Acute intestinal &hernia is associated with a mortality of more than 80% [2, 3, 14, 181. Periods of &hernia greater than 6 to 12 hr often commit the surgeon to an extensive resection of gangrenous bowel from which few of these critically ill patients can recover [ 141. Delay in diagnosis is recognized as the major factor contributing to the high morbidity associated with this condition [3]. Cle...

Internal hernia is a relatively uncommon condition and rare type of intestinal obstruction. Paraduodenal considered the most common internal hernias. The prevalence variable symptoms make clinical diagnosis paraduodenal diagnostic challenge. We present case acute obstruction by left para-duodenal treatedat general surgery department Mohammed VI University Hospital Center in Marrakech, Morocco i...

objective: gastric dilatation also known as gastrointestinal obstruction or bloat is an acute and life-threatening condition in pet rabbits commonly caused by an intestinal obstruction with pellets, foreign bodies and compressed hair. methods: in june 2014, a two years old male new zealand white rabbit were referred to karaj central veterinary hospital, karaj, iran with the history of acute ano...

Epithelium, a highly dynamic system, plays a key role in the homeostasis of the intestine. However, thus far a human intestinal epithelial cell line has not been established in many countries. Fetal tissue was selected to generate viable cell cultures for its sterile condition, effective generation, and differentiated character. The purpose of the present study was to culture human intestinal e...

Intestinal inflammation is a harmful condition in fish that can be triggered by the ingestion of soybean meal. Due to the positive costs-benefits ratio of including soybean meal in farmed fish diets, identifying additives with intestinal anti-inflammatory effects could contribute to solving the issues caused by this plant protein. This study evaluated the effect of incorporating lactoferrin (LF...

BACKGROUND Shiga toxin (Stx)-producing Escherichia coli cause severe intestinal infections involving colonization of epithelial Peyer's patches and formation of attachment/effacement (A/E) lesions. These lesions trigger leukocyte infiltration followed by inflammation and intestinal hemorrhage. Systems biology, which explores the crosstalk of Stx-producing Escherichia coli with the in vivo host ...

The objective of this study was to evaluate performance, gastrointestinal morphometry, carcass, and non-carcass traits in lambs finished on different levels canola grain the diet. Twenty-seven Santa Ines with an average initial weight 19.33 ± 1.39 kg were given diet: 0, 8, 16%. Weights body condition scores determined at beginning, every 14 days end experimental period. Animals slaughtered asse...