Early loop ileostomy closure: should we do it routinely?

Should we treat pyrexia? And how do we do it?

The concept of pyrexia as a protective physiological response to aid in host defence has been challenged with the awareness of the severe metabolic stress induced by pyrexia. The host response to pyrexia varies, however, according to the disease profile and severity and, as such, the management of pyrexia should differ; for example, temperature control is safe and effective in septic shock but ...

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Erythema nodosum :what should we consider about it?

3D transoesophageal echocardiography in the TAVI sizing arena: should we do it and how do we do it?

Transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) was initially proven as an alternative to valve replacement therapy in those beyond established risk thresholds for conventional surgery. With time the technique has been methodically refined and offered to a progressively lower risk cohort, and with this evolution has come that of the significant imaging requirements of valve implantation. This re...

[Effectiveness of afferent loop stimulation prior to ileostomy closure].

We have read with great interest the article by Abrisqueta, entitled Afferent loop stimulation prior to ileostomy closure. We report the case of a 55-year-old female patient who, during the diagnostic process of rectal tenesmus and bleeding, was diagnosed with a rectal adenocarcinoma measuring 3 cm, located 5 cm from the anal margin with concentric involvement, and 3 nodules in the mesorectal f...