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unusual facts about Bowel obstruction


Pierina Gilli

On November 2, 1946, Pierina was stricken by an intestinal occlusion and was again taken to the Civil Hospital in the Montichiari.


Hydronephrosis

Hydronephrosis — literally "water inside the kidney" — refers to distension and dilation of the renal pelvis and calyces, usually caused by obstruction of the free flow of urine from the kidney.


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Jessica Vale

Despite international media attention, the intervention of the UN and President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, she ultimately died of a bowel obstruction and septic shock this past December.