DOI: | 10.4291/wjgp.v10.i2.29 |
| Popis: | BACKGROUND Intraabdominal adhesions develop spontaneously or after an inflammatory process or surgical procedure in the abdomen. They are the most common cause of small bowel obstruction (SBO). SBO occasionally leads to intestinal ischemia (InIs) which can be a life-threatening condition that requires management as soon as possible. We herein report a case of SBO with InIs presented in our institution and treated without intestinal resection. CASE SUMMARY A 34-year-old man presented at the emergency department after a 12-h-onset diffuse abdominal pain, bloating and nausea. He had a history of traumatic right hepatectomy 11 years ago as well as adhesiolysis and resection of a long part of small bowel 2 years ago. An abdominal computed tomography (CT) showed dilated loops that led to the diagnosis of SBO. Due to deteriorating lactic acidosis, the patient was operated. Torsion of the small bowel around an adhesion led to 2.30 m of ischemic ileum. After the application of N/S 40 °C for 20 min, the intestine showed signs of improvement and it was decided to avoid resection and instead temporary close the abdomen with vacuum-pack technique. At the second-look laparotomy 48 h later, the intestine appeared normal. The patient was discharged on the 8th post-op day in excellent condition. CONCLUSION In case of SBO caused by adhesions, extreme caution is needed if InIs is present, as the clinical signs are mild and you should rely for diagnosis in CT findings and lactate levels. Conservative surgical approach could reverse the effects of InIs, if performed quickly, so that intestinal resection is avoided and should be used even when minimum signs of viability are present. |
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