Coordination of Cecal Motility During Cecal Evacuation

Cecal Giant Lipoma Mimicking Malignancy

Cecal volvulus during pregnancy. Case report.

INTRODUCTION Acute intestinal obstruction in pregnancy is a rare, but life-threatening complication associated with high fetal and maternal mortality. CASE REPORT A 20-year old gravida presented with a 24 hour history of several episodes of vomiting, complete constipation and severe crampy abdominal pain. The patient was admitted with the diagnosis of acute abdomen associated with septic shoc...

Cecal Diverticulitis

A 56-year-old Hispanic male presented to the emergency department (ED) complaining of right lower quadrant abdominal pain for two days. The pain was gradual in onset with a throbbing, burning quality, and 10 out of 10 severity. He reported diarrhea but denied fever, chills, nausea or vomiting. In the ED the patient was afebrile with normal vital signs, and his abdomen was soft and mildly tender...

Partial cecal necrosis treated by laparoscopic partial cecal resection.

Acute colonic ischemia is the common cause of colitis in elderly population. However, isolated ischemic necrosis of cecum is rare entity, often associated with variety of conditions. Here we present a case of a 73-year old woman with a past history of hypertension presented with clinical symptoms of right lower quadrant abdominal pain and tenderness localized to the right lower quadrant, guardi...

Cecal ligation puncture procedure.

Human sepsis is characterized by a set of systemic reactions in response to intensive and massive infection that failed to be locally contained by the host. Currently, sepsis ranks among the top ten causes of mortality in the USA intensive care units. During sepsis there are two established haemodynamic phases that may overlap. The initial phase (hyperdynamic) is defined as a massive production...