Peritoneal exudate cells, obtained from mice injected with thioglycollate medium and cultured in medium containing L-cell-conditioned medium, will proliferate in an exponential fashion for 18 days with a doubling time of 68 h. After a 2 h pulse of tritiated thymidine, labeled adherent cells increased to a maximum of 22-34% during the 1st and 2nd wk of culture. Increasing the cell concentration ...

Abstract Aim We want to share our initial experience in treating Perforated Peptic ulcer by mini-invasive techniques. Method Retrospectively, data was collected looking at surgical files for patients who were admitted with perforated peptic Ulcers under an experienced consultant surgeon between 2016 and 2021 Benghazi Medical Centre Libya. Only managed laparoscopically included the same surgeon....

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES Positive peritoneal cytology equates M1 disease in patients with gastric cancer. Diagnostic peritoneal lavage (DPL) is a proven test to detect occult visceral injury in trauma patients. The objective of this study is to determine whether DPL can be used to assess peritoneal cytology in patients with gastric cancer. METHODS Patients with gastric adenocarcinoma were pr...

Treatment of postoperative gastric fistula complicated by local and systemic infection is difficult controversial, particularly when treating obese patients with multiple prior surgical procedures. A 41-year-old male patient was transferred to our hospital be admitted in the Intensive Care Unit respiratory failure sepsis, after being submitted bariatric surgery. He had been through four subsequ...

objective(s): abdominal adhesions are one of the most important problems, occurring after intra-abdominal surgery in more than 90% of cases. this condition is the leading cause of bowel obstruction, infertility, and abdominal/pelvic pain. gold nanoparticles (gnps) have been shown to be non-toxic and exhibit anti-inflammatory, anti-angiogenic and antioxidant activities. the purpose of this study...