RECTAL ALIMENTATION

Health – Alimentation – Welfare

The first international reunion based on the above‐mentioned theme will take place between the 15 th and the 17 th of October, in Brasov, Romania. In fact, the event represents a continuation of " SANABUNA " Conference which took place in Bucharest, in " Carol Davila " University of Medicine and Pharmacy. The event approached the imperative of reflection and the responsible action towards the "...

The effect of Rectal Retractor, a rectal protector on rectal dose in radical prostate radiotherapy

Introduction: The close proximity of the rectum tissue to the prostate gland results in rectal toxicity during prostate radiotherapy. Rectal Retractor (RR) is a rectal displacement technique that inserts into the rectum, as a result, the lateral and dorsal part of the rectal wall push away from high dose areas. The aim of this study was to investigate the dosimetric consequence...

Rectal cancer: a review

  Rectal cancer is the second most common cancer in large intestine. The prevalence and the number of young patients diagnosed with rectal cancer have made it as one of the major health problems in the world. With regard to the improved access to and use of modern screening tools, a number of new cases are diagnosed each year. Considering the location of the rectum and its adjacent organs, ma...

Notes on a Case of Gastrostomy, and on Hypodermic Alimentation

Cholestasis in immature newborn infants: is parenteral alimentation responsible?

This report is a response to the suggestion, first raised in The Journal in 1971, 1 that intravenous alimentation may be responsible for intrahepatic cholestasis in premature infants. Nine of 15 premature infants (30 weeks' gestation or less, birth weight up to 1,250 gm) who survived at least five days and were autopsied were found to have cholestasis. The most severe hepatic pathology was foun...