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We studied a group of 22 children with an acute upper intestinal obstruction associated with segmental necrotizing enteritis, usually involving the jejunum. No similar cases were found in the literature.
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Enterocolitis, Pseudomembranous/pathology , Acute Disease , Child , Child, Preschool , Enterocolitis, Pseudomembranous/etiology , Enterocolitis, Pseudomembranous/surgery , Female , Humans , Intestinal Obstruction/complications , Jejunal Diseases/pathology , Jejunum/pathology , MaleABSTRACT
Hydatid disease is a common condition in Libya. Between 1971 and 1976, hydatid disease accounted for 0.85% of total hospital admissions to Al-Jalah General Hospital, Benghazi. The incidence of hydatid disease reported in children below ten years of age was 11.7%. In this paper the experience of treating 56 children with hydatid disease is described. The presenting features, complications, surgical techniques and results are reported and discussed.
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Echinococcosis, Hepatic/epidemiology , Echinococcosis, Pulmonary/epidemiology , Echinococcosis/epidemiology , Adolescent , Animals , Child , Child, Preschool , Desert Climate/adverse effects , Dogs , Echinococcosis/diagnosis , Echinococcosis/therapy , Echinococcosis, Hepatic/diagnosis , Echinococcosis, Hepatic/therapy , Echinococcosis, Pulmonary/diagnosis , Echinococcosis, Pulmonary/therapy , Female , Humans , Libya , Male , MiceABSTRACT
Heterotopic gastric mucosa in the rectum produced a rare complication of rectovesical fistula. Diagnosis was made by direct biopsy and 99mTc scanning. Excision of ectopic gastric mucosa, diverting colostomy, and repair did not result in closure of the fistula. Endorectal pull-through constituted definitive treatment.