BACKGROUND This study reports the etiologies, management and outcome of children with gastric outlet obstruction (GOO) in a children's hospital. METHODS The medical records of 11 children with GOO not associated with idiopathic hypertrophic pyloric stenosis (IHPS) were reviewed. They were categorized into one group of anatomic abnormality (AA group) and one group of peptic ulcer disease (PD g...

Postesophagectomy gastric outlet obstruction occurs in 20%–30% of patients who undergo esophagectomy and is associated with significant morbidity and delayed recovery [1]. Recently, endoscopic pyloromyotomy, also called gastric peroral endoscopic myotomy (POEM), has been reported, in pigs and in a patient with refractory diabetic gastroparesis [2, 3]. We report a case of postesophagectomy delay...

Fifteen subjects presenting with intractable constipation due to obstructive defecation, mean (SEM) duration 8.8 (1.8) years, had the inappropriate contraction and electromyographic changes in the pelvic floor muscles and external and sphincter typical of this condition. An electromyographically derived index was used to grade its severity. A self applied biofeedback device was used to allow el...

We present a unique presentation of Crohn's disease in a 25-year-old male with a 3-month history of progressive gastric outlet obstruction symptoms including reflux, vomiting, postprandial pain and weight loss, with no other symptoms. Multiple imaging investigations as well as gastroscopic biopsies revealed a non-specific prepyloric lesion, without evidence of malignancy. A distal gastrectomy w...

BACKGROUND: Microbial quality of drinking water is very important in animal health. OBJECTIVES: The present survey was conducted to evaluate the microbial quality of cows' drinking water in dairy farms in Mashhad suburb, Iran, to find out defects in this field. METHODS: Water samples were taken from 30 farms and 4 sites including: Water tanks,  inlet and outlet  of bovine drinking troughs and c...

This study characterized the fecal indicator bacteria (FIB), including Escherichia coli (E. coli) and Enteroccocus (ENT), disseminated over time in the Bay of Vidy, which is the most contaminated area of Lake Geneva. Sediments were collected from a site located at ∼500 m from the present waste water treatment plant (WWTP) outlet pipe, in front of the former WWTP outlet pipe, which was located a...

Voiding dysfunction is frequently seen in the early posttransplant period. Among other causes, this condition can arise due to bladder outlet obstruction. Primary bladder neck obstruction (PBNO) is a possible but very rare cause of bladder outlet obstruction. We present the case of a 52-year-old woman who, after kidney transplantation, presented with PBNO. The diagnosis was established based on...

A 64-year-old man with Parkinson’s diseasewas being treatedwith levodopa-carbidopa intestinal gel formulation through a percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy with jejunal extension (PEG-J) tube that had been placed in 2010. In April 2014, he complained of abdominal distension, pain, bloating, food intolerance, and a pulling sensation from the PEG-J tube. At the physical examination, we observed a...

A 63-year-old man with a 3-month history of nausea, vomiting, and mid-abdominal pain presented for evaluation. He had an associated 11-kg unintentional weight loss and low-grade fevers. Physical examination showed a heart rate of 101 beats per minute, blood pressure of 111/81 mm Hg, and body mass index (BMI) of 19 kg/m2. Blood work, including a complete blood count, basic metabolic panel, and l...

PURPOSE We assessed the effect of terazosin (Hytrin(R)) on functional bladder outlet obstruction in women. MATERIALS AND METHODS Functional bladder outlet obstruction was defined as a maximum flow rate of less than 12 ml per second combined with a detrusor pressure at maximum flow rate of more than 20 cm H2O in pressure flow studies in the absence of neurological disorders or mechanical cause...