INTRODUCTION: Intestinal obstruction (I O) is an emergency condition that requires early identification and intervention (1 ). The etiology of Intestinal obstruction is age dependent (2) . Distinguishing between a true mechanical obstruction and a pseudo-obstruction is important, as the treatment differs (3) . Mechanical obstruction of the bowel causes bowel dilation above the obstruction. This...

major complications of heart transplantation include graft rejection, infection, graft arteriosclerosis, malignancy, and drug toxicity. among these complications, infections and thrombophilic disorders are of particular interest owing to their major contribution to morbidity and mortality among heart transplantation patients. thrombophilic disorders are caused by imbalance between hypercoagulat...

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE We aimed to assess the interaction between intravenous thrombolysis (IVT) and arterial occlusion on acute cervicocerebral computed tomographic angiography on the outcome of patients with acute ischemic stroke. METHODS Patients from the Acute Stroke Registry and Analysis of Lausanne (ASTRAL) registry with onset-to-door-time ≤4 hours, acute cervicocerebral computed tomogr...

BACKGROUND The study was performed to determine if endotoxin or the cytokines interleukin-1 (IL-1), interleukin-6 (IL-6) and tumor necrosis factor (TNF) are liberated from strangulated or partially ischemic small bowel. METHODS Strangulation obstruction was induced by elevating pressure in a gasket placed around a loop of ileum until venous pressure reached 50 mm Hg. Low arterial flow in a lo...