BACKGROUND Meckel’s diverticulum is a common congenital malformation of the small intestine,with the three most common complications being obstruction,per-foration,and inflammation.To date,only a few cases have been ...BACKGROUND Meckel’s diverticulum is a common congenital malformation of the small intestine,with the three most common complications being obstruction,per-foration,and inflammation.To date,only a few cases have been reported world-wide.In children,the clinical symptoms are similar to appendicitis.As most of the imaging features are nonspecific,the preoperative diagnosis is not precise.In addition,the clinical characteristics are highly similar to pediatric acute appendicitis,thus special attention is necessary to distinguish Meckel’s diver-ticulum from pediatric appendicitis.Patients with poor disease control should undergo laparoscopic exploration to avoid serious complications,including intestinal necrosis,intestinal perforation and gastrointestinal bleeding.CASE SUMMARY This report presents three cases of appendicitis in children combined with intestinal obstruction,which was caused by fibrous bands(ligaments)arising from the top part of Meckel's diverticulum,diverticular perforation,and diver-ticular inflammation.All three patients,aged 11-12 years,had acute appendicitis as their initial clinical presentation.All were treated by laparoscopic surgery with a favorable outcome.A complete dataset including clinical presentation,dia-gnostic imaging,surgical information,and histopathologic findings was also provided.CONCLUSION Preoperative diagnosis of Meckel’s diverticulum and its complications is challenging because its clinical signs and complications are similar to those of appendicitis in children.Laparoscopy combined with laparotomy is useful for diagnosis and treatment.展开更多
Meckel’s diverticulum complicating pregnancy is indeed a rare occurrence. The anatomical and physiological changes that occur in pregnancy make the clinical presentation and preoperative diagnosis of an acute abdomen...Meckel’s diverticulum complicating pregnancy is indeed a rare occurrence. The anatomical and physiological changes that occur in pregnancy make the clinical presentation and preoperative diagnosis of an acute abdomen extremely difficult. Even imaging modalities have to be used with caution keeping in mind the risks associated for both mother and fetus. Treatment of such cases must be prompt and accurate with a high index of suspicion in order to prevent high rate of maternal and fetal morbidity. We report one such case of bleeding of Meckel’s diverticulum. The most common cause of bleeding in a Meckel’s is ectopic gastric mucosa. When we performed an exploratory laparotomy we found to our surprise a bleeding Meckel’s diverticulum. Further investigations revealed a very interesting histopathological report of endometriosis as the cause of bleed.展开更多
<span style="font-family:Verdana;"><strong>Background:</strong> Herbal medicines use has prevailed over the past decades in both low-middle-income and high-income countries over the years. ...<span style="font-family:Verdana;"><strong>Background:</strong> Herbal medicines use has prevailed over the past decades in both low-middle-income and high-income countries over the years. The use among women has increased with increased risks of ill-health. There is extensive literature on herbal medicine use among women in pre/pregnancy, labour, and the postpartum periods. Therefore, this study aimed to understand women’s purposes, experiences, and motivation for using herbal medicines during pregnancy, childbirth and postpartum, and the experiences associated with the use. <strong>Methods:</strong> Four critical databases were predetermined and searched: CINAHL, Medline, Web of Science, and EMBASE. These databases were chosen for their comprehensiveness and relevance to the review aims. We considered peer-reviewed published articles from January 2000 to December 2018. We chose these databases because we found that they are dominant in the medical and healthcare-related literature. All references were pooled to Endnote reference management software for screening. Quality appraisal of articles was conducted using the Mixed-Method Assessment Tool (MMAT). Content analysis approach was used to extra the data from the articles. Globally, twenty-one articles met the inclusion criteria, and thus, formed the dataset for this review.<strong> Results:</strong> Most articles (n = 10, 47.6%) reported solely HM uses on only pregnancy whiles the rest evaluated HM uses in labour, pre-pregnancy, and the postpartum periods. The results have shown that the majority of women received information about HM from friends, family, the “black markets,” and drug outlets. Overall, the results were presented in seven broad themes: 1) sociodemographic characteristics of HM users, 2) perceived threat of health problem, 3) sources and quality of the information received, 4) susceptibility to health complications, 5) potential limitations to the use of HM, 6) the motivation for HM utilization, 7) concerns on the combined use of herbal and allopathic medicines. <strong>Conclusion:</strong> The study recommends the further research into the toxicity of herbal products, to ensure that accurate information can be provided to women before use.</span>展开更多
Perforated Meckel’s diverticulum is an extremely rare cause of an acute abdomen in pregnancy.Its clinical presentation is similar to that of appendicitis and diagnosis is delayed in most cases.We present a patient wh...Perforated Meckel’s diverticulum is an extremely rare cause of an acute abdomen in pregnancy.Its clinical presentation is similar to that of appendicitis and diagnosis is delayed in most cases.We present a patient who developed increasing abdominal pain and leukocytosis at 28 weeks of gestation.She was misdiagnosed with appendicular peritonitis until acute exploratory laparotomy.Regarding related published cases up to now,most cases did not make a correct preoperative diagnosis of Meckel’s diverticulum.This case suggests that Meckel’s diverticulum in pregnancy may have serious consequences.A high index of suspicion and a low threshold for surgical intervention are required to minimize morbidity and mortality.展开更多
目的:观察熊去氧胆酸联合低分子肝素钙注射液与丁二磺酸腺苷蛋氨酸治疗妊娠期肝内胆汁淤积症(intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy,ICP)患者的临床疗效,分析患者血清胆汁酸(TBA)、谷丙转氨酶(ALT)和谷草转氨酶(AST)水平的变化及妊娠...目的:观察熊去氧胆酸联合低分子肝素钙注射液与丁二磺酸腺苷蛋氨酸治疗妊娠期肝内胆汁淤积症(intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy,ICP)患者的临床疗效,分析患者血清胆汁酸(TBA)、谷丙转氨酶(ALT)和谷草转氨酶(AST)水平的变化及妊娠情况。方法:将收治的135例ICP患者按照治疗方法不同分为A、B、C组,各45例,3组均行常规检查。A组口服熊去氧胆酸片;B组口服熊去氧胆酸片基础上注射丁二磺酸腺苷蛋氨酸治疗;C组在B组治疗基础上联合低分子肝素钙治疗。对比3组临床疗效和妊娠情况,检测所有受试者治疗前后外周血TBA、ALT和AST水平。结果:治疗后,C组临床有效率(93.33%)高于A、B组(P<0.05)。治疗前,3组患者瘙痒评分比较差异无统计学意义(P>0.05);治疗后,3组瘙痒评分较组内治疗前均降低(P<0.05),且治疗后C组低于A和B组(P<0.05),B组低于A组(P<0.05)。治疗前,3组TBA、ALT和AST水平差异无统计学意义(P>0.05);治疗后,3组TBA、ALT和AST水平较组内治疗前均降低(P<0.05),且治疗后C组低于A和B组,B组低于A组(P<0.05)。治疗后,C组患者剖宫产、早产、胎儿窘迫和羊水污染发生率均低于A组和B组,且总不良反应发生率明显低于A组和B组(P<0.05)。结论:熊去氧胆酸联合低分子肝素钙注射液与丁二磺酸腺苷蛋氨酸治疗ICP患者的临床疗效显著,能更有效缓解患者的瘙痒程度,降低血清TBA、ALT和AST水平,保护肝脏,减少胎儿窘迫和羊水污染等情况的发生,具有较高临床价值,可作为ICP的治疗方案进一步推广应用。展开更多
文摘BACKGROUND Meckel’s diverticulum is a common congenital malformation of the small intestine,with the three most common complications being obstruction,per-foration,and inflammation.To date,only a few cases have been reported world-wide.In children,the clinical symptoms are similar to appendicitis.As most of the imaging features are nonspecific,the preoperative diagnosis is not precise.In addition,the clinical characteristics are highly similar to pediatric acute appendicitis,thus special attention is necessary to distinguish Meckel’s diver-ticulum from pediatric appendicitis.Patients with poor disease control should undergo laparoscopic exploration to avoid serious complications,including intestinal necrosis,intestinal perforation and gastrointestinal bleeding.CASE SUMMARY This report presents three cases of appendicitis in children combined with intestinal obstruction,which was caused by fibrous bands(ligaments)arising from the top part of Meckel's diverticulum,diverticular perforation,and diver-ticular inflammation.All three patients,aged 11-12 years,had acute appendicitis as their initial clinical presentation.All were treated by laparoscopic surgery with a favorable outcome.A complete dataset including clinical presentation,dia-gnostic imaging,surgical information,and histopathologic findings was also provided.CONCLUSION Preoperative diagnosis of Meckel’s diverticulum and its complications is challenging because its clinical signs and complications are similar to those of appendicitis in children.Laparoscopy combined with laparotomy is useful for diagnosis and treatment.
文摘Meckel’s diverticulum complicating pregnancy is indeed a rare occurrence. The anatomical and physiological changes that occur in pregnancy make the clinical presentation and preoperative diagnosis of an acute abdomen extremely difficult. Even imaging modalities have to be used with caution keeping in mind the risks associated for both mother and fetus. Treatment of such cases must be prompt and accurate with a high index of suspicion in order to prevent high rate of maternal and fetal morbidity. We report one such case of bleeding of Meckel’s diverticulum. The most common cause of bleeding in a Meckel’s is ectopic gastric mucosa. When we performed an exploratory laparotomy we found to our surprise a bleeding Meckel’s diverticulum. Further investigations revealed a very interesting histopathological report of endometriosis as the cause of bleed.
文摘<span style="font-family:Verdana;"><strong>Background:</strong> Herbal medicines use has prevailed over the past decades in both low-middle-income and high-income countries over the years. The use among women has increased with increased risks of ill-health. There is extensive literature on herbal medicine use among women in pre/pregnancy, labour, and the postpartum periods. Therefore, this study aimed to understand women’s purposes, experiences, and motivation for using herbal medicines during pregnancy, childbirth and postpartum, and the experiences associated with the use. <strong>Methods:</strong> Four critical databases were predetermined and searched: CINAHL, Medline, Web of Science, and EMBASE. These databases were chosen for their comprehensiveness and relevance to the review aims. We considered peer-reviewed published articles from January 2000 to December 2018. We chose these databases because we found that they are dominant in the medical and healthcare-related literature. All references were pooled to Endnote reference management software for screening. Quality appraisal of articles was conducted using the Mixed-Method Assessment Tool (MMAT). Content analysis approach was used to extra the data from the articles. Globally, twenty-one articles met the inclusion criteria, and thus, formed the dataset for this review.<strong> Results:</strong> Most articles (n = 10, 47.6%) reported solely HM uses on only pregnancy whiles the rest evaluated HM uses in labour, pre-pregnancy, and the postpartum periods. The results have shown that the majority of women received information about HM from friends, family, the “black markets,” and drug outlets. Overall, the results were presented in seven broad themes: 1) sociodemographic characteristics of HM users, 2) perceived threat of health problem, 3) sources and quality of the information received, 4) susceptibility to health complications, 5) potential limitations to the use of HM, 6) the motivation for HM utilization, 7) concerns on the combined use of herbal and allopathic medicines. <strong>Conclusion:</strong> The study recommends the further research into the toxicity of herbal products, to ensure that accurate information can be provided to women before use.</span>
文摘Perforated Meckel’s diverticulum is an extremely rare cause of an acute abdomen in pregnancy.Its clinical presentation is similar to that of appendicitis and diagnosis is delayed in most cases.We present a patient who developed increasing abdominal pain and leukocytosis at 28 weeks of gestation.She was misdiagnosed with appendicular peritonitis until acute exploratory laparotomy.Regarding related published cases up to now,most cases did not make a correct preoperative diagnosis of Meckel’s diverticulum.This case suggests that Meckel’s diverticulum in pregnancy may have serious consequences.A high index of suspicion and a low threshold for surgical intervention are required to minimize morbidity and mortality.
文摘目的:观察熊去氧胆酸联合低分子肝素钙注射液与丁二磺酸腺苷蛋氨酸治疗妊娠期肝内胆汁淤积症(intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy,ICP)患者的临床疗效,分析患者血清胆汁酸(TBA)、谷丙转氨酶(ALT)和谷草转氨酶(AST)水平的变化及妊娠情况。方法:将收治的135例ICP患者按照治疗方法不同分为A、B、C组,各45例,3组均行常规检查。A组口服熊去氧胆酸片;B组口服熊去氧胆酸片基础上注射丁二磺酸腺苷蛋氨酸治疗;C组在B组治疗基础上联合低分子肝素钙治疗。对比3组临床疗效和妊娠情况,检测所有受试者治疗前后外周血TBA、ALT和AST水平。结果:治疗后,C组临床有效率(93.33%)高于A、B组(P<0.05)。治疗前,3组患者瘙痒评分比较差异无统计学意义(P>0.05);治疗后,3组瘙痒评分较组内治疗前均降低(P<0.05),且治疗后C组低于A和B组(P<0.05),B组低于A组(P<0.05)。治疗前,3组TBA、ALT和AST水平差异无统计学意义(P>0.05);治疗后,3组TBA、ALT和AST水平较组内治疗前均降低(P<0.05),且治疗后C组低于A和B组,B组低于A组(P<0.05)。治疗后,C组患者剖宫产、早产、胎儿窘迫和羊水污染发生率均低于A组和B组,且总不良反应发生率明显低于A组和B组(P<0.05)。结论:熊去氧胆酸联合低分子肝素钙注射液与丁二磺酸腺苷蛋氨酸治疗ICP患者的临床疗效显著,能更有效缓解患者的瘙痒程度,降低血清TBA、ALT和AST水平,保护肝脏,减少胎儿窘迫和羊水污染等情况的发生,具有较高临床价值,可作为ICP的治疗方案进一步推广应用。
