Clinical Outcomes of Colonic Stent in a Tertiary Care Center

Assessment of chronic diarrhea in early infancy in Tehran Tertiary Care Center; Tehran-Iran

Introduction Chronic diarrhea of infancy is a heterogeneous syndrome that includes several diseases with different etiologies. The aim of this study was investigating chronic diarrhea, its etiologies, clinical features and outcomes in infancy.Materials and Methods Retrospective study investigating infants hospitalized in the gastroenterology department of Tehran tertiary care center.The main de...

Use of Snake Antivenom and Clinical Outcomes in Snake Envenomation: A Retrospective Study in a Tertiary Hospital in Penang, Malaysia

Palliative Stenting for Malignant Large Bowel Obstruction: Stents for All?

used as a bridge to surgery?” [1–5] . It is clear that 8 years ago, the use of a stent preoperatively was considered the standard of care and highly recommended in every tertiary center [6, 7] . Furthermore, the use of a stent as a definitive palliative treatment for the remaining life of a patient was still a matter of debate. However, today, in December 2016, everything is reversed. In 2014, ...

Clinical Profile of Suspected and Confirmed H1N1 Influenza Infection in Patients admitted at a Tertiary Care Teaching Hospital

Introduction: This study aimed to evaluate the clinical profile and outcomes of adult patients screened and diagnosed with H1N1 influenza infection at a tertiary care hospital in India. Materials and Methods: This retrospective  study was conducted on all adult patients suspected of H1N1 influenza admitted at a teaching hospital during the epidemic period of January-March 2015. Patients were sc...

A Retrospective Analysis of Duodenal and Jejunointestinal Atresia-Five-Year Experience from a Tertiary Care Paediatric Surgery Center in Western India.

Background: Intestinal atresia is a life-threatening problem requiring early active intervention. The aim of the study was to compare management outcomes between Duodenal-Atresia (DA) and Jejunoileal-Atresias (JIA). The secondary objective was to analyse tapering enteroplasty versus end-to-end anastomosis in JIA. Materials and Methods: Retrospective descriptive analysis of patients operated be...