Intra-abdominal Surgery and Intestinal Syndromes After Pelvic Radiation Therapy

Abdominal and Pelvic Surgery for Practitioners

Correlation between intra-abdominal pressure and pulmonary volumes after superior and inferior abdominal surgery

OBJECTIVE Patients undergoing abdominal surgery are at risk for pulmonary complications. The principal cause of postoperative pulmonary complications is a significant reduction in pulmonary volumes (FEV1 and FVC) to approximately 65-70% of the predicted value. Another frequent occurrence after abdominal surgery is increased intra-abdominal pressure. The aim of this study was to correlate change...

Concomitant intra-abdominal disease in aortic surgery.

Concomitant intra-abdominal diseases can significantly influence the prognosis in patients with abdominal aortic aneurysms and have major impact on the planning and technical performance of aneurysm repair. Although the topic has been discussed for decades, questions as to which disease should have priority and the influence on the outcome of treatment are still controversial. 1'2 One explanati...

Reverse Takotsubo cardiomyopathy following intra-abdominal surgery.

Reverse Takotsubo cardiomyopathy (RTC) is a rare condition characterized by systolic dysfunction of the basal segments of the left ventricle in the absence of obstructive coronary artery disease. The case of a 50-year-old woman with RTC following intra-abdominal surgery is described in the present report.

Abdominal Pain after Cataract Surgery with Remifentanil Based Anesthesia

Remifentanil is an ultra short acting opioid that is suitable for many operations and is wildly used for induction and maintenance of anesthesia. In this article we have reported the incidence of abdominal pain after cataract surgery in patients with remifentanil based anesthesia. This study is a randomized single blind clinical trial on 300 patients who were candidates for elective cataract su...