Ascaris lumbricoides is the largest and most prevalent helminth seen in the human body. Ascariasis having high morbidity and mortality causes a unique type of intestinal obstruction with specific problems. This is probably due to reduced intestinal absorption and luminal obstruction, which can lead to anorexia and blockage of the absorbing surface. It affects humans especially in developing cou...

A 5-year-old boy was admitted for recurrent episodies of upper abdominal pain and vomiting for the past two years associated with loss of weight. The vomiting was non projectile, occurred shortly after meals, and was never blood or bile stained. On examination there was visible gastric peristalsis and mildly enlarged liver. The cardiovascular system examination revealed a continuous murmur in t...

The data presented in this paper were obtained from several dogs following experimental obstruction of the pylorus. The experiments were undertaken with the purpose of learning the chief factors in the causation of the rapid dehydration which follows pyloric obstruction and of explaining the prevention or repair of this change which is obtained by introducing sodium chloride and water into the ...

BACKGROUND Controversy remains regarding the role of pyloric drainage procedures after esophagectomy with gastric conduit reconstruction. We aimed to compare the effect of pyloric drainage strategies upon subsequent risk of complications suggestive of conduit distention, including aspiration and anastomotic leak. METHODS A retrospective study was conducted reviewing patients undergoing esopha...

purpose: to report a case of lacrimal sac lymphoma presenting with nasolacrimal obstruction. patient and findings: a 35-year-old woman presented with epiphoria and swelling of the left lacrimal sac area and cervical lymphadenopathy. she had undergone dacryocystorhinostomy (dcr) 6 months before. computed tomography demonstrated a lacrimal sac mass involving the nasal cavity. histopathologic exam...

PURPOSE This study aims to introduce a simple operation method of gastrojejunostomy for preventing reflux esophagitis --gastric-jejunum pouch side-to-end anastomosis. METHODS Based on Billroth II anastomosis (Billroth II) method, we designed a new technique of anastomosis between stomach wall and jejunal pouch. The technique was named gastric-jejunum pouch side-end anastomosis. We retrospecti...

Hypertrophic pyloric stenosis (HPS) is a well-known cause of gastric outlet obstruction in infants. However, its etiology is still controversial. Our experience has let us to consider that transpyloric (TP) tube feeding may be a potential cause of HPS. We report 3 cases of HPS in the context of TP tube feedings. All 3 patients had severe fundamental surgical disease and required enteral nutriti...

Chronic otitis media (COM) is completely treated with a single procedure in most patients but may require multiple surgeries in some cases. The main goals of open cavity mastoidectomy are to completely eradicate the disease, create a large enough meatus for examination and mastoid air cells, and provide a self-cleaning epithelized dry cavity, and achieve maximum hearing. In this report, we pres...