Safety of either LigaSure or rubber band in closing inflamed appendiceal stump in acute appendicitis has been less investigated. In this study, cecal ligation followed by resecting inflamed cecum was performed to mimic appendectomy in a rat model of acute appendicitis. Rats were sacrificed immediately (Group A) and 7 days (Group B) after cecal resection, respectively. The cecal stumps were clos...

In 106 slightly anaesthetised adult mongolian gerbils one common carotid artery (CCA) was ligated and the blood pressure in the distal and in the proximal stump was monitored for 8 minutes. The mean distal CCA stump pressure of the 39 nonsurvivors was 15 (+/- 6) mm Hg, that of the 25 survivors with retinocerebral infarcts was 25 (+/- 6) mm Hg, and that of the 42 intact survivors was 31 (+/- 7) ...

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Ilizarov is an accepted technique for lengthening short amputation stumps to improve prosthetic function andrehabilitation. The relation of stump lengthening and phantom limb pain (PLP) has not been reported in literature.We present here a case report of a transfemoral amputee who had a flare up of PLP following stump lengthening.He responded well to a combination of pharmacological therapy and...

Abstract Introduction Male genital self-mutilation (GSM) can be categorized into four subtypes – amputation, castration, mutilation, and combined amputation/castration. The most common psychiatric diagnosis associated with GSM is schizophrenia, followed by substance use disorders, personality disorders gender dysphoria. Objective We discuss a case of amputation/castration in patient presenting ...