Luke Toki’s six-year-old daughter was admitted to Perth Children’s Hospital intensive care unit in October last year with ...

"The findings highlight a significant risk of ileus and bowel obstruction during pregnancy in women who have undergone IBD ...

Intestinal obstruction during pregnancy is an uncommon and serious non-obstetric surgical condition which may be associated with significant maternal and fetal mortality. Surgeons who are called upon ...

Sheila Hodge, of McLennan County, is seeking more than $250,000 in damages against the Waco hospital and Baylor Scott & White ...

When I was about to turn 30, living in San Francisco, California, I thought it would be a great idea to host all of my good friends at one of my favorite restaurants, Fresca. However, the restaurant ...

Background and Aim Chewing gum proposal has been used in surgery to reduce postoperative ileus for more than 10 years; however, the efficacy remains imprecise. The aim of this study was to ...

While some of us may be familiar with the main symptoms of bowel cancer, such as blood in the toilet or abdominal pain, there ...

Professor P Pelckmans, Division of Gastroenterology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Antwerp, Universiteitsplein 1, 2610 Wilrijk, Belgium. METHODS Different degrees of inhibition of ...

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 ...