Small intestine perforations are rare, affecting 1 in 350,000 people each year. The most common causes include medical ...

Doctors in Anhui, China, discovered a toothbrush lodged in his small intestine. According to Yang, he accidentally swallowed ...

A perforated bowel occurs when a hole forms in the wall of the small intestine or colon, causing sudden, intense pain. It requires immediate medical attention.

The patient said she had on and off belly pain for the last two years, but now the pain above her belly button had ...

Medical experts say spoon was precariously lodged, with even minor movements posing a risk of intestinal perforation or ...

Untreated SBO can lead to serious complications like bowel perforation or tissue death (strangulation). Symptoms of SBO include severe abdominal pain, nausea, vomiting, and constipation.

The man, identified as Yang, said he remembered swallowing the toothbrush at the age of 12 but was too scared to tell his ...

Medical experts said the spoon was precariously positioned—so much so that even minor movements could have led to intestinal ...

PERFORATION of the gastrointestinal tract in the newborn infant is a major catastrophe that causes death in over three fourths of the babies, despite the availability of modern diagnostic and thera ...

It can also lead to a hole, or perforation, in the wall of your intestine, severe infection, and shock. Overall, the outlook of your condition depends on its cause. Most cases of intestinal ...

Cite this: Mortality With Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding and Perforation: Effects of Time and NSAID Use - Medscape - Jun 01, 2009. Abstract and Background Methods ...