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Postoperative maintenance therapy for inflammatory bowel disease.
2006
. Curr Opin Gastroenterol. 2006 Jul;22(4):377-81. Postoperative maintenance therapy for inflammatory bowel disease. Cottone M, Orlando A, Modesto I. Department of General Medicine, Pneumology and Nutrition Clinic, Palermo University, Palermo, Italy. PURPOSE OF REVIEW: This review will highlight the knowledge gained from studies published in the year 2005 on maintenance treatment after surgery for inflammatory bowel diseases. RECENT FINDINGS: In Crohn's disease the role of smoking in increasing the risk of relapse and recurrence after surgery is confirmed. Ornidazole seems effective in reducing endoscopic recurrence and clinical relapse after surgery. Probiotics do not appear to be effective…
Indications for Performing a Proctologic Examination and Endoscopy
1979
Complaints from the patient about discomfort in the anal region, rectal bleeding, and change in bowel habits — especially recent occurrence of constipation or diarrhea or a change in either symptom — as well as tenesmus are obligatory reasons for conducting a proctologic examination. These symptoms should never be ignored or treated by prescription of hemorrhoid suppositories, antispasmodics, analgesics, or laxatives.
The long-term effects of probiotics in the therapy of ulcerative colitis: a clinical study
2016
Aim: Intestinal dysbiosis seems to be the leading cause of inflammatory bowel diseases, and probiotics seems to represent the proper support against their occurrence. Actually, probiotic blends and anti-inflammatory drugs represent a weapon against inflammatory bowel diseases. The present study evaluates the long-term (2 years) effects of combination therapy (mesalazine plus a probiotic blend of Lactobacillus salivarius, Lactobacillus acidophilus and Bifidobacterium bifidus strain BGN4) on ulcerative colitis activity. Method: Sixty patients with moderate-to-severe ulcerative colitis were enrolled: 30 of them were treated with a single daily oral administration of mesalazine 1200 mg; 30 pati…
NUTRITION IN IBD PATIENT'S: WHAT ARE THE PROSPECTS?
2015
Summary: Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) is a chronic disorder characterized by a relapsing-remitting course, which alternates between active and quiescent states, ultimately impairing a patients quality of life. The two main types of IBD are Crohn's disease (CD) and Ulcerative Colitis (UC). In physiological conditions the gut is costantly exposed to various antigens, commensal microflora and pathogens and the inflammatory response is finely balanced. It is thought that a vast number of environmental risk factors may be implicated in the development of IBD, including smoking factors, dietary factors, psycological stress, use of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs and oral contraceptives,…
A novel rat model of chronic fibrosing cholangitis induced by local administration of a hapten reagent into the dilated bile duct is associated with …
2000
Abstract Background/Aim: The cholangiopathies represent hepatobiliary diseases in which bile-duct epithelial cells are targets for destructive processes, including immune-mediated damage. We describe a novel rat model of chronic fibrosing cholangitis induced by administration of the hapten reagent 2,4,6-trinitrobenzenesulfonic acid (TNBS) into the dilated bile duct. Methods: The common bile duct was dilated due to a mild stenosis in 8-week-old female Lewis rats. TNBS (50 mg/kg) was injected during a second laparotomy. Results: TNBS-treatment reproducibly resulted in chronic fibrosing cholangitis. In retrograde cholangiography the bile ducts showed irregularities, beading and strictures. Alk…
Ileus Following Spontaneous Jejunum Intramural Hematoma: Case Report and Review of the Literature
2012
Anticoagulant therapy may cause the onset of a spontaneous intramural hematoma of the small bowel, in the jejunum, ileum or duodenum. A 53-year-old woman on therapy with heparin for previous pulmonary embolism was admitted for abdominal pain and vomit. Computed tomography scan visualized an intramural hematoma of the jejunum causing subtotal obstruction of the intestinal lumen. The patient underwent resection of a part of the jejunum, securing intestinal continuity by a mechanical side-to-side anastomosis. The postoperative course was regular, but the initial anticoagulant therapy was reduced to prevent recurrence. In conclusion, spontaneous hematoma of small bowel can occur as a complicati…
Preoperatīva vēdera dobuma datortomogrāfija kā instruments ārstēšanas taktikas izvēlei pacientiem ar tievo zarnu saaugumu ileusu
2018
Preoperatīva vēdera dobuma datortomogrāfija kā instruments ārstēšanas taktikas izvēlei pacientiem ar tievo zarnu saaugumu ileusu