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We report a rare case of urinary retention secondary to Listeria meningitis. A 90-year-old woman presented with high fever, nausea, diarrhea, and incontinence of urination and feces. Lumbar puncture was performed. The total cell number of the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) was elevated indicating that
A patient with several weeks of diarrhea developed for the first time severe urinary frequency and urgency and was admitted with acute urinary retention. Imaging techniques showed a large mass compressing the posterior wall of the bladder adjacent to the rectosigmoid colon, leading to a bilateral
Fourteen pediatric cases of posterior urethral valves in patients aged 6 months to 14 years (with four infants and ten older children) are reported. The main symptoms were vesical, including dysuria, acute urinary retention and dribbling. One patient presented with diarrhea, vomiting and dribbling.
Among 400 patients with adenocarcinoma of the distal large bowel, anterior resection resulted in more anastomotic leaks, postoperative urinary retention and diarrhea when used for lesions of the mid-rectum than when used for lesions of the proximal rectum or sigmoid colon. However, the operative
BACKGROUND
Closure of a loop ileostomy is a relatively simple procedure although many studies have demonstrated high morbidity rates following it. Methods to reduce the number of complications, such as timing of closure or different surgical closure techniques, are investigated. The aim of this
A cross-sectional study was designed to identify a relationship between the presence of symptoms usually related to nervous system involvement as well as other chronic complications of diabetes with three objectively defined degrees of autonomic neuropathy (AN). Symptoms usually related to
In the United States, the drugs most commonly used to treat peptic ulcer disease are antacids and the H2-receptor antagonists cimetidine and ranitidine. Other available agents include anticholinergics and the coating agent sucralfate. Investigational drugs such as colloidal bismuth, carbenoxolone,
Six new cases of psychogenic water intoxication are discussed in the light of 150 observations published in the literature since 1935. 87% of all patients were schizophrenic, and 13% had other psychoses and a variety of functional and organic psychopathies. Psychogenic polydipsia is a prerequisite
The aim of the study was to describe clinical cases of childhood bladder stones and associated risk factors. Forty children (9 girls), aged 1-14-years old, (means 4.7 +/- 0.5 years), who underwent surgical stone removal in the Saravane Provincial Hospital during a 13-month period, were included.
OBJECTIVE
Determine the toxicity, tolerability, and pharmacokinetics of SU5416, a vascular endothelial growth factor receptor-2 (VEGFR-2) tyrosine kinase inhibitor, coadministered with bolus 5-fluorouracil (5-FU), leucovorin, and irinotecan (IFL) in untreated patients with metastatic colorectal
A colovesical fistula (CVF) is a pathological connection between the colon and the urinary bladder. Although they are uncommon, consequences can severely affect quality of life and mortality. Diverticula are the most common cause of CVF. This case details a patient's CVF diagnosis in the emergency
OBJECTIVE
To explore the efficacy of different procedures for refractory constipation complicated with megacolon.
METHODS
Clinical data of 112 patients of refractory constipation complicated with megacolon undergoing surgery in our institute from June 2007 to January 2013 were retrospectively
OBJECTIVE
Expanded indications for neuromodulation are continually being explored. We evaluated secondary changes in bowel function after successful neuromodulation for voiding symptoms.
METHODS
Patients in our prospective neuromodulation database study with comorbid irritable bowel syndrome (IBS),
BACKGROUND
MRI should be performed in the presence of an acute febrile urinary retention, when septic and obstructive causes are eliminated. We report a case of post-infectious probable acute disseminated encephalomyelitis (ADEM) with a mostly spinal cord tropism of involving
Distigmine bromide (Ubretid) is a long-acting anti-cholinesterase, widely used for the treatment of underactive neurogenic bladder and myasthenia gravis. Our study concerns a 73-year-old man treated with a potentially life-threatening cholinergic state due to distigmine bromide. He had been