the prevalence of various intestinal helminthiasis have been determined by the examination of 8109 inhabitants of 20 villages located in the mountainous and coastal regions of the bandar abbas and minab areas in southern iran. a portion of people infected with each parasite were treated with the appropriate drug i and the worms expelled were collected, identified and counted. the results indica...

Sulfhemoglobinemia is a rare condition in which a sulfur atom oxidizes the heme moiety in hemoglobin, making the hemoglobin incapable of carrying oxygen and leading to hypoxia and cyanosis. This condition has been described in patients taking sulfur medications or who have cultured hydrogen sulfide producing intestinal bacteria such as Morganella morganii. This case describes a pediatric patien...

of this condition are even more numerous; indeed, if one were to judge by the frequency with which they form the subject matter of case reports the possibilities would seem to be almost endless. The reporting of such cases is, however, justified by the fact that any surgeon operating on the abdomen may be called upon to deal with the most bizarre condition underlying intestinal obstruction and ...

background: acute obstruction of the colon continues to be a lethal disease with little improvement in the mortality rate over the past 50 years. so, this study was undertaken to define the causes of colon obstruction and their probable changes after years. â  methods: from 1979 to 2004, all records of patients with definite diagnosis of intestinal obstruction at all hospitals affiliated to shi...

The distal intestinal obstruction syndrome (DIOS), previously known as meconium ileus equivalent (MIE), is a condition unique to cystic fibrosis (CF). The syndrome is relatively common, occurring in about 10-22% of patients (Rubinstein et al, 1986; Penketh et al, 1987; Davidson et al, 1987; Dray et al, 2004). It may present at any time after the neonatal period but the incidence increases with ...

Özet Sýtmada spontan dalak rüptürüne nadiren rastlanýr. Sýtma için endemik olmayan bir alanda çalýþan hekim için bu acil durumun tanýnmasý zor olabilir. Burada Sýtma için endemik bir bölge olmayan Kashmir’de saptadýðýmýz Sýtma’ya baðlý spontan dalak rüptürü olgusunu sunuyoruz. Tablo, bir intestinal týkanmayý andýrýyordu. Karýn ultrasonografisi ve bilgisayarlý tomografi görüntüleri dalak rüptürü...

Intestinal angioedema caused by angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors such as lisinopril is rare but well documented in the literature. Patients with this condition typically present with common symptoms such as diffuse abdominal pain, cramping, nausea, and emesis. Imaging is needed to reveal segmental edema of the small intestine, often associated with free fluid in the abdomen. The authors...

Chronic nonspecific multiple ulcers of the small intestine is a rare but distinct clinical condition, characterized by multiple small intestinal ulcers of nonspecific histology and chronic, persistent gastrointestinal bleeding without nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug use. However, because of the term "nonspecific" in its nomenclature, some gastroenterologists have misinterpreted the disease ...

BACKGROUND It is important that the residual bowel adapts after massive resection. The necessary intestinal adaptation is a progressive recovery from intestinal failure through increase in absorptive surface area and functional capacity and includes both morphological and functional adaptations. OBJECTIVES The aim of this study was to investigate intestinal morphological and functional adapta...