One complication that occurs in approximately 10%of patients is the development of a colonic stricture. Some of thesestrictures dilate over weeks or months, while others result inobstructive ...

Appropriateness was rated using a nine-point Likert scale (1 being inappropriate, 9 being highly appropriate). A naive or anastomotic small bowel Crohn's disease stricture on intestinal ultrasound is ...

Acute colonic ileus or Ogilvie's syndrome is an acute nonmechanical colonic obstruction with an unclear pathophysiology. This motility disorder generally occurs in elderly patients with serious ...

Recent evidence suggests that the vagal innervation of the gastrointestinal tract also plays a major role controlling intestinal immune activation. Indeed, VN electrical stimulation potently reduces ...

Etiology and Treatment Advances of Hematochezia in Infants Aged ≤3 Months. Journal of Biosciences and Medicines, 12, 273-285. doi: 10.4236/jbm.2024.1211023 . Acute intussusception is most prevalent in ...

Supporting patients in reducing postoperative constipation: fundamental nursing care - a quasi-experimental ... International Foundation for Gastrointestinal Disorders. Controlling intestinal gas.

1 Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Digestive Disease Institute, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio, USA ...