Introduction Postoperative ileus (POI) is an inevitable complication of almost all abdominal surgeries, which results in prolonged hospitalisation and increased healthcare costs. Various treatment ...

A tenacious complete small bowel obstruction. S Di Saverio 1, G Tugnoli 1, F Catena 2, A Biscardi 1, F Baldoni 1; 1 Emergency Surgery and Trauma Surgery Unit, Trauma Center, Department of Emergency, ...

Background Parenteral nutrition (PN) and palliative venting gastrostomies (PVG) are two interventions used clinically to manage inoperable malignant bowel obstruction (MBO); however, little is known ...

Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) and gallstones are common conditions that both cause abdominal pain and may cause diarrhea. People can have IBS and gallstones at the same time, but having one condition ...

Gallstone disease is increasingly prevalent among younger, working individuals due to sedentary lifestyles, poor diets, and obesity. Prevention involves maintaining a healthy weight through ...

Gallstones affect 20% of women and 8% of men over the age of 40 years. More than one million cases of gallstones are diagnosed annually in North America and more than 500,000 gall bladder ...

Complications may include gallbladder perforation, gangrene, emphysematous cholecystitis, ascending cholangitis, gallstone ileus, choledocholithiasis, and gallstone-induced pancreatitis. [ 6 ] ...

Pathogenesis, Diagnosis, and Treatment of Acute Colonic Ileus. MedGenMed 1(3), 1999 [formerly published in Medscape Gastroenterology eJournal 1(5), 1999]. Available at: https://www.medscape.com ...

To acquire more accurate CT image segmentation results of gallstone, this paper presents a Lore-Based FCM algorithm to conquer the deficiency of tradition FCM method. A penalty term is introduced to ...

ABSTRACT: Biliary acute pancreatitis (BAP) is a frequent and potentially severe condition requiring appropriate and timely management to reduce complications and recurrence. This study reviews the ...