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Uremic Paralytic Ileus in a 70 Years Old Female: A Diagnostic Dilemma [PDF]

Clinical Case Reports
Uremia has been associated with slowed intestinal motility, resulting in loss of peristalsis and the development of paralytic ileus. We present a case of uremia‐induced paralytic ileus in a 70‐year‐old woman. The patient was admitted with a 7‐day history
Ali Gohar, Abdul Rehman, Maryam Ilyas, Abdur Rehman, Muhammad Bilal, Hafiza Iman, Masab Ali, Muhammad Husnain Ahmad   +7 more
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Differences Characteristics of Partial Bowel Obstruction and Total Bowel Obstruction in Ileus Patients at Dr. Soegiri Lamongan Hospital

Magna Medika, 2021
Background: Across all age ranges, one in a thousand people is diagnosed with ileus annually. Ileus is categorized into two types, obstructive ileus, and paralytic ileus.
Syeila Ainun Nisa, Yohni Wahyu Finansah, Uning Marlina, Syaiful Rochman   +3 more
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Preoperative small bowel dilation is associated with ileus after right colectomy

Surgery in Practice and Science, 2022
Background: The relationship between preoperative bowel dysfunction and postoperative ileus has not been explored clinically. We hypothesized chronic partial obstruction, based on preoperative small bowel diameter, is associated with ileus after colon ...
Alexander Booth, Matthew Di Leo, Mark Kovacs, Pinckney Johnstone Maxwell, IV, Colleen Donahue, Virgilio V George, Thomas Curran   +6 more
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Prognosis of liver transplantation: Does postoperative ileus matter?

BMC Gastroenterology, 2021
Background Nowadays, liver transplantation has become a main therapy for end-stage liver disease. However, studies show that there are high mortality and severe complications after liver transplantation.
Ruiping Bai, Rui An, Kunyu Han, Mengwen Xue, Simei Zhang, Xin Shen, Shaohua Zheng   +6 more
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Case report: Rupture of an ileus tube in a patient with recurrent rectal cancer

Frontiers in Oncology, 2023
The insertion of an ileus tube is an important treatment for intestinal obstruction. According to previous reports, jejunal intussusception has been reported as a complication associated with ileus tube placement.
Jun Ma, Ye Jiang, Chaoping Zhou, Datian Wang, Chunxia Zhao, Yaming Zhang   +5 more
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Clinical indicators for the incidence of postoperative ileus after elective surgery for colorectal cancer

BMC Surgery, 2021
Background The occurrence of postoperative ileus leads to increased patient morbidity, longer hospitalization, and higher healthcare costs. No clear policy on postoperative ileus prevention exists.
Yosuke Namba, Yuzo Hirata, Shoichiro Mukai, Sho Okimoto, Seiji Fujisaki, Mamoru Takahashi, Toshikatsu Fukuda, Hideki Ohdan   +7 more
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Feasibility of the Gastrografin Challenge for Adhesive Small Bowel Obstruction [PDF]

Journal of Acute Care Surgery, 2021
Purpose This retrospective study investigated the feasibility, diagnostic, and therapeutic advantages of the gastrografin challenge on patients with adhesive small bowel obstruction (ASBO).
Ki-Sang Jung, Kyoung Jin Choi, Kyoung Won Yoon, Keesang Yoo, Eunmi Gil, Chi-Min Park   +5 more
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Gallstone ileus [PDF]

QJM, 2010
Gallstone ileus is a rare disease, which is responsible for about 1%-4% of all cases of mechanical obstruction. The findings of gallstone ileus on computed tomography (CT) are pathognomonic. The morbidity and mortality rate remain very high, mainly because of delayed diagnosis.
T-Y, Chan, K-T, Lee, M-C, Wang, M-Y, Hong   +3 more
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Factors associated with gastrointestinal dysmotility in critically ill patients

Open Medicine, 2023
Critical illness may disrupt nutritional, protective, immune, and endocrine functions of the gastrointestinal tract, leading to a state of gastrointestinal dysmotility.
Petrović Nemanja, Žunić Miodrag, Pejčić Ana, Milosavljević Miloš, Janković Slobodan   +4 more
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Effects of Bit Chewing on Gastric Emptying, Small Intestinal Transit, and Orocecal Transit Times in Clinically Normal Horses

Animals, 2023
Ileus is a common life-threatening problem in horses, and currently available treatments may be ineffective. The purpose of this study was to determine whether bit chewing, a form of sham feeding, decreases the gastric emptying time (GET), small ...
Molly E. Patton, Frank M. Andrews, Sophie H. Bogers, David Wong, Harold C. McKenzie, Stephen R. Werre, Christopher R. Byron   +6 more
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