Management of colorectal obstruction by using metallic stents was effective and safe, although colonic perforation is a potential complication. In cases of palliation, the method may obviate palliative colostomy.

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Fibrinolytic treatment with urokinase may be an effective alternative to surgical embolectomy in patients with SMA embolism without clinical or radiologic signs of intestinal infarction. In this small series, abatement of abdominal pain in the 1st hour of fibrinolytic treatment was the best indicator of clinical success. Pain persisted in patients with intestinal infarction.

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A case study of a patient who presented with abdominal pain and a palpable mesogastric mass is discussed. Ultrasound and computed tomography (CT) demonstrated that the palpable mass was jejunojejunal intussusception of the small intestine. The lead point of the intussusception was a lipoma that appeared in the CT scan as a small intramural mass with an attenuation coefficient of fat.