Showing posts with label small bowel obstruction. Show all posts
Showing posts with label small bowel obstruction. Show all posts

Friday, 30 June 2023

Applying Different Innovative Ideas in Reduction of Post-operative Adhesion Formation: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis | Chapter 8 | New Advances in Medicine and Medical Science Vol. 7

 Development of adhesions is ultimate common significance of intra-abdominal and pelvic enucleation and a significant, still poorly recognizable, reason of melancholy in post-operative patients.. Use of ‘good surgical technique’and use of PRP (red body fluid rich plasma) is recommmended as a earlier step in stop of adhesions. However, confirmation is needed for the evidence for various surgical techniques to defeat adhesion establishment. This review add to the expanding pool of information by illuminating determinants that certainly influence the incident of adhesions.The PubMed database was used to conduct a search for all suitable English-language items in the literature, which were therefore evaluated accompanying a focus on the risk determinants for the development of post-operative adhesions. Each item's reference lists were further examined to find some additional pertinent everything.A new ray of predict adhesion stop in the form of plasma rich protein (PRP) is good option. Various determinants have been proved to directly exaggerate the risk of post-operative adhesion growth; namely, sure genetic polymorphisms in the interleukin-1 receptor foe, increased estrogen exposure, and endometriosis. In addition, many determinants are known to improve the chance of fibrosis, thereby growing the possibility of adhesion incident concomitantly.28 documents with 27 studies have existed included for a systematic review. Of these, 17 studies were worthy for meta-analysis and 11 for subjective assessment only. The predominance of adhesive small bowel obstacle was not significantly decreased by any of the techniques that were distinguished. The rate of pregnancy raised following subserous fixation of stitching knots in a small, low-quality trial. However, distinguished to open surgery, laparoscopic abscission had a lower incidence of adhesions (relative risk (RR) 0.14; 95% assurance interval (CI): 0.03-0.61) and non-peritoneal closure (RR 0.36; 95% CI: 0.21-0.63).The essay reviewed in this place paper will help to explicit future research in understanding of the mechanisms that focus on the connection of certain determinants with incident of adhesions. This information will be important in the plotting appropriate preventative and situation techniques.None of the distinguishing techniques that were compared were smart to lower the two chief grip-related dispassionate consequences, small bowel obstacle and infertility. The meta-study contributes little evidence for the surgical law that usage of fewer obtrusive techniques, launch of fewer offshore bodies or causing slight ischaemia decrease the range and severity of adhesions. Platelet-rich red body fluid has a diminishing effect on the postoperative peritoneal adhesions in rats.

Author(s) Details:

Rekha Rani,
Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, S.N.M.C., Agra, India.

Shikha Singh,
Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, S.N.M.C., Agra, India.

Urvashi,
Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, S.N.M.C., Agra, India.

Ruchika Garg,
Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, S.N.M.C., Agra, India.

Neelam Singh,
Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, S.N.M.C., Agra, India.

Sangita Sahu,
Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, S.N.M.C., Agra, India.

Monica Golani,
Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, S.N.M.C., Agra, India.

Please see the link here: https://stm.bookpi.org/NAMMS-V7/article/view/11038

Sunday, 20 November 2022

Tuberculous Bowel Obstruction at a Referral Hospital in East Africa| Chapter 6 | Current Innovations in Medicine and Medical Science Vol. 7

 Bowel impediment induced by intestinal TB is more accepted in arising, low-wage nations in East Africa. In underdeveloped countries, intestinal TB, that gives reason for 2% of all TB cases globally, is a weighty issue. For natural cases of stomach TB, medical antagonistic-TB medicine is working; nevertheless, incision should for complications aforementioned entrails obstacle and perforations that result in peritonitis. This case report's aim search out alert surgeons to the possibility that TB sufferers can present accompanying abdominal TB sequelae aforementioned narrow stomach obstruction. a 45-old age-dad who had existed experience broad irregular abdominal pain and infrequent disgorging for two months. Two minor bowel strictures were found in the ileocaecal district all along laparotomy. He endured a limited right hemicolectomy, an ileocolic anastomosis, and was postoperatively established on antagonistic-TB medicine. Following incision, the plant structure told intestinal TB accompanying signs of TB lymphadenitis and determined granulomatous swelling. Bowel blockage precipitated by infection is very common in our surroundings and raises humanness and melancholy rates. Abdominal TB frequently enhances tricky since the endless plurality of subjects arrive late. When sufferers create small bowel obstacle, surgeons concede possibility have a extreme clinical trace level and, if a disease has happened made, the patient concede possibility be fast assessed for antagonistic-TB drug and enucleation.

Author(s) Details:

Richard Wismayer,
Department of Surgery, Masaka Regional Referral Hospital, Masaka, Uganda and Department of Surgery, Faculty of Health Sciences, Habib Medical School, IUIU University, Kampala, Uganda.

Please see the link here: https://stm.bookpi.org/CIMMS-V7/article/view/8644

Wednesday, 16 March 2022

Presentation of Small Bowel Volvulus in East Africa: A Case Report| Chapter 9 | Issues and Developments in Medicine and Medical Research Vol.11

Introduction: SBV (small bowel volvulus) is a benign gastrointestinal surgical disease in which a section of the small bowel is torn along its mesenteric axis. Preoperative clinical diagnosis is problematic due to the clinical presentation's resemblance to acute mesenteric ischaemia. It has contributed greatly to the burden in underdeveloped nations as a presenting surgical cause of small bowel obstruction. The goal of this case report was to highlight the importance of resuscitation and early surgical intervention in a typical instance of small bowel volvulus in a poor nation.

Case Description: A 35-year-old woman was taken to the hospital after three days of colicky central stomach pain. She reported a protracted time of fasting followed by a burst of food consumption. On physical examination, her abdomen was moderately distended with minimal pain. The laboratory tests came back normal, and an abdominal X-ray revealed signs that pointed to a tiny intestine obstruction. The patient was transported to the operating room for a laparotomy after resuscitation, where SBV was detected. The omental band adhesion was severed, the volvulus was untwisted, and the small bowel was found to be functional. The patient's recuperation was uneventful after surgery.

SBV is more common in Africa, Asia, and the Middle East than in Europe and North America. Primary SBV is more common in youngsters, but secondary SBV is more common in older persons. Abdominal pain, distention, and vomiting are the most prevalent symptoms of SBV. With early detection thanks to abdominal CT scanning, the death rate from SBV has been observed to be reducing. The incidence of SBV gangrene has decreased, which has resulted in a decrease in mortality.

Because of the high mortality and diverse presentation, small bowel volvulus should be considered a possible diagnosis in a patient with stomach distress and signs of small intestinal blockage. Early surgical surgery can reduce SBV morbidity and death.

Author(s) Details:

Richard Wismayer,
Department of Surgery, Habib Medical School, IUIU University, Kampala, Uganda and Department of Surgery, Masaka Regional Referral Hospital, Masaka, Uganda.

Please see the link here: https://stm.bookpi.org/IDMMR-V11/article/view/6081

Friday, 25 February 2022

Ischaemic Strictures of the Jejunum | Chapter 05 | Issues and Developments in Medicine and Medical Research Vol. 8

 Postoperative adhesions and hernias are the most common causes of mechanical small intestinal blockage. The ileum and ileocaecal junction are more common blockage and stricture sites in the small bowel, while the jejunum is an uncommon site for obstruction and strictures. Small intestinal obstruction can also be caused by illnesses of the small intestine wall, as well as benign (inflammatory, ischemic post-traumatic or post-irradiation) or malignant strictures. Intussusception, gallstones, foreign bodies, and other processes that induce intraluminal obstruction, such as intussusception, gallstones, and foreign bodies, all play a role. Ischaemic enteritis is a rare cause, accounting for just around 0.1 percent of cases. Ischaemic strictures of the small intestine are caused by a lack of blood supply to the gut. To be controlled, they require surgical intervention.

The primary goal of the study was to determine the importance of specific clinical and investigative modalities in the diagnosis and management of ischemic jejunal strictures, which are uncommon causes of intestinal blockage like the one described in this case.

Methods: A 40-year-old diabetic woman with a 2-month history of upper GI blockage was presented by the author. Three years ago, she had a stroke, a myocardial infarction, and a temporary bout of intestinal blockage, according to her medical records. An occlusive distal jejunal stricture was discovered during her evaluation. The author scoured the literature for numerous management options before settling on the ideal one for her.

The jejunal segment was resected and an end-to-end anastomosis was performed as part of an exploratory laparotomy. The histology of the section indicated ischemic enteritis with significant vascular blockage, resulting in a stricture. The patient's recovery was uneventful, and she has been symptom-free for the past two years.

In its chronic phase, ischaemic enteritis causes minor intestinal blockage due to intestinal stricture. Diagnostic delay can be caused by differential diagnoses, as well as missing the brief phase of early ischemia that leads to diagnosis.

Author(S) Details


Tanweerul Huda
Department of General Surgery, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India.

Bharati Pandya
Department of General Surgery, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India.

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Friday, 12 June 2020

Critical Study on Jejunal Diverticular Perforation Causing Small Bowel Obstruction in a Type 4 Hiatal Hernia: A Rare Case Report of a Nonagenarian Patient and Review of Relevant Literature | Chapter 13 | Innovations in Medicine and Medical Research Vol. 3

Type IV paraesophageal hernia (PEH) is very rare and is characterized by the intrathoracic herniation of the abdominal viscera other than the stomach into the chest. We describe a case of a 90-year-old male patient who presented at our emergency department complaining of epigastric pain that he had experienced over the past few hours and getting progressively worse. On the day after admission, his pain became severe. Chest radiography revealed an intrathoracic intestinal gas bubble; emergency exploratory laparotomy identified a type IV PEH with herniation of only the jejunum with perforated diverticula on mesenteric side through a hiatal defect into mediastinum. There are a few published cases of small bowel herniation into the thoracic cavity in the literature. Our patient represents a rare case of an individual diagnosed with type IV PEH with herniation of jejunum with perforated diverticula.

Author(s) Details
 Dr. Saptarshi Biswas
Department of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery, Allegheny Health Network, Pittsburgh, PA, USA

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