Trichuris trichiura—An Unwelcome Surprise during Colonoscopy

Out-of-Network Emergency-Physician Bills - An Unwelcome Surprise.

Effect Supermint oil (Peppermint oil) on the Patient's and Colonoscopy Team Satisfaction During Colonoscopy in Children

Introduction: Colonoscopy is an invasive method that is painful for patient especially for children. The objective of this research was investigation of the effect of supermint oral drop (peppermint essence) on the patient and colonoscopist group satisfaction during colonoscopy.    Materials and Methods: One hundred and one patient's candidate for colonoscopy was randomly divided into two group...

Effect Supermint oil (peppermint oil) on Patient Satisfaction and the Colonoscopy team during Colonoscopy

Introduction: Colonoscopy is an invasive method that is painful for patient especially for children. The objective of this research was investigation into the effect of supermint oral drop (peppermint essence) on the patient and colonoscopist group satisfaction during colonoscopy.   Material and Methods: In this clinical trial study, 101 children candidate colonoscopy (7-14 years old) in childr...

Unwelcome complement.

For decades, the complement system has been recognized as an effector arm of the innate immunity system that contributes to the destruction of tumor cells. However, recent studies have challenged this paradigm by demonstrating that a complement component, the anaphylatoxin C5a, promotes the growth of malignant tumors in a mouse model of cervical carcinoma. The effect of C5a on tumor growth was ...

Iatrogenic perforations during colonoscopy.

The incidence of iatrogenic colonic perforations in the medical literature ranges between 0.005% and 0.63% with the majority of patients requiring laparotomy for repair. Colonoscopic perforation may occur due to several mechanisms: blunt trauma to the colonic wall, barotrauma from air insufflation, unintentional endoscopic resection or excessive thermal injury. Our clinical experience includes ...