ALLMedicine™ Ileus Center

Sep 18th, 2020 - Gallstone ileus is a rare pathology, occurring in an estimated 0.5% of cases, which preferentially affect females and the elderly population. This rare pathology is the result of a fistulous connection between the bowel and gallbladder. This conne...

Sep 8th, 2020 - Mutations in DDX3X have recently been identified as a common cause of intellectual disability and congenital anomalies. DDX3X (Xp11.4) encodes the DEAD box RNA helicase that plays an important role in gene regulation, apoptosis, and oncogenesis. H...

Sep 7th, 2020 - Sepsis often accompanies gastrointestinal motility disorder that contributes to the development of sepsis in turn. Propofol and dexmedetomidine, as widely used sedatives in patients with sepsis, are likely to depress gastrointestinal peristalsis. ...

Sep 7th, 2020 - Idiopathic chronic ulcerative enteritis (ICUE) is a very rare disease with high mortality. Because of clinical rarity, several small case reports have been published and there is a lack of large sample study. Preoperative definite diagnosis is dif...

Sep 4th, 2020 - Clozapine remains the only medication licensed for treating refractory schizophrenia. However, it remains underutilized in part due to concerns regarding adverse events. Published literature. Common adverse events during clozapine treatment includ...

May 28th, 2019 - Ileus is a common challenge in adult surgical patients with estimated incidence to be 17% to 80%. The main mechanisms of the postoperative ileus pathophysiology are fluid overload, exogenous opioids, neurohormonal dysfunction, gastrointestinal str...

Oct 11th, 2018 - Alvimopan is a μ-opioid receptor antagonist used in the post-operative period to decrease rates of post-operative ileus (POI) following radical cystectomy (RC) and thereby shorten length of stay (LOS). Naloxegol is a much less expensive drug of th...

Dec 31st, 2013 - Enhanced recovery after surgery provides patients with optimal means to counteract or minimize the deleterious effects of surgery. This concept can be adapted to suit a specific surgical procedure (i.e., colorectal surgery) and comes in the form o...

Nov 25th, 2009 - Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) is a potentially fatal illness with an increasing incidence worldwide. Despite extensive ongoing research into CDI treatment, management of CDI still poses important problems, such as a high propensity to rela...

Sep 18th, 2020 - Gallstone ileus is a rare pathology, occurring in an estimated 0.5% of cases, which preferentially affect females and the elderly population. This rare pathology is the result of a fistulous connection between the bowel and gallbladder. This conne...

Sep 8th, 2020 - Mutations in DDX3X have recently been identified as a common cause of intellectual disability and congenital anomalies. DDX3X (Xp11.4) encodes the DEAD box RNA helicase that plays an important role in gene regulation, apoptosis, and oncogenesis. H...

Sep 7th, 2020 - Sepsis often accompanies gastrointestinal motility disorder that contributes to the development of sepsis in turn. Propofol and dexmedetomidine, as widely used sedatives in patients with sepsis, are likely to depress gastrointestinal peristalsis. ...

Sep 7th, 2020 - Idiopathic chronic ulcerative enteritis (ICUE) is a very rare disease with high mortality. Because of clinical rarity, several small case reports have been published and there is a lack of large sample study. Preoperative definite diagnosis is dif...

Sep 4th, 2020 - Clozapine remains the only medication licensed for treating refractory schizophrenia. However, it remains underutilized in part due to concerns regarding adverse events. Published literature. Common adverse events during clozapine treatment includ...

Oct 11th, 2018 - Alvimopan is a μ-opioid receptor antagonist used in the post-operative period to decrease rates of post-operative ileus (POI) following radical cystectomy (RC) and thereby shorten length of stay (LOS). Naloxegol is a much less expensive drug of th...

Sep 13th, 2018 - Purpose: The NMVAHCS is striving for innovation, with the implementation of an enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS) protocol: best practice. Background: Literature supports the reduction of intraoperative instability, post-operative ileus and co.

Oct 26th, 2017 - VICTORIA, B. C.

Jan 31st, 2017 - EXPERT COMMENTARY Postoperative ileus is a common complication following abdominal surgery, particularly for patients undergoing laparotomy. Ileus is frustrating for patients and providers alike, and its occurrence may prolong the length of hospit.

Jul 27th, 2016 - Two recent studies uncovered critical flaws in ProPublica's Surgeon Scorecard. Emerging endoscopic techniques may provide promising new ways to treat type 2 diabetes, but will require more study. In this video interview, E. Lawrence Felix, MD, and...