Purpose : To prevent intraperitoneal bleeding, it is critical that the extrahepatic portal vein should not be punctured during transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt(TIPS). There has, however, been no procedure for defining the anatomic relationship between the hepatic capsule and the portal vein segment before shunt formation. To avoid a possibly catastrophic outcome of extrahepatic por...

Introduction A splenic artery aneurysm is considered an abnormal dilatation of the layers greater than 1 cm in diameter. First described by Beaussier 1770, it affects 1% population but carries a major risk for life-threatening complications rupture 3%–10% cases regardless its congenital or acquired etiology. The presentation highly variable, from asymptomatic incidental discovery during routine...

BACKGROUND Peritoneal dialysis is a widely accepted route for renal replacement. With the advent of endoscopy, many surgical techniques for the prevention of catheter failure have been proposed. OBJECTIVES To evaluate the outcomes of patients undergoing laparoscopic Tenckhoff catheter implantation using the pelvic fixation technique. METHODS Data analysis was retrospective. All procedures w...

BACKGROUND Impaired kidney function is an established predictor of mortality after acute nonvariceal upper gastrointestinal bleeding (ANVUGIB); however, which factors are associated with mortality after ANVUGIB among patients undergoing dialysis is unknown. We examined the associations among demographic characteristics, dialysis-specific features, and comorbid conditions with short-term mortali...

Dengue virus (DENV) infection causes dengue fever, dengue haemorrhagic fever, or dengue shock syndrome. Mast cells have been speculated to play a role in DENV disease although their precise roles are unclear. In this study, we used mast cell-deficient Kit(W-sh/W-sh) mice to investigate the involvement of mast cells after intradermal DENV infection. An approximately two- to three-fold higher lev...

Background. Operative laparoscopic surgery has many advantages over traditional/open laparotomy. However, it is also associated with complications particularly when performed for complex gynaecological procedures. There are very few reports on operative from developing countries. Objective. To evaluate the intra- and postoperative conditions by a single surgeon at tertiary institution. Method. ...

objective(s)the purpose of this study holds, for the first time, an evaluation of the intraperitoneal curcumin lavage on the development of post-operative intra-abdominal adhesions.materials and methodsthirty male wistar rats were randomized into five groups. the rats were administered anesthesia and underwent surgery in order to create intra-abdominal adhesions. before the abdomen was closed, ...

objective(s): abdominal adhesions are one of the most important problems, occurring after intra-abdominal surgery in more than 90% of cases. this condition is the leading cause of bowel obstruction, infertility, and abdominal/pelvic pain. gold nanoparticles (gnps) have been shown to be non-toxic and exhibit anti-inflammatory, anti-angiogenic and antioxidant activities. the purpose of this study...

conclusions despite advances in radiological techniques, the exact diagnosis in many cases is still made according to intraoperative findings and histopathological properties of the excised membrane. while some cases of sep remain asymptomatic for years, most cases are characterized by recurrent bouts of acute, subacute or chronic intestinal obstruction. to our knowledge, the case presented her...