Disabled man dies after 20-pound bowel obstruction went untreated - James Stewart, 41, who had a known ‘history of ...

The Trumbull County Coroner determined that his colon was obstructed by a hardened stool that “weighed over 20 pounds,” creating enough internal pressure to cause tension pneumoperitoneum – which is ...

In the United States, a man in his 40s died from intestinal obstruction after long-term constipation was left untreated. An ...

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Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . On July 13, the LA County medical examiner’s office reported that Lisa Marie Presley, singer-songwriter and ...

A MAN died died of severe constipation after not being able to poo for weeks leading to a massive bowel obstruction weighing ...

Ileus is a temporary condition where your intestine can’t push food and waste out of your body. Your intestine is a long and winding tube inside of your body that attaches your stomach to your anus.

Background and Aims: Technical limitations of conventional endoscopes and delivery systems frequently hamper palliative endoscopic placement of self-expandable metal stents for malignant small bowel ...

Q. I went to the emergency room with severe abdominal pain last month. I thought it might be a recurrence of hiatal hernia, but it turned out to be bowel obstruction. I was discharged after two days ...

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Lisa Marie Presley died from complications from bariatric surgery she had several years ago, authorities said Thursday. The January 12 death at age 54 of the singer, songwriter and ...