Definition of an Ileus Paralytic Ileus, also called bowel obstruction, intestinal volvulus (twisted intestine) and colonic ileus is a life-threatening mechanical or non-mechanical, partial or complete blockage of the small and/or large intestine and can be fatal if not treated. Ileus comes from the Latin word for colic. (“Ileus” Tish Davidson, A. (thinksp) M. and Rebecca J. Frey, PhD the Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine. Ed. Laurie J. Fndukian. 4th ed. Detroit: Gale, 2011. 6 vols). If left untreated, intestinal obstruction can cause serious, life-threatening complications, including: • Tissue death. Intestinal obstruction can cut off the blood supply to part of your intestine. Lack of blood causes the intestinal wall to die. Tissue death can result in a tear (perforation) in the intestinal wall, which can lead to infection. • Infection. Peritonitis is the medical term for infection in the abdominal cavity. It's a life-threatening condition that requires immediate medical and often surgical attention. (Mayo Clinic Family Health Book, 4th Ed, Newsletter: Mayo Clinic Health Letter) Paralytic Ileuses can occur at any age, race or gender, but is one of the major causes of intestinal obstruction in infants and children. Infants with cystic fibrosis are more likely to experience meconium ileus (a dark green material in the intestine). The major cause of ileus is surgery occurring within and about the intestines, but normal activity of the intestines usually returns within hours to days after such operations. Ileuses can also be caused by Heart disease and kidney diseases, especially when potassium levels decrease. Certain chemotherapy drugs such as vinblastine and vincristine can also cause Ileuses. Over all the total rate of bow... ... middle of paper ... ...it: Gale, 2002. 1779-1780. Gale Virtual Reference Library. Web. 16 May 2014. http://go.galegroup.com/ps/i.do?id=GALE%7CCX3405600833&v=2.1&u=lirn43170&it=r&p=GVRL&sw=w&asid=8e426a74a97a89ba83ccf900ca17ebba Mayo Clinic Family Health Book, 4th Ed, Newsletter: Mayo Clinic Health Letter McKenzie S, Evers BM. Small intestine. In: Townsend CM, Beauchamp RD, Evers BM, Mattox KL, eds.Sabiston Textbook of Surgery. 19th ed. St. Louis, Mo: WB Saunders; 2012:chap 50. Fry RD, Mahmoud N, Maron DJ, Bleier JIS. Colon and rectum. In: Townsend CM, Beauchamp RD, Evers BM, Mattox KL, eds. Sabiston Textbook of Surgery. 19th ed. St. Louis, Mo: WB Saunders; 2012:chap 52. Turnage RH, Heldmann M. Intestinal obstruction. In: Feldman M, Friedman LS, Brandt LJ, eds. Sleisenger & Fordtran's Gastrointestinal and Liver Disease. 9th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Saunders Elsevier; 2010:chap 119.
complications include hemorrhage, perforation, obstruction (from intessusception or volvulus) and neoplasia. In our case the patient had a proximal small bowel obstruction secondary to gallstone ileus with impaction of two smaller stones at a MD. This is exceptionally rare with only 3 cases having been reported in the literature. The techniques for surgical resection of MD are simple diverticulectomy or a segmental small bowel resection. As far as we know, there are no studies directly comparing these two resection techniques. However, as in our case, if the small bowel lumen is in danger of being narrowed or the neck of the diverticulum is wide, a segmental resection is favored over a simple diverticulectomy. [3]
(What is....2016). The first documented case of Crohn’s disease suspected was King Alfred in 850 A.D. This disease is named after a Jewish man named Dr. Burrill Bernard Crohn (1884-1983) who became interested in the condition as his father, also a Dr, suffered from a disorder of the bowel. He devoted his career to “regional enteritis” the disease that now bares his name. It is necessary to understand the disease to be able to provide care for people who are afflicted by it (de Campos and Kotze 2013). Especially since Crohn’s is a chronic disease or a lifelong affliction it’s important to understand etiology, it’s symptoms, treatments, and to maintain the disease and the psychological well being of the patient managed (Crohn’s...2015).
IBS is a functional GI disorder, meaning it cannot be explained by any specific structural or biochemical abnormality. The disorder is subdivided into three different types, which are named on the basis of the predominant symptom – IBS-D (diarrhea-predominant), IBS-C (constipation-predominant), IBS-M (mixed diarrhea and constipation). Clinical presentation varies considerably with regard to the quality of the predominant feature and the overall severity of symptoms. Formal diagnosis is based on the most recent Rome III criteria, which require that a patient experience recurrent abdominal discomfort of at least 3 days per month over the previous 3 months, with a total symptom duration of at least 6 months, in...
Crohn’s disease is a disease that causes inflammation, swelling, and irritation to any part of the digestive tract which is also known as the gastrointestinal tract or GI tract. The disease most commonly targets the ileum which is a part in the small intestine. The digestive tract is organs that connect your mouth to your anus and it releases hormones and enzymes for the digestion in food. The inflammation caused by the disease goes deep into the lining of the digestive tract. It creates a stricture in the small intestine which is a narrowing of the pathway that can slow the movement of food through the intestine. The stricture can then move to large intestine which can cause many problems for absorption. When the disease causes the intestine to swell it can also be very problematic because the large intestine wouldn’t be able to function properly. Crohn’s disease is considered as an inflammatory bowel disease.
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The tissue of the digestive tract becomes inflamed. The inflammation starts to eat away at the lining of the digestive tract. Ulcers then form, causing diarrhea and occasional bleeding. Nobody knows exactly what causes Crohn’s disease.... ...
What is Empacho? Empacho, when related to gastrointestinal problems is, in a sense, a form of indigestion and one of the most common folk ailments in a Hispanic culture10. By some people it could also be more of a belief and described as a blockage of the stomach and intestines, as a ball of sticky undigested food, or foods that are hard to digest. This can result in symptoms such as pain, nausea, vomiting, bloating, etcetera.
Uncontrolled diarrhea, that is, increased number of stools, increased stool water, and/or decreased form that is not contained by the diaper- until diarrhea
4. Enterostomy: Includes gastrostomy or jejunostomy- here feeding tube is inserted directly into stomach or jejunum either endoscopically or surgically and brought out through the peritoneal cavity. Complications include displacement or infection. It is often preferred in patients requiring nutritional support for more than a month.
On my first clinical rotation outside of 5w, in the Roanoke Memorial Hospital, I had the pleasure of visiting the OR. My last week of clinical rotation, I got the opportunity to witness two different cases. I saw a hemorrhoidectomy, and a Laparoscopic colectomy. Although I only had an opportunity of witnessing the hemorrhoidectomy in the middle of the procedure, both procedures were quite invasive. There were both very interesting to watch.
In rare cases when a patient does not respond to drug treatment or diet and lifestyle changes, surgery may be necessary. Doctors will remove part or all of the colon in attempt to stop the condition. Surgeries for UC are generally successful but significantly decrease quality of life because the patient has to deal with frequent stools due to the absence of a colon.
Inflammatory bowel disease is a life long disease, and it particularly targets the gastrointestinal tract (GI tract), which consists of the mouth, esophagus, stomach small intestine, large intestine (appendix, cecum, colon (ascending, transverse, descending, and sigmoid), and rectum), and anus. The gastrointestinal tract is very important to the human body; some of its functions include mechanical and chemical digestion of food, the movement of food and waste from mouth to anus, secretion of enzymes and mucus, and the absorption of nutrients. These are some reason why it’s so destructive when this part of the body becomes impaired or even damaged.
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