BACKGROUND Gastrointestinal sequelae have been sporadically reported in survivors of congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH). The aim of the present paper was to evaluate the gastrointestinal morbidity in infant, adolescent and adult patients who had undergone repair of CDH. METHODS Thirty-one of 38 survivors after left-side CDH repair were followed up. They were subdivided in two groups. Group...

Givvimani S, Munjal C, Narayanan N, Aqil F, Tyagi G, Metreveli N, Tyagi SC. Hyperhomocysteinemia decreases intestinal motility leading to constipation. Am J Physiol Gastrointest Liver Physiol 303: G281–G290, 2012. First published May 17, 2012; doi:10.1152/ajpgi.00423.2011.—Elevated levels of plasma homocysteine (Hcy) called hyperhomocysteinemia (HHcy) have been implicated in inflammation and re...

An 86-year-old lady with a past medical history of hypertension, chronic kidney disease stage 3 and osteoarthritis presented to our institution with a 6-year history of syncopal episodes. These episodes of transient loss of consciousness occurred most frequently while sitting for a meal and were occasionally related to choking. On one occasion she had a secondary partial seizure related to one ...

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I . Barium sulphate suspensions were given to young sheep by mouth or by injection via an oesophageal catheter. Closure of the oesophageal groove was assessed by observing radiographically whether the suspension passed to the ruminoreticulum or to the abomasum. 2. Complete closure of the groove took place in lambs that were trained to drink small meals from a trough after being weaned from thei...

Dr. O. C. Lloyd: Our first case was in Southmead Hospital under the care of DrNaish, who is at present abroad, and Dr. Mehta has very kindly come to give us the clinical story. Dr. S. H. Mehta: A housewife aged 51 was first seen by Dr. Naish when she was admitted under the care of Dr. Warin for recurrent gravitational ulcers on both her legs in May i960. By then she had been attending dermatolo...

The International Programme on Chemical Safety (IPCS), established in 1980, is a joint venture of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), the International Labour Organization (ILO), and the World Health Organization (WHO). The overall objectives of the IPCS are to establish the scientific basis for assessment of the risk to human health and the environment from exposure to chemicals, ...