Infected pancreatic necrosis is a severe complication of acute pancreatitis; this complication is the major cause of death. We used the 'pipe-organ' -like retroperitoneal drainage, which is usually used in the management of open pelvic fracture, successfully in a patient with severe infected pancreatic necrosis. This procedure can avoid gastrointestinal fistula and local bleeding without necess...

Vulnerability analysis of urban drainage networks plays an important role in urban flood management. This study analyzes and compares the vulnerability of tree and loop systems under various rainfall events to structural failure represented by pipe blockage. Different pipe blockage scenarios, in which one of the pipes in an urban drainage network is assumed to be blocked individually, are const...

Structural deterioration of drainage pipes has been a major concern for asset managers in maintaining the required performance of the urban drainage systems. Structural deterioration is the reduction of physical integrity, which can be characterized through structural defects such as cracks and fractures that are identified through condition assessment. Due to limited budget and the massive num...

Descending necrotizing mediastinitis is a condition characterized by inflammation of connective tissues in mediastinum. It is a very serious illness with a very high mortality rate and early diagnosis of DNM is very important to prevent morbidity and mortality. About 70% of the cases of DNM occur through the retropharyngeal pathway and 8% occur via the pretracheal route. Despite various surgica...

The quality of grouting and consolidation orifice pipe in water exploration drainage drilling is directly related to whether a large amount from holes can be successfully controlled. For with fissure within 3 m holes, difficult point drainage. By studying the principle segmented technology, casing installation construction technology technical parameters plugging, we have solved problem under c...

BACKGROUND Hematoma of the auricle which is a collection of blood beneath the perichondrial layer of the pinna usually poses a challenge to the otolaryngologist due to its high rate of recurrence after treatment and lack of appropriate material for use as stitch dressing especially, in the developing world. This is a Pilot study in which corrugated rubber drain was used as a stitch dressing aft...

Riparian buffers are a proven practice for removing NO from overland flow and shallow groundwater. However, in landscapes with artificial subsurface (tile) drainage, most of the subsurface flow leaving fields is passed through the buffers in drainage pipes, leaving little opportunity for NO removal. We investigated the feasibility of re-routing a fraction of field tile drainage as subsurface fl...

A dense granular suspension dripping on an imbibing surface is observed to give rise to slender mechanically stable structures that we call granular towers. Successive drops of grain-liquid mixtures are shown to solidify rapidly upon contact with a liquid absorbing substrate. A balance of excess liquid flux and drainage rate is found to capture the typical growth and height of the towers. The t...