The establishment of a vent from the right colon to the outside is the objective of the operative procedure commonly called "cecostomy." The operation is usually performed in the presence of obstruction of the distal colon. The following observations are therefore pertinent: (1) With this operation, as with any other, the true objective must be kept constantly in mind. A safe and direct technic...

Cecal volvulus is an uncommon cause of acute bowel obstruction in adults. The mechanism is torsion of the enlarged, poorly-fixed or hypermobile cecum. Patients with this condition may display highly variable clinical presentations, ranging from intermittent, self-limiting abdominal discomfort to acute abdominal pain associated with intestinal strangulation and sepsis. The treatment needs to be ...

The endoscopic placement of biliary stents for benign and malignant biliary disease has been performed for over a decade. Several complications of stent placement have been described such as pancreatitis, hemorrhage, cholangitis, and perforation. Migration of biliary stents is a rare event, which can cause severe complications such as gastrointestinal tract perforation. We report the case of a ...

INTRODUCTION Intussusception in adults is a rare cause of bowel obstruction. Endometriosis of the bowel is also a rare entity that can be the cause of bowel obstruction. Here, we report a rare case of intussusception secondary to endometriosis of the cecum. PRESENTATION OF CASE A 40-year-old woman presented to the hospital with a one-week history of intermittent epigastric pain. On physical e...

Postoperative adhesion can lead to an increase in the number of surgeries required, longer operation times, and high medical costs, resulting quality life patient being lowered. To address these clinical problems, we developed a surgical sealant with anti-adhesion properties for prevention postoperative following application large intestine surface. The was composed octyl (C8) group-modified Al...

It has been shown previously that slight elevations in serum levels of insulin-like growth factor-I (IGF-I) are correlated with an increased risk for developing prostate, breast, colon, and lung cancer. The aim of this study was to determine the role of serum IGF-I levels in the process of stimulating tumor growth and metastasis in a mouse model of colon cancer. Colon 38 adenocarcinoma tissue f...