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Our study revealed that ABS reduced intraperitoneal adhesion formation in an experimental rat model. The blood chemistry was not disturbed due to ABS administration. Intraperitoneal administration of ABS led to some minor changes in the lungs and serosal surfaces of the intestines, with minor archit...
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PMID: 21038113
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As endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD) for early gastric cancer (EGC) increases, increasing numbers of patients require additional gastrectomy with lymph node dissection after noncurative ESD. ESD may cause intra-abdominal adhesions, making additional laparoscopic gastrectomy technically difficul...
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PMID: 20541190
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Although the exact etiology of endometriosis is unknown, several hypotheses about its origin exist. Of these, Sampson's theory of retrograde menstruation is the most widely accepted. Multiple in-vitro and in vivo models have been developed to study endometriosis. Several key steps are required to es...
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PMID: 20436314
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A 53-year-old male was admitted to our hospital because of dyspnea. Chest radiograph showed a massive right-sided hydrothorax. He was suffering from chronic renal failure and had undergone continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis (CAPD) for 8 months. The diagnosis of pleuroperitoneal communication...
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PMID: 20446603
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A 27-year-old nulliparous woman presented with large finger-like projections protruding from her vagina. Intraoperatively there were deposits in the pouch of Douglas. Clinical presentation and history of vaginal bleeding suggested malignancy. Histopathology of both the vaginal and po...
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PMID: 20299388
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A case report of spontaneous omental bleeding attributed to a combination of vigorous abdominal exercise and antiplatelet agents. This case serves to high-light the bleeding risks associated with antiplatelet therapy.
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PMID: 20501009
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Slipping of the ligature with obliteration of the button occurred in 18.8% (n = 15/80) of buttons in the control group and in 3.8% (n = 3/80) of buttons in the investigative group (p < .01). Adhesions formed to 69.2% (n = 45/65) of the remaining buttons in the control group and to 62.3% (n = 48/77)...
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PMID: 20233003
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Pelvic abscesses are not always amenable to percutaneous drainage. Transrectal drainage of pouch of Douglas abscesses, performed blindly by surgeons for many years, is not familiar to radiologists. The purpose of this article is to describe our technique for the drainage of pouch of Douglas abscesse...
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PMID: 20389269
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We analyzed intrapelvic conditions in women with endometriosis via vascular density assessment of grossly normal peritoneum and determination of cytokine levels in peritoneal fluid. Seventy-three patients underwent laparoscopic surgery because of gynecologic disease including endometriosis in our de...
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PMID: 19892605
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We present a case of omental torsion diagnosed preoperatively by the characteristic whirl sign and ultimately treated by laparoscopic surgery together with a brief review of the condition and our own recommendations.
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PMID: 20421090
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The data presented in this study demonstrate that the oral administration of the HMG-CoA reductase inhibitor fluvastatin reduced intra-abdominal adhesion formation....
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PMID: 20306913
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All three agents were effective in preventing adhesions when compared to the control group. Nevertheless, ADA seemed the most effective except when considering clinical applicability, in which case FS seemed to offer the greatest advantage....
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PMID: 20306914
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Omental torsion is a rare cause of acute abdomen which often required surgical intervention. Preoperative diagnosis by clinical examination alone is almost never possible. Increasing use of CT is making it possible to diagnose this preoperatively. An adult male case is presented that highlights thes...
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PMID: 20173807
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Yasuhiro Nihon-Yanagi,
Mitsuru Ooshiro,
Aisaku Osamura,
Ryuichi Takagi,
Ayako Moriyama,
Tasuku Urita,
Yutaka Yoshida,
Hiroshi Tanaka,
Yui Sugishita,
Takashi Oshiro,
Takahiro Kinoshita,
Makoto Nagashima and
Shinichi Okazumi
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A 28-year-old man with no previous history of abdominal surgery presented at a local hospital with abdominal pain. He was diagnosed to have an intestinal obstruction and was treated conservatively. However, the symptoms persisted, and he was thereafter referred to this hospital. Plain abdominal radi...
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PMID: 20107960
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Hydatid disease, a parasitic infection caused by Echinococcus granulosus is relatively frequent in our country. Imaging techniques like ultrasound and CT made possible an early and accurate diagnosis prior to serious complications. Hydatid cysts can be ruptured spontaneously or following trauma. The...
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PMID: 20509293
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Intraperitoneal propofol reduced the formation of postoperative intra-abdominal adhesions without compromising wound healing in this bacterial peritonitis rat model. Propofol also decreased the oxidative stress during peritonitis (Tab. 1, Fig. 5, Ref. 28). Full Text (Free, PDF) www.bmj.sk....
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PMID: 20568413
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Although endometriosis is a common condition it can present with a wide range of symptoms. We report a case of chronic right hypochondrial and shoulder pain which proved to be due to endometriosis.
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PMID: 20420273
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We present a case of primary serous carcinoma of the peritoneum mimicking pelvic actinomycosis in a 59-year-old woman. Pelvic CT and MRI suggested pelvic actinomycosis. Exploratory laparotomy was performed to remove the mass and the diagnosis was confirmed by pathology. A subtotal hysterectomy, left...
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PMID: 20527245
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A 41-year-old male was admitted from the emergency department with severe epigastric and right hypochondric abdominal pain. The patient had a laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass operation 12 months previously. An abdominal computed tomography scan showed signs of omental infarction. A laparoscopy...
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PMID: 18839079
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A new class of synthetically derived water soluble low molecular weight peptide compound, PXL01 showed marked reduction of peritoneal adhesion formation in an animal model without any negative effects on healing. On the basis of these data, a comprehensive adhesion prevention regimen in clinical sit...
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PMID: 19953722
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Histopathological evaluation of the peritoneum revealed that 16.25% of the patients had minimal or mild endometriosis. There was no statistically significant difference in CA125 levels between patients with and without endometriosis. CONCLUSION: The presence of endometriotic lesions in the peritoneu...
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PMID: 20512287
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Congenital mesenteric hernias are an infrequent pathology that may cause intestinal obstruction, predominantly in the pediatric population. Occurrence in adults is extremely rare....
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PMID: 19994806
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We report a case of disseminated tuberculosis presenting as mesenteric and cerebral abscess in a HIV case without involving lung and lymph nodes. Bone marrow smears and fine needle aspiration cytology (FNAC) from mesenteric lesion were positive for acid fast bacilli (AFB) and the diagnosis of tuberc...
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PMID: 20428641
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A 46-years-old woman admitted for induction of continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis (CAPD). When peritoneal functional test was performed, dyspnea was occurred. Chest X-ray and chest computed tomography (CT) scan revealed massive right hydrothorax. Technetium-99m macroaggregated albumin scintig...
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PMID: 19764504
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A 78-year-old female undergoing peritoneal dialysis due to chronic renal failure was admitted to our hospital because of a tumor on her right chest wall. The diagnosis was recurrence of hepatocellular carcinoma in the thoracic wall, and a combined resection of the thoracic wall and diaphragm was per...
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PMID: 19764505
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Mesenteric ischemia in the elderly is an uncommon but often fatal disorder for which the prognosis depends entirely on the speed and accuracy of the diagnosis. A high index of suspicion is required as the early signs and symptoms, at a time when ischemic changes are reversible, are typically nonspec...
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PMID: 19699412
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Encapsulating peritoneal sclerosis (EPS) is a rare condition characterised by fibrotic thickening of the visceral peritoneum, leading to encapsulating of the intestines with partial or total intestinal obstruction. EPS is a serious complication of peritoneal dialysis (PD) with high morbidity and a m...
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PMID: 19767668
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In 55-93% of the patients after laparotomy performance the pathological adhesion process is observed. The local reactions of peritoneum (its blood supply disturbance, infection presence) as well as systemic disorders (biochemical, genetic, etc.) are pathogenetically important causes of this disease....
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PMID: 20222191
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We sought to evaluate the impact of several commonly used hemostatic agents on adhesion formation in a rat peritoneal model.
In our study, Wister outbred rats underwent laparotomy and excision of a portion of their peritoneum to initiate adhesion formation process. One of six differe...
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PMID: 19181342
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All rats survived till the end of experiment. At 2 weeks after operation, the adhesion and the hyperplasia of fibrous connective tissue and collagen in groups A and B were slight while the adhesion in group C was serious with severe hyperplasia of fibrous connective tissue. According to the measurem...
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PMID: 19594021
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The abdominal cavity is subdivided into the peritoneal cavity, lined by the parietal peritoneum, and the extraperitoneal space. It extends from the diaphragm to the pelvic floor. The visceral peritoneum covers the intraperitoneal organs and part of the pelvic organs. The parietal and visceral layers...
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PMID: 19241053
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Thirty patients (18 males, 12 females; mean age: 67 [26-92]) were evaluated. 43.3% of patients survived. Surviving patients had statistically significantly lower alanine aminotransferase (ALT) but also higher pH and creatinine levels (p=0.0027, 0.0004, 0.02). Colonic involvement also increased morta...
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PMID: 19562541
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BACKGROUND: Poststerilization ectopic pregnancies occur as the result of tuboperitoneal or uteroperitoneal fistula formation allowing sperm access to the peritoneal cavity and ovulated ova. This fistula formation is more likely to occur with dissection involving the proximal fallopian tube. CASE: Th...
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PMID: 19517702
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Idiopathic segmental infarction of the greater omentum is an uncommon condition that should be considered in the differential diagnosis of right-side abdominal pain. The case presented concerns a 40-year old woman admitted with right flank pain. Computed tomography scan of the abdomen showed the cha...
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PMID: 19365323
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Our study showed that Misgav Ladach method of caesarean section makes possible lower incidence of peritoneal adhesions as post-operative complication of previous caesarean section....
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PMID: 19253164
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We report two cases of hydatid cyst of the pancreas. CASE 1: A 49 year old woman with a history of laparotomy for liver and peritoneal hydatid cyst was admitted with recurrent liver and peritoneal hydatid disease associated with a head pancreatic cyst of 3 cm in size. Surgical treatment consisted in...
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PMID: 19522452
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We therefore examined the effects of mizoribine in an experimental model of peritoneal fibrosis.
24 rats were given a daily intraperitoneal injection of chlorhexidine gluconate and ethanol dissolved in saline. The rats were divided into three groups (n = 8 per group) that received ei...
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PMID: 19390220
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Implantation of intraperitoneal polypropylene mesh yielded higher rates of adhesion and the use of PAF as a mesh barrier didn't reduced the rates of adhesion. SIS mesh implantation revealed lower rates of peritoneal adhesions....
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PMID: 19377782
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The mean macroscopic adhesion scores in Groups 1, 2, 3, and 4 were 0.0 +/- 0.0, 2.90 +/- 0.21, 1.90 +/- 0.94, and 0.50 +/- 0.71, respectively. The Group 4 score differed significantly from that of Group 2 (p <. 001), but was not different from that of Group 1 or 3 (p >. 05). DISCUSSION: Soybean oil...
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PMID: 19842903
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The adhesion formation and peritoneal leucocyte count of the estrogen group were significantly less than the control and saline groups and a statistically significant difference was determined in comparison of those groups (p <. 05). Conclusion: We concluded that intraperitoneal estrogen decreases t...
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PMID: 19842901
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We present a case of primary omental cyst in an eight-year-old girl who presented with huge abdominal distension mimicking ascites. She was operated and cyst was extirpated completely. Histological examination revealed an omental cyst with endothelial lining and haemorrhagic fluid inside. Patient wa...
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PMID: 19661671
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Two patients with omental torsion, who presented with acute abdomen, are reported. The first case, a 14-yearold boy, was admitted for acute appendicitis. During surgery, omental torsion on the long axis was diagnosed and the involved omentum was resected. The patient had not experienced any previous...
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PMID: 19132472
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