intestinal obstruction in the neonate

... obstruction Competing interests The authors declare that they have no competing interests Authors' contributions JL gathered the information, reviewed the literature and drafted the manuscript TW ... Reports 2008, 2:241 In a completely duplicated system, the upper moiety ureter inserts inferior and medial to the correctly sited ureter draining the lower moiety In this situation, the upper moiety ... play a role in the development of PUJO in duplex systems, with peri-ureteric inflammatory change causing a fixation of the PUJ, leading to persistent PUJO [4] Vesico-ureteral reflux to the lower...

Ngày tải lên: 11/08/2014, 21:22

... Plasma insulin and insulin:glucose ratio is shown in Figures 2a and 2b There was no difference in plasma insulin concentration at baseline Plasma insulin increased in response to intraduodenal ... glucagon suppression Although there were no observed differences in absolute insulin concentrations during the entire GLP-1 infusion, there was an increase in the insulin/glucose ratio and transient ... [18] Given the above considerations it was appropriate to initially determine whether GLP-1 attenuates the glycaemic response to small intestinal, rather than intra-gastric, nutrient Whether GLP-1...

Ngày tải lên: 13/08/2014, 16:20

... be to move the baby’s lungs from point B to point D avoiding point C Having achieved optimal lung inflation by slowly reducing MAP, it should be possible to maintain the same lung inflation and ... alter other settings and so, after making a change, always check the other settings 1) Ventilation: Changing the delta P or occasionally the frequency may effect changes in PaCO2 Raising the delta ... Increase PEEP Increase PIP in 1-2cm H2O increments to deliver an optimal tidal volume Notify Fellow/Attending if no improvement G WEANING There are many ways of weaning from the respirator; the...

Ngày tải lên: 12/05/2016, 16:43

... adhesion molecule E-cadherin in infiltrating lobular carcinoma may have contributed to these differences [5] In hormone-responsive patients, endocrine therapy represents the mainstay of effective, ... degrees of intestinal obstruction This may obviate the use of chemotherapy while achieving sustained clinical benefit, with less toxicity, in appropriately selected patients Consent Written informed ... treatment for sustained periods tend to respond well to subsequent endocrine therapy In Case 2, there was a decrease in the time lag between each endocrine therapy prior to starting fulvestrant...

Ngày tải lên: 09/08/2014, 07:22

... Abundance of SGLT1 protein in the intestinal brush-border membrane of ruminant sheep after intestinal infusion with various solutes Ruminant sheep (3 years old) had their intestines infused with 30 mM ... cultured in medium containing mM glucose, transfected with the ovine SGLT1 promoter fragment, and then either maintained in the same medium or transferred to one containing 25 mM glucose, in the presence ... membrane-impermeable, di(glucos-6-yl)PEG600 in the lumen of the intestine induces expression of SGLT1 The abundance of SGLT1 protein in the BBMVs isolated from the intestine of sheep infused with D-glucose or...

Ngày tải lên: 21/02/2014, 00:20

... peristaltic waves in the small intestine of the sedated dogs were 0.000/min in xylazine HCl, 0.999/min, in ketamine HCl, and 1.201/min in those dogs administered xylazine HCl, ketamine HCl, and acepro- ... bowel loop, and then the mode was switched to the pulsed Doppler mode The sample volume cursor was located in the small intestinal lumen through the acoustic window of the spleen The number of ... Measurement of the peristaltic movement of small intestine in fed dogs The numbers of peristaltic waves in the small intestine after 24-hour fasting were 0.133/min hour, 0.100/min hour, 0.033/min hours,...

Ngày tải lên: 07/08/2014, 14:23

... difference (p ＜ 0.01) in Isospora spp infection was found between 1997 (9.5%) and 2007 (4.5%) In all years, all canine intestinal parasites examined in the present study (G intestinalis, Isospora ... of intestinal parasites in private household dogs had decreased compared to 10 years ago, since the knowledge of owners regarding canine intestinal parasites and parasitic zoonoses has been increased ... reports [3-7] A surprising finding was that the protozoan G intestinalis in the high detective factor complex group (under year old, derived from pet shops/breeding kennels and kept indoors) recorded...

Ngày tải lên: 07/08/2014, 23:22

... described in this report, VIP treatment greatly reduces the local expression of both these cytokines in the joints of arthritic mice, which may account for the block in joint erosion induced in the ... and inhibits cJun N-terminal kinase Crucial events in signalling by RANKL and other osteoclastic cytokines are the translocation of NFκB to the nucleus and the activation of c-Jun N-terminal kinase ... cytokine in the serum were determined by extrapolation of absorbance to the standard curve The intra-assay and interassay variability for the determination was

Ngày tải lên: 09/08/2014, 06:23

... most of the associated venous complex in the upper neck extending up the common facial vein at the margin of the mandible Tumour extended into the lumen of the deep lingual vein and other veins associated ... operability The scans showed a mass arising in the left lobe of the thyroid extending to the superior mediastinum Multiple lymph nodes were visualized in the left cervical chain encasing the carotid ... radioiodine ablation scan showing abnormal 131I accumulation in the right upper neck and thyroid bed There is a linear abnormality to the right of the midline of the upper chest extending inferiorly...

Ngày tải lên: 09/08/2014, 07:21

Ngày tải lên: 09/08/2014, 07:21

... among the least common benign lesions of the gastrointestinal tract They originate from the submucosa as a solitary or sessile lesion with an inflammatory basis They can occur throughout the intestinal ... bleeding [6] When they arise from the small bowel, intussusception is the most common clinical finding Adult intussusception is a very rare condition, accounting for 1% of all adult bowel obstruction ... proliferation with an eosinophilic inflammatory response The underlying cause of IFP remains uncertain Many factors have been suggested as a trigger such as intestinal trauma or eosinophilic gastroenteritis...

Ngày tải lên: 11/08/2014, 03:21

... among the least common benign lesions of the gastrointestinal tract They originate from the submucosa as a solitary or sessile lesion with an inflammatory basis They can occur throughout the intestinal ... bleeding [6] When they arise from the small bowel, intussusception is the most common clinical finding Adult intussusception is a very rare condition, accounting for 1% of all adult bowel obstruction ... proliferation with an eosinophilic inflammatory response The underlying cause of IFP remains uncertain Many factors have been suggested as a trigger such as intestinal trauma or eosinophilic gastroenteritis...

Ngày tải lên: 11/08/2014, 07:20

... laparotomy Findings at laparotomy were distended small bowel loops and multiple adhesions involving the dome of the bladder, the small intestine and the large omentum Adhesiolysis was done and the intestinal ... of the urinary bladder, which was not recognized immediately after the TURP The greater omentun, in a bid to seal off the perforation on the dome of the bladder, entangled the intestine with the ... adjuvant therapy in the management of advanced prostate cancer This is mainly to create a channel in the obstructive tumour thereby relieving the urinary retention This may be carried out on the patient...

Ngày tải lên: 11/08/2014, 10:23

... for review by the Editor -in- Chief of this journal Competing interests The authors declare that they have no competing interests Figure Endoscopic appearance of distended veins in the proximal ... catheters in the medium to long term One consequence of this will be the increasing incidence of central venous stenosis, thrombosis and exhaustion SVC obstruction is likely to be an increasingly ... found in the lower third [1,2] His jugular catheter was removed without any complications, under fluoroscopic screening and subsequently the bleeding settled Following the catheter removal the...

Ngày tải lên: 11/08/2014, 17:21

... PvO2 and SvO2 in the IVC, or its clinical application in neonatal medicine Before we are able to provide indications as to how the values in the IVC may be interpreted and how therapies may be ... neonatal intensive care unit Twenty-seven neonates fulfilled the study criteria; neonates (19%) were excluded because it was impossible to catheterize the IVC via the umbilical vein There were no catheter-related ... complications during the time of sampling Therefore, the study included 22 neonates requiring mechanical ventilation for respiratory insufficient due to respiratory distress syndrome (n = 16), perinatal...

Ngày tải lên: 12/08/2014, 18:20

... isoproterenol, a potent relaxing agonist, in the range 10–7 to 10–5 M [12] In healthy volunteers who inhale bronchoconstricting substances such as histamine there is a reflex increase in the frequency and ... exhibit further bronchoconstriction [16,19] These new data imply, however, that peak mechanical strains in the airway wall during the DI are in excess of 50% in both the normal and the asthmatic ... circle in which asthmatic airway obstruction causes a reflex increase in the frequency of DIs, and DIs in turn make the obstruction worse [6] Fish et al observed that airway obstruction in asthma...

Ngày tải lên: 12/08/2014, 18:20

... to the endothelium in dorsal skinfold chamber preparations and in the mesentery, but they did not investigate the intestinal wall With respect to the role of the intestinal microcirculation in ... anti-inflammatory effects by reducing leucocyte adherence to the endothelium in the intestinal submucosal venules To the best of our knowledge, these findings have not been reported for the intestinal ... microscopy of the intestinal wall, which is described in the present study, might represent a potent tool for gaining more insight into the actions of APC Several cytokines have been implicated in the...

Ngày tải lên: 13/08/2014, 03:20

... of this therapeutic approach in a clinical setting Conclusions Inhibition of the lectin-like oxidized low-density lipoprotein receptor-1 resulted in a reduction of endotoxininduced intestinal leukocyte ... evaluate the effects of LOX-1 inhibition on endotoxin-induced leukocyte adherence and the impaired capillary perfusion in the intestinal microcirculation during experimental endotoxemia by using intravital ... Philips, Eindhoven, The Netherlands) To secure the airway, a trimmed venous catheter (16 G, BD Insyte-W; Becton Dickinson GmbH, Germany) was introduced into the trachea via tracheotomy The animals...

Ngày tải lên: 14/08/2014, 07:21

Ngày tải lên: 29/10/2014, 22:15

... with indomethacin treatment in male infants, but there was no corresponding decrease in IVH rate after indomethacin treatment in female neonates IVH grade was also significantly reduced in males ... This increased performance was independent of the decrease in IVH and was not seen in girls These data suggest that gender may play an important role in both injury to the developing brain and ... leukocytes across the endothelium and developing blood brain barrier Furthermore, hypoxia alone has been shown to alter the blood brain barrier proteins ZO-1, occludin,and ZO-2 Finally, reactive...

Ngày tải lên: 31/08/2015, 13:09