A 27-year-old man presented to our centre with a right-sided thoracoabdominal gunshot wound. He was hypotensive and tachycardic. His extended focussed assessment by sonography for trauma confirmed a right hemothorax and intraperitoneal hemorrhage. After inserting a chest drain, we did an emergency celiotomy. His injuries included a diaphragmatic laceration, a bleeding grade 2 renal laceration, ...

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ischemia reperfusion injury is the tissue damage caused when blood supply returns to the tissue after a period of ischemia or lack of oxygen. ischemia reperfusion induces cell death and endemic reaction that is one of the most important clinical problems with acute renal failure and renal transplantation. in this study, the effect of pentoxifylline on rat kidney function and cell injury followi...

Although thyroid hormones are known to influence acid secretion, but exact mechanisms are not fully understood. So, in this experimental study carbachol, histamine, and pentagastrin were used to stimulate acid secretion in isolated stomach of hypo- and hyperthyroid rats and data were compared with controls. Each group consisted of 8 N-Mari rats from both sexes weighing 246 ± 5 g. Hypo- and hype...

INTRODUCTION Impalement injuries with multiple objects are rare and their management is complex. Rapid confirmation of vascular injuries requiring urgent endovascular or surgical management and accurate location of multiple objects are essential for efficient preoperative management. We report the case of a patient with septic shock secondary to a perforated rectum caused by an impalement injur...

BACKGROUND Surgical treatment of colic is expensive and complications may occur. Information on the prognosis and the use of the horse after surgery for colic is important for surgeons and owners. Current literature on return to athletic function after celiotomy is limited. The present study reviewed surgical cases of the Veterinary Teaching Hospital, Helsinki, Finland for 2006-2012. The aim wa...

BACKGROUND The rarity, delayed presentation, and diagnostic difficulty of small-bowel tumors prompted this study. STUDY DESIGN Charts were reviewed retrospectively for 85 patients with 89 small-bowel tumors (22 primary malignant, 23 primary benign, and 44 metastatic) over a 10-year period (1986-1996) at Louisiana State University Medical Center-Shreveport and two affiliated hospitals in Shrev...

Ileal impactions have previously been described as a common cause of colic, seen most notably in the southeastern United States. The impaction occurs within the ileum at the level of the ileocecal orifice and may extend up to 90 cm in an oral direction. Ileal impactions have been reported as the most frequent cause of non-strangulating small intestinal obstructions and account for 6.5–7.4% of a...

The objective of this study was to compare the effects of postoperative pain following ovariohysterectomy via harmonic scalpel assisted laparoscopy (HALO) and traditional ovariohysterectomy (OVH) in dogs. The study was designed as a randomized, blinded, prospective study. Sixteen, purpose-bred, intact female, Beagle dogs were used to complete the study. Dogs were placed into two groups. Group 1...