background: peritoneal dialysis is one of the most prevalent types of dialysis prescribed to the patients suffering from renal failure. studies on the factors affecting the survival of these patients have mainly used log-rank test and cox analysis. the present study aimed to investigate the risk factors affecting short- and long term survival of patients on continuous ambulatory peritoneal dial...

gastrointestinal melanoma (gim) is occasionally observed in general practice. we report a case of melanoma dispersed diffusely in the stomach and duodenum with no skin involvement.

conclusions sever thrombocytopenia and bleeding may be the presentation of brucellosis. case presentation we report on an eight-year-old boy who presented epistaxis and gum bleeding. the physical examination revealed petechiae, purpura, ecchymosis, and cervical while inguinal lymphadenopathy and splenomegaly were noted. brucella agglutinin titer was positive. after five days of specific therapy...

background: the water-soluble extract of ganoderma lucidum (reishi) has been used as an immunomodulator to stimulate spleen cells proliferation and cytokine expression. objective: to investigate the effect of ganoderma lucidum (g. lucidum) on cytokine production by mice peritoneal macrophages. methods: mice peritoneal macrophages were prepared by intra-peritoneal injection of 5 ml cold pbs. per...

Background: Acute abdomen is the most common surgical clinical entity. Appendectomy treatment of choice for acute appendicitis. It can be done by open or laparoscopic method. Laparoscopic appendectomy gives a better evaluation peritoneal cavity than that obtained approach and also facilitates other differential diagnosis. Methods: Patients admitted under unit from December 2020 to June 2022, at...

Background: Peritoneal tuberculosis accounts 1-2% of all forms of tuberculosis. Peritoneal tuberculosis is an important differential diagnosis for ovarian cancer in women with ascites, adnexal mass and elevated cancer antigen 125 (CA125) levels. We report a case of a 32- year -old woman with multiple miliary peritoneal deposits mimicking advanced ovarian carcinoma. Case Presentation: A 32-ye...

We have read the debate on peritoneal closure by Cheong et al. with interest (Cheong et al., 2001). The authors state that the long term benefits and hazards of non-closure of the peritoneum are unknown, and expect adhesion related problems. Among the various outcome measures concerning long-term morbidity, adhesion formation/reformation is probably one of the most important ones. The presence ...

Peritoneal dialysis (PD) was the first modality used for renal replacement therapy (RRT) of patients with acute kidney injury (AKI) because of its inherent advantages as compared to Hemodialysis. It provides the nephrologist with nonvascular alternative for renal replacement therapy. It is an inexpensive modality in developing countries and does not require highly trained staff or a complex app...

We report a 25-year-old man who initially presented acute epigastric pain followed by vomiting after the ingestion of alcohol and cocaine. He denied having any significant medical history or having undergone any trauma. On arrival in the emergency room, he had upper abdominal pain but without any peritoneal sign. His biochemical profile showed 14,300 white blood cell and neutrophilia, and the b...