Autoimmune orchitis defined as the inflammation of the testicle unilaterally or bilaterally usually caused by viruses and bacteria inflammatory infiltrates in the testis (orchitis), epididymis (epididymitis), and vas deferens (vasitis) is a relevant cause of decreased fecundity in males, and it is defined as direct aggression to the testis with the concomitant presence of anti-sperm … [Read more…]
Autoimmune pancreatitis (AIP) is a distinct, infrequent, progressive inflammatory, gastrointestinal disorders that lead to irreversible destruction of exocrine and endocrine pancreatic parenchyma caused by atrophy and/ or replacement with fibrotic tissue with a form of pancreatitis in children with a poorly understood pathophysiology with a systemic autoimmune condition that involves not only the pancreas but … [Read more…]
Acute pancreatitis is an acute inflammation of the pancreas resulting from an auto-digestion of the gland. In 75–80% of cases, acute pancreatitis is a self-limiting disease that subsides spontaneously, but 20–25% of acute pancreatitis are severe, characterized by the development of pancreatic or peri-pancreatic necrosis, resulting in general and local complications responsible for a mortality … [Read more…]
Pseudo-Obstruction of Intestine/Intestinal pseudo-obstruction is severe impairment in the ability of the intestines to push food through or a condition characterized by impairment of the muscle contractions that move food through the digestive tract. It can occur at any time of life, and its symptoms range from mild to severe. The condition may arise from … [Read more…]
Paralytic ileus/Intestinal pseudo-obstruction is severe impairment in the ability of the intestines to push food through or a condition characterized by impairment of the muscle contractions that move food through the digestive tract. It can occur at any time of life, and its symptoms range from mild to severe. The condition may arise from abnormalities … [Read more…]
Narrowing of The Arteries/Coronary Artery Disease (CAD), also called coronary heart disease (CHD), ischemic heart disease (IHD), or simply heart disease, is a chronic and gradual reduction of blood flow to the heart muscle specially myocardium due to the build-up of accessive plaque (atherosclerosis) in the arteries inner sidewall of the heart and myocardial wall and systolic thickening. It is almost always due … [Read more…]
Digestive Tract/Gastrointestinal Tract /The digestive system is made up of the gastrointestinal tract also called the GI tract or digestive tract—and the liver, pancreas, and gallbladder. The GI tract is a series of hollow organs joined in a long, twisting tube from the mouth to the anus. The hollow organs that make up the GI … [Read more…]
GI Tract /Gastrointestinal Tract /The digestive system is made up of the gastrointestinal tract also called the GI tract or digestive tract—and the liver, pancreas, and gallbladder. The GI tract is a series of hollow organs joined in a long, twisting tube from the mouth to the anus. The hollow organs that make up the … [Read more…]
Gastrointestinal Tract /The digestive system is made up of the gastrointestinal tract also called the GI tract or digestive tract—and the liver, pancreas, and gallbladder. The GI tract is a series of hollow organs joined in a long, twisting tube from the mouth to the anus. The hollow organs that make up the GI tract … [Read more…]
The digestive system is made up of the gastrointestinal tract—also called the GI tract or digestive tract—and the liver, pancreas, and gallbladder. The GI tract is a series of hollow organs joined in a long, twisting tube from the mouth to the anus. The hollow organs that make up the GI tract are the mouth, esophagus, stomach, small intestine, large intestine, … [Read more…]
An intestinal stoma is one of the most common surgical procedures, in which exteriorization of either small bowel or large bowel through the anterior abdominal wall is performed. It may be performed for the management of wide ranges of benign and malignant gastrointestinal conditions on an emergency or regular basis. This activity reviews the indications … [Read more…]
Bowel Diversion/Ostomy surgery of the bowel, also known as bowel diversion, refers to surgical procedures that reroute the normal movement of intestinal contents out of the body when part of the bowel is diseased or removed. Creating an ostomy means bringing part of the intestine through the abdominal wall so that waste exits through the … [Read more…]