objectives: bloating is a common and bothersome gastrointestinal symptom. despite its high prevalence, associated costs, and effects on the quality of life, very few studies have reported the epidemiology of bloating in iran. through this systematic review, findings and limitations of the current research will be discussed. methods: in march 2012, we searched pubmed, google scholar, scientific ...

conclusions vacuum-assisted abdominal closure is a good technique for temporary abdominal closure. in patients who are unable to achieve fascial closure, skin closure alone is safe. results after 157 trauma laparotomies, 35 (22%) were open abdomen cases with an average injury severity score was 35. ninety-four percent of open abdomens occurred after damage-control surgery. temporary vacuum-assi...

conclusions this study suggests that symptoms like chronic abdominal pain, and chronic constipation seem to put a heavy burden on the economy of the country, so training programs for pediatricians and general physicians that can well train them to handle such symptoms may decrease the number of clinical visits, repetitive investigation procedures, and utilizing multiple prescription drugs. also...

â  background hirschsprung’s disease (hd) is a congenital disease in which intesâ­tinal ganglionic cells are absent, leading to intestinal obstruction. the disease has various clinical manifestations and different lengths of bowel may be involved. our aim was to study hirschsprung’s clinical presentations and its rate of intestinal involvement in hospitalized patients in a six year course s...

conclusions this study showed that abdominal pain, fever, leukocytosis, and wbcs in the stool were associated with gastroenteritis infection caused by campylobacter. results there were 36 positive cultures (8.6%) for campylobacter, with frequencies of 6.4% and 10.3% for boys and girls, respectively (p = 0.16). the highest frequency of positive culture belonged to the age group over six years (p...

introduction: management of pediatric blunt abdominal trauma in resource-restricted settings requires precise clinical expertise. in this study, we reviewed pediatric patients who were suspected to have blunt abdominal trauma in a level iii trauma center in iran. materials and methods: in a cross-sectional study, 66 injured children were studied from october 01, 2014 to october 01, 2015 in niks...

remifentanil is an ultra short acting opioid that is suitable for many operations and is wildly used for induction and maintenance of anesthesia. in this article we have reported the incidence of abdominal pain after cataract surgery in patients with remifentanil based anesthesia. this study is a randomized single blind clinical trial on 300 patients who were candidates for elective cataract su...

in light of provided progresses in ultrasound measurements of lateral abdominal muscles, an important role for these muscles, particularly transverse abdominis (tra) muscle in stability of the spine has been suggested. some authors have found significant correlations between body mass index (bmi) and thickness of these muscles. the aim of this study was to examine possible association between d...

a 41-year old mentally retarded patient presented acutely with a 3 day history of vomiting and absolute constipation.  intestinal obstruction was diagnosed following an abdominal x ray. at laparotomy, a left paraduodenal hernia was present, without incarceration of small bowel. the herniated loops were reduced and the hernia orifice closed. the anatomy, treatment and importance of considering t...

aim : the aim of this study is to evaluate the accuracy of preoperative abdominal ultrasonography in suspected appendicitis, and equivocal exam. background : acute appendicitis is a common problem and occasional challenging diagnosis in emergency department of every general hospital. patients and methods : within a period of one year from march 2007 through march 2008, all patient with suspecte...