I beg to bring before the profession a very short paper 011 a point of extreme interest, viz.?What is the greatest time a child can endure being cut off from placental and aerial respiration with special reference to the delay in the delivery of the after-coming head ; and should the after-coming head be perforated after the cord has ceased to beat ? The paper has been suggested (1) by the stat...

Methods This is a retrospective analysis of all newborns (2004–2009) with presumed IP treated with PD irrespective of gestational age or weight. Drainage was achieved with a single Penrose drain placed between incisions in each lower quadrant. This was followed by extensive irrigation. Laparotomy was performed if needed for progressive sepsis, intestinal stricture, or persistent leak. Parameter...

If one excludes those cases of perforation which are secondary to volvulus, intestinal atresia, congenital bands, intussusception, herniation of the bowel, meconium ileus or Hirschsprung's disease, there remains a group of newborn infants who develop perforation of the colon without apparent cause. Spontaneous perforation of the colon in the neonate was first described by Breslau in 1863. It is...

BACKGROUND The incidence of coronary perforation using new percutaneous revascularization techniques may be increased compared with PTCA. Still, perforation is uncommonly reported, and the optimal management and expected outcome remain unknown. The objectives of the study were to determine the incidence of coronary perforation using balloon angioplasty (percutaneous transluminal coronary angiop...

Background: Hemorrhoids are one of the most common perianal diseases. They have several surgical and non-surgical treatment methods. Among surgical procedures, Stapler hemorrhoidopexy method has recently gained widespread acceptance. Hemorrhoidopexy with a circular stapler usually has a series of common and mild complications and a few rare and life-threatening complications such as rectal perf...

introduction :  despite  recent  advances  in  treatment  of  oral  cancer,  it  still causes high rates of mortality and morbidity worldwide. delays in diagnosis and treatment of these cancers greatly affect the prognosis.  this study aimed to assess the treatment delay and its relation to diagnostic delay among oral cancer patients in tehran, iran. materials and methods : we studied 100 patie...

BACKGROUND Diagnosing pacemaker lead perforation in the setting of chest pain and EKG changes is difficult and usually not considered unless we have awareness and high index of suspicion. This kind of clinical scenario represents one of the diagnostic challenges. CASE PRESENTATION A 77 year-old Caucasian female came to emergency room with left sided non-exertional chest pain radiating to her ...

BACKGROUND When a patient with colorectal perforation is treated, there is no adequate information about what the best procedure for emergent operation is. In the present study, we examined the clinical features in hemodialysis (HD) and non-HD patients with colorectal perforations. PATIENTS AND METHODS Forty-four patients (8 HD and 36 non-HD patients) who underwent surgery for colorectal perf...

BACKGROUND Free perforation is the most severe and debilitating complication associated with Crohn's disease (CD), and it usually requires emergency surgery. The aim of this study was to evaluate the incidence of free perforation among Korean patients with CD. METHODS The CrOhn's disease cliNical NEtwork and CohorT (CONNECT) study was conducted nationwide in Korea, and patients who were diagn...