BACKGROUND In severe forms of endometriosis, the colon or rectum may be involved. This study evaluated the functional results and long-term outcome after laparoscopic colonic resection for endometriosis. PATIENTS AND METHODS Questionnaire survey with 24 women who had experienced typical symptoms, including pelvic pain, infertility, and endometriotic lesions in the bowel and undergone laparosc...

OBJECTIVE To compare surgeons' intraoperative surgeon acceptability or assessment of the operative field regarding bowel contents and patients' satisfaction with or without a mechanical bowel preparation before reconstructive vaginal prolapse surgery. METHODS In this single-blind, randomized trial, women scheduled to undergo vaginal prolapse surgery with a planned apical suspension and poster...

Food bone perforation of the bowel is a relatively rare diagnosis. Its presentation is non-specific and often misdiagnosed. We present a case where a food bone perforation in both the large and small bowel was diagnosed on CT scan. A successful outcome was achieved with surgical treatment.

Internal hernias are rare causes of small bowel obstruction, and one such internal hernia is the paracecal hernia. We report a case of a small bowel obstruction related to a paracecal hernia in which a preoperative diagnosis was made on computed tomography. A laparotomy was performed for definitive diagnosis and treatment. The surgery achieved a good outcome.

The public’s interest in and spending on probiotics and “functional foods” that claim to provide a health benefit beyond basic nutrition have been climbing steadily. Often marketed through directto-consumer advertising, they are seen as natural alternatives to traditional Western medicines. Unfortunately, their purported efficacy is often not justified by unbiased studies, nor does the Food and...

OBJECTIVE To determine the epidemiological, clinical, laboratory characteristics as well as outcome of 411 patients with bowel obstruction in Southern Iran. METHODS This was a cross-sectional study being performed in Shahid Faghihi hospital of Shiraz between 2006 and 2012. We reviewed the medical charts of the 411 patients with initial diagnosis of bowel obstruction who were admitted to our c...

Acute appendicitis is the most common surgical emergency. A bowel obstruction due to in cases functional with a paralytic ileus mechanical obstructions are rare or exceptional. We describe case of strangulation last ileal loop by appendix.