abdominal tuberculosis is still a prevalent problem of underdeveloped countries. although its incidence has been reduced in developed countries, it is still seen in immigrants and immunodeficient patients frequently. in iran, even though it's incidence has been reduced, we are still confronted with undesired mortality and morbidity. in this article we have evolved new management strategies...

BACKGROUND Sclerosing encapsulating peritonitis (SEP) is a rare cause of small-bowel obstruction. The optimal treatment for this condition remains controversial. METHODS In this study, we performed a retrospective analysis of the data of 44 patients who underwent surgery for SEP between December 2001 and 2008 at our hospital. The long-term follow-up data of the patients were assessed for the ...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the short- and long-term results of laparoscopic enterolysis in patients with chronic pelvic pain following hysterectomy. METHODS Forty-eight patients were evaluated at time intervals from 2 weeks to 5 years after laparoscopic enterolysis. Patients were asked to rate postoperative relief of their pelvic pain as complete/near complete relief (80-100% pain relief), signifi...

We performed total enterolysis in 130 patients with encapsulating peritoneal sclerosis (EPS) between 1993 and 2007. The postoperative survival rate was 93.1%. However, 33 of the patients (25.4%) required additional surgery for recurrent bowel obstruction. To prevent recurrent bowel obstruction, we investigated various techniques following total enterolysis. In 7 patients, we employed the splint...

The types of fistulae used and their complication rates are important for the hemodialysis patients. We aimed to compare retrospectively the primary and secondary patency rates and complications of upper extremity arteriovenous fistulae. Between 1984 and 2005, a total of 1,233 upper extremity arteriovenous fistulae were created in 920 patients. The mean age was 42 +/- 21 years. The fistulae wer...

benign duodenocolic fistula (dcf), known as a fistula between the duodenum and colon with or without cecum of nonmalignant origin, is an unusual complication of different gastrointestinal diseases. the present paper records a case in which the patient presented with chronic diarrhea, abdominal pain, weight lossas well as having a history of gastric ulcer. most frequently the condition presents ...

OBJECTIVE Assess outcome of patients with descending thoracic aortic aneurysms complicated by aortobronchial and aortoesophageal fistulae in comparison to patients undergoing repair of aortic aneurysms without fistulae. METHODS In a consecutive series of 145 patients (age 60 +/- 12 years) with repair of descending thoracic and thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysms, 11 patients (8%; age 63 +/- 9; ...

Background: Fistulae are a common complication in up to 35% of all patients with Crohn’s disease. Their therapy is difficult and frequently unsatisfactory. To date, no histological comparison of Crohn’s disease fistulae with non-inflammatory bowel disease fistulae has been performed. In addition, Crohn’s disease fistulae have not been well characterised morphologically. Methods: Eighty four fis...

The outcome among 39 patients with enterocutaneous fistulae complicating Crohn's disease has been reviewed. The patients were considered in two groups: (1) no disease - all were early postoperative fistulae (n = 9); (2) active disease (i) without abscess formation (n = 16), (ii) with abscess formation (n = 14). Postoperative fistulae with no evidence of active Crohn's disease healed spontaneous...