Idiopathic hemoperitoneum or hemorrhagic ascites is a very rare cause of fetal and neonatal ascites. It may be life threatening condition which challenging in diagnosis treatment. We report full term neonate who presented with cryptogenic massive respiratory distress, but not anemia. All investigations failed to detect the underlying attempts therapeutic paracentesis due multilocular nature The...

PURPOSE Peritoneal dissemination is the most common cause of death associated with gastric cancer. In this study, we report the significance of molecular diagnosis of peritoneal dissemination by means of matrix metalloproteinase-7 (MMP-7) reverse transcriptase-PCR (RT-PCR) assay using preoperative peritoneal wash fluid. EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN Preoperative peritoneal lavage by paracentesis was pe...

 Abstract Background: There are a large number of patients with penetrating abdominal trauma who have normal vital signs and negative abdominal examination when referred to trauma centers. Agreat deal of controversy exists between authorities about screening these patients for emergency explorative laparotomy. Many references have reported more than 90% sensitivity for DPL as a diagnostic metho...

Encapsulating peritoneal sclerosis (EPS), is a rare but devastating complication of long-term peritoneal dialysis (PD) with a high mortality rate. The incidence is between 0.5 and 3.3%, decreasing with time. EPS is defi ned as a clinical syndrome with major signs of gastrointestinal obstruction, infl ammatory parameters, radiological and macroscopic changes. Duration of treatment and cessation ...

The prognosis of gastric cancer with peritoneal metastasis has not improved. Despite many promising studies, gene therapy has limited clinical application because of the lack of suitable vector systems to enable selective gene transduction to tumor cells. The aim of this study was to clarify whether gene therapy targeted to peritoneal mesothelial cells (PMCs) can inhibit peritoneal disseminatio...

garlic is known as a potent spice and a medicinal herb with broad therapeutic properties ranging from antibacterial to anticancer and anticoagulant. our previous studies have shown some immunoregulatory effects for aged garlic extract, suggesting a key role for 14-kd glycoprotein of garlic in shifting the cytokine pattern to t helper-1. in present study, we investigated the effect of 1, 2, and ...

ABSTRACT: Toxoplasma gondii can be eliminated in bovine semen. Cryopreserved semen is often used due to the fact that artificial insemination dairy and beef cattle provides benefits terms of production. However, little known regarding viability infectivity T. tachyzoites cryopreserved In present study, negative for were contaminated with 1 x 106 (RH strain) without different cryoprotectants, su...

Diagnostic peritoneal lavage (DPL) is a highly accurate test for evaluating intraperitoneal hemorrhage or a ruptured hollow viscus, but is performed less frequently today due to the increased use of focused abdominal sonography for trauma (FAST) and helical computed tomography (CT). All three of these exams have advantages and disadvantages and thus each still play unique roles in the evaluatio...

OBJECTIVE Purulent peritonitis from acute left colon diverticulitis is a relatively common presentation of diverticular disease; historically the treatment was the Hartmann procedure. Laparoscopic peritoneal lavage has been proposed as a lesser invasive treatment option with great interest and debate among surgeons and with contrasting results. The aim of this meta-analysis was to compare the r...

CpG oligodeoxynucleotides (ODNs) may prevent mortality from infection. We have identified a therapeutic benefit in treating sepsis with phosphorothioate ODN sequences containing the CpG motif. Sepsis was induced in rats by cecal ligation and puncture (CLP), and treatment with CpG ODNs reduced sepsis mortality from 80% to 15% during a 108-h period. Protection from mortality was dose dependent. B...