Peritoneal macrophages, derived from peripheral blood monocytes, are the chief cellular defenders against invasion of the peritoneal cavity by infectious organisms. Monocyte migration into the peritoneal cavity depends upon a coordinated series of adhesive events, utilizing cell surface receptors known as adhesion molecules. In order to better understand the mechanisms of leucocyte infiltration...

UNLABELLED The aim of the work was the clinical characteristics and analysis of preliminary results for surgical treatment of pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors (PNETs), based on own material. MATERIAL AND METHODS. In the period from 2005 to 2009, in the Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Silesian Medical University in Katowice, there were 27 patients (15 males and 12 females) treated surgic...

Intra-abdominal adhesion formation is a major complication of serosal repair following surgery, ischaemia or infection, leading to conditions such as intestinal obstruction and infertility. It has been proposed that the persistence of fibrin, due to impaired plasminogen activator activity, results in the formation of adhesions between damaged serosal surfaces. This study aimed to assess the rol...

BACKGROUND Intra-articular adhesion is one of the common complications of post knee surgery and injury. The formation of joint adhesion can lead to serious dysfunction. Rosuvastatin (ROS) is a new 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl coenzyme A (HMG-CoA) reductase inhibitor, with multiple biological effects. In our study, the object was to evaluate the effectiveness of ROS in the prevention of post-opera...

Hollow viscus or mesenteric injuries account for 1-6% of in a patient with blunt abdominal trauma. A 63-year-old male, presented history tree fall while he was on two-wheeler. With left hip pain and pain, examination revealed tachycardic, normotensive abrasions dislocation joint. Abdomen diffuse tenderness sluggish bowel sounds blood at the meatus. FAST positive. CECT showed hematoma, intra-per...

The outcome of a surgery does not solely depend on the surgeon’s abilities, but also on the physical status, the disease and the nature of operation. It also depends on the pre and post-operative services. 1 Peritonitis is inflammation of the peritoneum and/or peritoneal cavity due to localized or generalized infections, with most of the times the cause is bacteria which invade the peritoneal c...

post operative pain and its control remains one of the most important issues in the field of surgery and health care system. formalin test has been used as a method for assessing pain and analgesia in rats. systemic and spinally administered clonidine, an ?2-adrenergic agonist, is proved to enhance postoperative analgesia. it has also been shown that morphine-dependent rats experience more chro...

aim : the aim of this study was to determine the effect of sodium bicarbonate irrigation versus normal saline irrigation in patients undergoing a laparoscopic cholecystectomy.   background : pain in patients undergoing laparoscopic cholecystectomy is the most common complaint, especially in the abdomen, back, and shoulder region. patients and methods : in a double blind randomized clinical tria...

A novel intra-operative chemotherapy nude mouse model for human hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) has been developed. Intra-peritoneal (i.p.) administration of 5-fluorouracil (5-FU) was begun 2 hr before hepatic resection of HCC and then continued post-operatively for 4 consecutive days. This regime, termed intra-hepatectomy chemotherapy (IHC), significantly prolonged animal survival compared with...

Abstract Background Intra-operative purulent peritoneal fluid aspirate for microscopy, culture and sensitivity during appendicectomy is routinely practiced aiding post-operative management of patients if the get unwell requiring a change prescribed pre-operative antibiotics. As at time this audit, there was no guideline in NHS regarding routine appendicectomy. This necessitated need to carry ou...