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Prognosis of patients with diabetes mellitus or liver cirrhosis can be worsened by the development of a variety of infectious diseases. We describe a case of psoas abscess and bacterial peritonitis in a 58-year-old woman with type C liver cirrhosis and diabetes mellitus hospitalized after having an
Aeromonas sobria infection is known to be very serious in immunocompromised hosts. We report a case of A. sobria infection fatal in a subject with decompensated liver cirrhosis. A 63-year-old man with liver cirrhosis admitted for fever and vomiting developed a necrotizing soft-tissue infection in
Effects of dexmedetomidine (DEX) on perioperative stress response, inflammation and immune function in patients with different degrees of liver cirrhosis were investigated. A total of 94 patients with liver cirrhosis who were admitted to the Affiliated Hospital of Shandong University of Traditional
A 72-year-old woman with liver cirrhosis developed spontaneous esophageal rupture due to vomiting after meals. The middle thoracic esophagus was perforated, and was, therefore, clipped endoscopically. The patient was found to have mediastinal emphysema on the chest CT image, we diagnosed as
Occurrence of fever in a patient with liver cirrhosis should suggest the following: 1. Endotoxemia. Endotoxins are normally present in portal blood; in hepatic cirrhosis they are insufficiently cleared by the liver and their presence can be demonstrated in the systemic circulation by the "limulus
Morphine hydrochloride 10 mg suppository was given every 6 hours in a patient with hepatoma and hepatic cirrhosis. The serum morphine concentration increased continuously until 4 hours after the second administration, and peak level showed 17 ng.ml-1. Morphine-6-glucuronide and
An immature gray seal was presented with lethargy, weight loss, vomiting and hematuria. Hepatic disease and urinary tract infection were suspected. Abdominal ultrasound showed hyperechoic structures with marked acoustic shadowing spread throughout both kidneys, but incomplete visualization of the
OBJECTIVE
To observe the therapeutic effect of acupuncture on gastrointestinal dysmotility in liver cirrhosis.
METHODS
Forty cases of gastrointestinal dysmotility in liver cirrhosis were randomized into an acupuncture group and a motilium group, 20 cases in each one. In the acupuncture group, on the
An autopsy case of clostridial gas gangrene occurring in a 54-year-old man with colon adenocarcinoma, liver cirrhosis, and diabetes mellitus is reported. The patient died 4 days after the onset of symptoms with episodes of vomiting and abdominal pain. Gangrene of both hips and perineum, hemolysis,
Gemcitabine is the only cytotoxic agent approved by FDA for the treatment of pancreatic carcinoma. Gemcitabine has a relatively safe profile. Major side effects include bone marrow suppression and flu-like syndrome. Transient abnormalities of liver transaminase enzymes are seen in two third of
We report the case of a 73-year-old woman having diffuse large B-cell primary gastric lymphoma with a cirrhotic liver caused by hepatitis C virus infection. She visited our hospital with symptoms of nausea and vomiting, which appeared to be caused by stenosis due to the tumor. Metastatic tumors were
OBJECTIVE
The aim of this study was to evaluate gastric myoelectric activity and autonomic activity in patients with esophageal varices treated by an analogue of vasopressin.
METHODS
Included in this study are 20 patients divided into two groups: Group A: 10 patients treated with terlipressin (the
BACKGROUND
Mallory-Weiss syndrome is defined by upper gastrointestinal bleeding from vomiting-induced mucosal lacerations at the esophago-gastric junction. This study was purposed to investigate the incidence, location, clinical manifestation, diagnosis and effectiveness of treatment (including
It has not been fully determined whether isolated small bowel transplantation (ISBTx) can reverse liver dysfunction caused by intestinal failure requiring long-term total parenteral nutrition (TPN). A boy with congenital microvillus inclusion disease presented with vomiting and severe diarrhea since
In three patients, two men aged 57 and 53 years, and a 43-year-old woman, idiopathic portal hypertension, also called non-cirrhotic portal hypertension (NCPH), was diagnosed. The first two patients presented with haematemesis. They were treated by endoscopic rubber band ligation of oesophageal