ALLMedicine™ Intestinal Perforation Center

Jul 15th, 2021 - Discriminating necrotising enterocolitis (NEC) and focal intestinal perforation (FIP) is important for clinical trials, observational cohorts, quality improvement and aetiological understanding. Literature suggests that timing and key features dia...

Jul 10th, 2021 - Diagnosis of spontaneous intestinal perforation using point of care ultrasound.|2021|Oulego-Erroz I,Ocaña-Alcober C,de Castro Vecino P,Terroba-Seara S,|

Jun 8th, 2021 - Anastomosis near the ileocecal valve (ICV) are controversial due to the increased pressure on the suture; in this situation, the valve could be removed at a first stage or at the moment of stoma closure. However, preservation of the ICV has proved...

Jun 6th, 2021 - Ingestion of food by-products, such as peach pits, chicken bones and fish bones, may lead to intestinal complications. The ingestion of the foreign body is often acute and non-intentional. Acute and life-threatening complications include intestina...

May 24th, 2021 - Gastrointestinal perforation related to mitogen-activated protein kinase kinase (MEK) inhibitors has been reported previously; however, there has been no case report of such a condition in patients with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). Herein, ...

Mar 22nd, 2019 - Necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) is a condition, generally affecting premature infants, in which the intestines become ischemic (lack oxygen and/or blood flow). NEC occurs in up to 5-15% of extremely low birth weight (ELBW) infants. Isolated or foc...

Mar 14th, 2018 - All infants admitted to the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) at Cardinal Glennon at gestational age <32 weeks and birthweight <1500g, and whose mothers intend to use breast milk (maternal or donor) will be approached for study participation. In...

Nov 13th, 2017 - The human microbiota, a collection of microorganisms mostly settled in the gastrointestinal tract, plays a major role in the maintenance of the hosts' health and in development of disease as well. Exposure to different conditions early in life con...

Nov 9th, 2017 - Necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) is a condition, generally affecting premature infants, in which the intestines become ischemic (lack oxygen and/or blood flow). NEC occurs in up to 5-15% of extremely low birth weight (ELBW) infants. Isolated or foc...

May 9th, 2017 - Intestinal perforation is one of the commonest surgical emergency that the investigators encounter in emergency. Perioperative management of most of such patients is a challenging task for the anesthesiologist, as patients are often hemodynamicall...

Sep 12th, 2018 - Background: We present a case of a 69-year-old male with a past medical history of RA, Afib, COPD, and DVT with pulmonary embolism. He presented to the emergency department with encephalopathy and severe abdominal pain.

Sep 4th, 2018 - If a patient experiences diarrhea, hematochezia, or abdominal pain within the first 6 weeks of therapy with one of the anticancer drugs known as immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs), the first step is to rule out infection, especially with Clostrid.

Jul 11th, 2017 - LUGANO, SWITZERLAND – Copanlisib, an investigational intravenous inhibitor of phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase (PI3K), was associated with “promising” efficacy and a better safety profile than has been seen with oral PI3K inhibitors in patients with.

May 12th, 2017 - Popular Toys With Overlooked Risks In a previous Medscape article, we related our concern that popular adult novelty items containing neodymium magnets (so-called "supermagnets") present an underappreciated danger to children. At that time, severa...

Feb 7th, 2017 - SYNJARDY (EMPAGLIFLOZIN; METFORMIN HYDROCHLORIDE): Edited and updated warning September 2016 Postmarketing cases of metformin-associated lactic acidosis have resulted in death, hypothermia, hypotension, and resistant bradyarrhythmias. The onset of.