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Journal of Medical Sciences, 2023 Acute colonic pseudoobstruction (ACPO) is a medical emergency defined as acute colonic distention without mechanical obstruction or inflammatory status. The initial treatment for ACPO includes conservative therapy and gastrointestinal tube decompression.
Shih-Hao Yeh, Pi-Kai Chang
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Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy for Gastrointestinal Decompression
Annals of Surgery, 1987 From September 1980 to April 1986, 185 percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomies were performed at University Hospitals of Cleveland. Of these, nine (5%) were done for chronic gastrointestinal decompression and form the basis of this report. Patients ranged in age from 21-73 years (mean: 51 years) and all had prolonged, complex hospitalizations extending ...
T A, Stellato, M W, Gauderer
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International Journal of Nursing Sciences, 2015 Purpose: To investigate the safety and feasibility of radical total gastrectomy without postoperative gastrointestinal decompression in elderly patients with gastric cancer.
Jin-xiu Hu +3 more
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Techniques for percutaneous transesophageal gastrotubing
International Journal of Gastrointestinal Intervention, 2021 Percutaneous transesophageal gastrotubing (PTEG) procedure was developed in Japan as an alternative access route into the gastrointestinal tract, and it has been performed for patients in whom percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy would be technically ...
Yozo Sato +4 more
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Safety and Complications of Interventional Endoscopic Ultrasound [PDF]
Clinical Endoscopy, 2018 Endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) has become an essential tool for the diagnostic and therapeutic intervention of gastrointestinal diseases. Beyond the drainage of fluid collections, it enables decompression of inaccessible bile and pancreatic ducts, the ...
Monica Saumoy, Michel Kahaleh
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Clinical Practicability of Extending the Length of Gastrointestinal Decompression Cathetering [PDF]
Proceedings of the 2016 International Conference on Biological Sciences and Technology, 2016 Objective: We intended to investigate the appropriate length of the stomach tube in the treatment of gastrointestinal decompression. Material and Methods: The patients in tr eatment of gastrointestinal decompression cured by our department from January 2013 to May 2015 whom were divided into 2 groups randomly. Results: The average remission rate was 52.
Fan-Ping Meng +3 more
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Sigmoid Volvulus in Myotonic Dystrophy Type I (Steinert Disease)
Case Reports in Gastroenterology, 2022 Myotonic dystrophy (MD) is a progressive multisystem genetic disorder that is characterized by progressive muscle weakness and wasting. MD1 (also known as Steinert disease) is associated with various clinical entities such as skeletal muscle weakness ...
Ahmed B. Bayoumy +2 more
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Frontiers in Neurology, 2023 A 42-year-old female was admitted with upper abdominal pain. Imaging studies and laboratory tests were performed to consider acute lipogenic pancreatitis. After symptomatic treatment, her abdominal pain was significantly relieved.
Zongding Wang +9 more
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Prophylactic Nasogastric Decompression after Emergency Laparotomy
Journal of Nepal Medical Association, 2013 Introduction: Post-operative nasogastric intubation after emergency laparotomy is a common practice in many centers, with the intent of hastening the return of bowel function, relieving gastrointestinal discomfort, reducing various post-operative ...
Ranjan Sapkota, Ramesh Singh Bhandari
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BMC Gastroenterology, 2022 Background Allied disorders of Hirschsprung’s disease (ADHD) mainly present with bowel obstruction, intestinal dilatation, and chronic constipation, while recurrent spontaneous pneumoperitoneum was rarely reported.
Yue Yin +5 more
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