Fistula

lumen within the intestine causing blockage. ( meded, 2010) Genetically, research has found a gene, NOD2, which produces a mutation and is linked to autoimmune diseases like Crohn’s. Complications of Crohn’s may include bowel obstructions, ulcers, fistulas, malnutrition, anal fissures, colon cancer and other health problems. The bowel may become thickened and narrowed disallowing digestive contents to exit

The Public Broadcasting Service has come to the conclusion, "More than 100 million girls in the developing world will be married during the next 10 years." (Public Broadcasting Service). This ongoing issue — most active in undeveloped areas such as Southern Asia and the Middle East — has unfortunately spread all around the globe. It's quite disheartening to know that most girls dream of the day they finally walk down the long aisle where their beloved other awaits, however, for these helpless souls

(she) interacts with her partner and community. With social consequences, such as social isolation, restrictions on religious practices, marital separation, rejection by family and friends and so on, imposed upon women who suffer from (vesicovaginal) fistula – an abnormal opening between the bladder and vagina and stress incontinence – an involuntary loss of urine during physical activity, these women are rendered more vulnerable to being ridiculed by their society (Naved’ 181). Since there are clear

Charge Nurses relating to Functional Model, Team Nursing Model, and Delegation It seemed like a normal day coming into work, it was a Tuesday. 6:45 a.m. on a Medical Surgical Floor, the night shift was eager to give report so they could go home, and all the day shift nurses were drinking their coffee getting ready for the 12 hour shift ahead of them. My name is Staci Deland, I am a Registered Nurse on a Pediatric Medical Surgical Floor. This day I am talking about is about to become much busier than

Volvulus is rotation of part of the intestine around its mesentry, causing a intestinal obstruction. Colonic volvulus is not common cause of intestinal obstruction in the developed world. However much more common in the developing world (6,7). High prevalence of volvulus are reported in the “Volvulus Belt” of Africa, the Middle East, India, and Russia. In these regions, the average age is younger than Western countries, ranging from 40 to 50 years and in generally better health (8)

However, it is possible for patients to present with all three symptoms making it more difficult to be precise. The two most common types of fistula are the Perianal which goes from the rectum to the skin around the anus; and the Enterocutaneous which goes from the small bowel to the abdominal wall. Other common forms of fistula are the Retrovaginal which goes from the rectum to the vagina, Colovesical which goes from the large bowel to the bladder, and the Enteroenteric which is bowel

Diverticulis Disease Overview Diverticular disease affects the large intestine and typically occurs when pouches called diverticula form in the sigmoid colon, the curved part of the intestine closest to the rectum (UMMC 2011). The disease typically falls into two categories-- diverticulosis and diverticulitis. Diverticulosis is the presence of many diverticula along the intestinal wall. Diverticulitis occurs when these pouches become inflamed (NDDIC 2007). Causes and Risk Factors Diverticulitis

Sometimes, a direct connection is made between an artery and a vein in the arm. This procedure is called a "Cimino fistula." Needles are then placed in the graft or fistula, and blood passes to the dialysis machine, through the filter, and back to the patient. If the patient requires dialysis before a graft or a fistula is placed, a large diameter catheter is placed directly into a large vein in the neck or leg in order to perform dialysis. In the dialysis machine

[Author] [Nutrition and diet in inflammatory bowel disease] [Institution] [University] Nutrition and diet in inflammatory bowel disease Introduction Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is a collective term used to describe two medical complications of digestive tract or gastro-intestinal tract, which are Crohn’s Disease (CD) and ulcerative colitis (UC). Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is major disease affecting about 60 thousand people in Australia, about 1.4 million in United States (US) while

It is now confined to the following indications: (failure of chemotherapy, diagnosis, destroyed lung, postsurgical complications, persistent bronchopleural fistula and tuberculous bronchiectasis). The surgical procedure available consist of:  Diagnostic procedure such as bronchoscopy, mediastinoscopy, scalene node biopsy, lung biopsy, lymph node biopsy, and pleural biopsy;  Pleural drainage operations such