Surgical injury, tension tears, or postoperative edema may contribute in such cases to the development of acute, complete small bowel obstruction, which may be difficult to differentiate from postoperative ileus. The patient may deteriorate rapidly and develop abdominal sepsis and multiple organ failure...
Seventeen years after her last pelvic operation, she had small bowel obstruction that coincided with a worsening post-hysterectomy vaginal vault prolapse. Surgical management included a side-to-side ileoileostomy and excision with closure of the vaginal apex. Although pelvic organ prolapse primarily ...
In emergency surgery that necessitates repetitive operations, severe adhesions can already be seen after the initial operation that either lead to bowel obstruction or completely limit further exploration of the abdomen. Adhesions encountered at surgical re-interventions significantly prolong operative time ...
Total surgical removal of the hydatid cyst is the ideal treatment. Peritoneal washing with scolicidal agents and drainage are necessary. A post-operative albendazole cure is efficient. Albendazole stops the development of hydatid cysts secondary to an intraperitoneal dissemination of protoscolices. In ...
Gas doesn't move at all: “If there is no gas being passed postpartum, especially post-surgical and the bowel sounds are very quiet, this can be concerning for ileus, or paralyzed bowels,” Dr. Wu explains. “Until things get moving again, the patient can be very sick.” ...
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If there is a concern regarding aspiration, the use of postpyloric feeding tubes placed at the bedside or by interventional radiology is a useful adjunct to nutritional management of the surgical neonate. Continuous feedings using breast milk or standard neonatal formulas can adequately nourish a lar...
Nephrectomy for Pediatric Renal Tumors: A Modified Surgical Approach to Minimize Post-operative Intestinal Obstruction The authors present a modified surgical technique during tumor nephrectomy in children with a conservative approach towards small bowel manipulation and cu... G Ahmed,SS Shaeir,M Elayadi...
lengthy surgical procedures, and thrombogenic chemotherapy [17,18]. In the present study, five from six patients were diagnosed with a malignancy. However, malignancy status was not the independent factor for developing DVT in our study. This might be from an inadequate number for detecting signif...
Withcolostomy, bowel function is often well preserved and stool is formed. The patient may be able to wear a small gauze pad instead of a pouch and to evacuate through irrigation enemas. Anal sphincter-saving surgical procedures should be performed in patients with lowwhen feasible. ...