Treatment of intractable abdominal pain due to inoperable intraabdominal malignancy is important, and the ineffectiveness of pharmacological agents has led many investigators to recommend chemical neurolysis of the celiac ganglions as a treatment. The author describes the technique and results of celiac plexus neurolysis under CT-guidance with various approach routes, including anterior, poster...

BACKGROUND To determine the effects of different intraabdominal pressure (IAP) on the ovaries in a laparoscopic rat model. OBJECTIVES The aim of the study was to determine the effects on the ovaries of different intraabdominal pressures (IAP) in laparoscopic surgery in a rat model. MATERIAL AND METHODS Thirty-two post-pubertal nonpregnant Sprague-Dawley rats were divided randomly into four ...

BACKGROUND Gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GISTs) are the most common mesenchymal tumors of the gastrointestinal tract in adults. We treated surgically a man with acute abdomen caused by non-traumatic hemoperitoneum and diagnosed by low grade gastric GIST. METHODS A 51-year-old Caucasian man came to the hospital for abdominal pain for 3 hours. He had no history of abdominal trauma. On admiss...

Objectives. To investigate the effects of proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) and H(2) receptor antagonists on ileum motility in rats with peritonitis and compare changes with control group rats. Methods. Peritonitis was induced by cecal ligation and puncture in 8 rats. Another of 8 rats underwent a sham operation and were accepted as controls. Twenty-four hours later after the operation, the rats we...

BACKGROUND Lung cancer is a common cause of cancer-related death. Staging typically includes positron emission tomography (PET) scanning, in which (18)F-fluoro-2-dexoy-D-glucose (FDG) is taken up by cells proportional to metabolic activity, thus aiding in differentiating benign and malignant pulmonary nodules. Uptake of FDG can also occur in the abdomen. The clinical significance of incidental ...

UNLABELLED Intraabdominal pressure (IAP) can influence blood loss during spinal surgery. We examined the relationship of IAP changes to blood loss with a rectal balloon pressure catheter. Forty patients were randomly assigned to narrow (Group 1) or wide (Group 2) pad support widths of the Wilson frame. IAP was measured when the patient was supine after the induction of anesthesia, prone on a gu...