Biomedical subjects

A Abdelmoumene

Publications and source records attributed to A Abdelmoumene.

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PubMed2003

[Indications and results of retroperitoneal laparostomy in the treatment of infected acute necrotizing pancreatitis].

The aim of this study is to describe personal experience with retroperitoneal laparostomy in the management of infected acute necrotizing pancreatitis. The presence of an infected phlegmon requires surgical debridement and drainage. The surgical approach can be either an anterior laparotomy with irrigation and drainage (which can be either an open or closed laparotomy) or a posterior laparostomy. Three patients (2 men and 1 woman) presented with an unfavourable course of their acute necrotizing pancreatitis despite the administration of broad spectrum antibiotics. A posterior laparostomy with necrosectomy and drainage was performed. The postoperative course was slowly favorable in all 3 cases. Abdominal CT is the best modality for the detection and follow-up of pancreatic necrosis. CT-guided fine needle aspiration can detect superinfection of areas of necrosis. Posterior laparostomy presents several advantages compared to an anterior approach. There is no contamination of the peritoneal cavity; the integrity of the abdominal wall is respected. The necrosectomy is equally complete and the drainage is better as it is direct and posterior.

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PubMed2003

Postoperative chylous ascites after radical gastrectomy. A case report.

Postoperative chylous ascites is a classical but uncommon complication following extensive retroperitoneal or near the root of the mesentery dissection with an incidence ranging from 1.2 to 3%. Only 6 cases of chylous ascites have been described after ulcer surgery with troncal vagotomy associated with pyloroplasty and only 1 after gastrectomy. We report the second case of chylous ascites after a D2 distal gastrectomy. A 56-year-old female underwent a D2 distal gastrectomy and gastro-duodenostomy with omentectomy for a prepyloric T1N0M0 moderately differentiated adenocarcinoma. The patient was treated conservatively by both of parenteral nutrition and a fat free diet. By the end of 2(nd) postoperative week, the effusion became serous again and the output gradually ceased. The drain could be removed on the 20(th) postoperative day. Normal enteral nutrition was resumed, no recurrence of chylous ascites occurred. This conservative treatment proved to be effective as it as already be reported with resolution in almost 60% of the patients and remains the first choice option.

Chylous Ascites↗

PubMed2002

Schistosomal appendicitis in pregnancy.

Acute appendicitis is the most common acute surgical infection during pregnancy. Although usually pyogenic in origin, parasitic infections account for a small percentage of cases. Despite the relatively high prevalence of acute appendicitis in our environment, it is not commonly associated with schistosomiasis. We report here the association of pregnancy and appendicitis caused by Schistosoma haematobium. Schistosomiasis is very common complication of pregnancy in hyperendemic areas. Schistosome egg masses can lodge throughout the body and cause acute inflammation of the appendix, liver and spleen. Congestion of pelvic vessels during pregnancy facilitates passage of eggs into the villi and intervillous spaces, causing an inflammatory reaction. Tourism and immigration make this disease a potential challenge for practitioners everywhere.

Adult↗

PubMed2002

[Blind loop syndrome].

Malabsorption can raise from several causes, including post surgical conditions. Noticeably, ileo-ileal anastomosis can lead to bacterial stagnation in the caecum, with recirculation of the intestinal content, and intestinal spreading of the colonic flora. We review here nine cases who were operated on in our department in the last 20 years. In five patients the syndrome appeared after an intestinal resection due to a postsurgical intestinal infarction due to adhesions. In four patients it appeared after an ileo-transverse derivation motivated by post-surgical occlusion. We conclude that any type of malabsorption appearing after abdominal surgery, even remotely from the surgical procedure should suggest this uncommon diagnosis. Surgical treatment, i.e. replacement of the intestinal anastomosis with a new termino-terminal anastomosis, is necessary and sufficient.

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PubMed2001

A large bullet in the bladder.

All manner of foreign bodies have been extracted from the bladder. Introduction into the bladder may be through self-insertion, iatrogenic means or migration from adjacent organs. Extraction should be tailored according to the nature of the foreign body and should minimise bladder and urethral trauma. We report a case of a bullet injury to the bladder, which finally presented as a gross hematuria after remaining asymptomatic for four years. We present here an alternative to suprapubic cystostomy with a large bladder foreign body treated via a combined transurethral unroofing followed by removal using a grasper passed through a suprapubic laparoscopic port.

Adult↗