INTRODUCTION — Intussusception, the invagination of a part of the intestine into itself, is the most common abdominal emergency in early childhood, particularly in children younger than 2 years of age, and the second most common cause of intestinal obstruction after pyloric stenosis [1]. Intussusception is unusual in adults, and the diagnosis is commonly overlooked. In the majority of cases in ...

M e t h o d s Data sources: 5 databases, bibliographies of relevant studies, and contacting authors. Study selection and assessment: Randomized controlled trials (RCTs) ≥ 21 days in duration comparing 1 of the 5 gastroprotective strategies with nonselective NSAIDs alone on outcomes of GI toxicity. Quality assessment included randomization procedures, allocation concealment, blinding, and follow...

G astroesophageal reflux (GER) is defined as the involuntary passage of gastric contents into the esophagus. It may be primary, due to anatomical or physiological abnormalities or secondary, due to conditions such as anxiety, intolerance to certain foods, metabolic disorders, and reactions to certain drugs. Other medical problems such as infection, intestinal obstruction, intestinal atresia, or...

that is lying outside its normal location and it lacks any anatomic or vascular connections with the pancreas. It is also described as pancreatic heterotopia, a term coined by Barbosa et al. (1) in 1946. The frequency of heterotopic pancreas has been estimated to be 1 case per 500 explorations of the upper abdomen or 0.6-13.7% of autopsies (2). Heterotopic pancreatic tissue may be found anywher...

The circumstances present in upper intestinal obstruction which may be expected to reduce the water content of the body are fasting with water deprivation and a continued loss of secretions into the stomach. According to the data obtained from the above described experiments with rats, loss of body water during the first third of the survival period following pyloric obstruction is more than ha...

Received: Revised: Accepted: January 22, 2014 September 14, 2014 December 15, 2014 In view of the high incidence of pyloric stenosis in dogs, this study was conducted to compare the efficacy of two surgical techniques, viz. Finney and Jaboulay pyloroplasties in providing relief to gastric outlet obstruction and to report complications, if any. Healthy mongrel dogs (n=24) with similar physique, ...

Hypertrophic pyloric stenosis of infancy is a disorder of early infancy with typical clinical features and well-established radiological appearance of the pyloric canal. Many studies with surgical and medical treatment have been reported over the past fifty years. Pylorotomy has tended to become the favoured method of treatment as with expert paediatric, surgical, anaesthetic, and nursing servi...