Small bowel obstruction (SBO) is a common complication after abdominal surgery, and can occur due to many reasons. However, cryptorchidism can cause SBO in patients with no history of abdominal surgery. We report the case of a 67-year-old man with SBO caused by adhesions between an undescended testis and the terminal ileum.

BACKGROUND Emergency physicians (EPs) often care for patients with acute small bowel obstruction. While some patients require exploratory laparotomy, others are managed successfully with supportive care. We aimed to determine features that predict the need for operative management in emergency department (ED) patients with small bowel obstruction (SBO). METHODS We performed a retrospective ch...

fore, data were pooled across experiments (12 pens/trt). ADG, ADFI, and G:F for the 38-d study were: 394, 398, 370, and 391 g; 566, 567, 536, and 540 g; and .696, .703, .690, and .725, respectively. Pigs fed SBO tended (P<0.10) to grow slower and consume less feed compared to those not fed SBO, but G:F was not affected (P>0.10). The addition of L-carnitine did not affect (P>0.10) ADG or ADFI; h...

OBJECTIVES To determine the frequency of readmission for early postoperative small-bowel obstruction (SBO), to highlight factors that may predispose to this condition, to define the risks of strangulation and to compare the immediate and long-term risks and benefits of operative versus nonoperative treatment. DESIGN A chart review. SETTING The Sir Mortimer B. Davis-Jewish General Hospital, ...

An experiment was conducted to determine the effects of Cu and soybean oil (SBO) supplementation on ruminal and tissue lipid metabolism and carcass characteristics in finishing steers. Sixty Angus steers (369.0 +/- 10.1 kg) were stratified by weight and randomly assigned to treatments in a 2 x 2 factorial arrangement, with factors being 0 or 20 mg of supplemental Cu/kg DM from Cu sulfate and 0 ...

© The Author(s) 2015 A. Arques and A. Bianco Prevot (eds.), Soluble Bio-based Substances Isolated From Urban Wastes, SpringerBriefs in Green Chemistry for Sustainability, DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-14744-4_2 Abstract Soluble bio-based substances (SBO) extracted from urban bio-wastes have similar chemical properties to humic substances (HS) present in natural waters and soils. Therefore, SBO are also...

Hypothesis / aims of study Spina bifida occulta (SBO) is a subtle form of dysraphism with 1 or more split spinous processes with widened interpedicular distances on plain radiography, which always occurs in lumbosacral vertebrae with or without spinal cord injuries. It is unclear the relationship between SBO and lower urinary tract Symptoms(LUTS)in middle and elderly people. The prevalence of S...

Determine a non-myopic solution to the sequential decision making problem of monitoring and optimising a space and time dependent function using a moving sensor. Contributions: Sequential Bayesian Optimisation (SBO) Formulate SBO as a Partially Observed Markov Decision Process (POMDP). Find non-mypic solution for the POMDP analog of SBO using MonteCarlo Tree Search (MCTS) and Upper Confidence B...

BACKGROUND Although carina shift and plaque shift are suggested as mechanisms of side branch ostial (SBo) compromise after main vessel (MV) stenting in bifurcation lesions, there are few direct evidence. Our purpose was to confirm the mechanism of SBo compromise after MV stent implantation. METHODS AND RESULTS Intravascular ultrasound images of both MV and SB before procedure and immediately ...

AIM: This study aimed to investigate the 677C>T and 1298A>C MTHFR gene polymorphisms and their metabolic effects on the levels of folate, vitamin B12 and homocysteine in the serum of Turkish spina bifida occulta (SBO) patients and healthy individuals in disease. MATERIAL and METHODS: A case-control study was performed to detect 677C>T and 1298A>C MTHFR gene polymorphisms in 39 SBO patients and ...