Could chewing gum help to reduce the incidence of ileus after different types of abdominal surgery?

The patient with colonic ileus typically presents with increasing abdominal distention that is associated with mild, worsening abdominal pain. There is usually cessation of bowel movements; nausea ...

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Background Motility abnormalities, including impaired gastric emptying and paralytic ileus, are common complications of acute pancreatitis (AP). However, data on predictors and outcomes of paralytic ...

Background and aims: Cyclooxygenase 2 (COX-2) and prostaglandins (PGs) participate in the pathogenesis of inflammatory postoperative ileus. We sought to determine whether the emerging neuronal ...

This report describes a patient who presented with a large gallstone obstructing the duodenal bulb, with the chief complaint of acute on chronic abdominal pain. Classically, this is known as ...

Introduction Postoperative ileus (POI) is an inevitable complication of almost all abdominal surgeries, which results in prolonged hospitalisation and increased healthcare costs. Various treatment ...

Introduction Postoperative ileus (POI), a common complication after surgery, severely affects postoperative recovery. It is unclear whether pretreatment with transcutaneous electrical acupoint ...

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