Interestingly, while the prevalence of NEC has been declining in recent years, there has been a corresponding increase in cases of spontaneous intestinal perforation (SIP), which is now becoming a ...

13 Nevertheless, it has to be remembered that all these findings are not specific for NEC but might also indicate bowel perforation due to meconiumileus or spontaneous intestinal perforation. Studies ...

Spontaneous perforation of pyometra is a rare pathologic condition that presents as diffuse peritonitis. This report describes an interesting case of spontaneous uterine perforation that mimicked ...

A perforated bowel, or intestinal perforation, occurs when a hole forms in the wall of the small intestine or colon (large intestine). This allows the bowel's contents to leak into the abdominal ...

The Ontario Superior Court of Justice found a gynecologist surgeon negligent for failing to detect and repair a bowel perforation during a 2015 laparoscopic surgery, resulting in life-threatening ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Prucalopride was efficacious, regardless of a patient’s age, BMI or renal function. Patients with obesity ...

Complication Dr Ikram said if typhoid fever is left untreated, it may progress to intestinal perforation which usually occurs in the distal ileum with marked abdominal pain and tenderness ...

In adults the joint pain and fatigue associated with hypermobility-type EDS can be misdiagnosed as chronic fatigue syndrome, hypochondriasis, or depression. [25] Vascular-type EDS may also be ...

All 50 to 74-year-olds in England will receive a home-testing kit for bowel cancer every two years, as the NHS expands its lifesaving screening programme. The age is now being lowered from 54 to ...

Bowel habits vary from person to person. However, sudden changes can indicate an underlying health condition, such as irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) or inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). For some ...

A 'little-known' symptom that can happen at night may be linked to a common 'silent killer' disease - bowel cancer. Spotting the warning signs early is important, as bowel cancer is the fourth ...