Toxic Haemorrhagic Colitis: A Rare Presentation of Eosinophilic Colitis by Shen-Ann Eugene Yeo, Yon Kuei Lim, Kiat Hon Tony Lim, Choong-Leong Tang

“…Very uncommonly it presents with an acute surgical emergency such as peritonitis or haemorrhage. We present a rare presentation of eosinophilic colitis with toxic hemorrhagic colitis and ischaemic bowel requiring laparotomy and bowel resection.…”
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Characterization of a New Immunosuppressive and Antimicrobial Peptide, DRS-DA2, Isolated from the Mexican Frog, Pachymedusa dacnicolor by Claire Lacombe, Estefania Aleman-Navaro, Thierry Drujon, Veronica Martinez-Osorio, Emmanuelle Sachon, Erika Melchy-Pérez, Ludovic Carlier, Lorena Elizabeth Fajardo Brigido, Yannick Fleury, Christophe Piesse, Guadalupe Gutiérrez-Escobedo, Alejandro De las Peñas, Irene Castaño, Florie Desriac, Jose Luis Beristain-Hernandez, Christophe Combadiere, Yvonne Rosenstein, Constance Auvynet

“…We also validated the capacity of DRS-DA2 to regulate the pool of inflammatory cells in vivo in a mouse model of noninfectious peritonitis. After the induction of peritonitis, a local injection of DRS-DA2N could decrease the number of inflammatory cells locally in the peritoneal cavity without inducing a systemic effect, as no changes in the number of inflammatory cells could be detected in blood or in the bone marrow. …”
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Complications of Uterine Fibroids and Their Management, Surgical Management of Fibroids, Laparoscopy and Hysteroscopy versus Hysterectomy, Haemorrhage, Adhesions, and Complications by Liselotte Mettler, Thoralf Schollmeyer, Andrea Tinelli, Antonio Malvasi, Ibrahim Alkatout

“…They range from intermittent bleedings to continuous bleedings over several weeks, from single pain episodes to severe pain, from dysuria and constipation to chronic bladder and bowel spasms. Very seldom does peritonitis occur. Infertility may result from continuous metro and menorrhagia. …”
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An Unusual Case of Spontaneous Bladder Perforation with Associated Autodialysis of the Ensuing Urinary Ascites by A. Aber, S. A. Hyder, V. Arumuham

“…We present an unusual case of urinary bladder rupture in a patient with severe cerebral palsy who initially presented with localized abdominal pain and during admission developed generalized peritonitis caused by bladder rupture. In this case, the patient had none of risk factors associated with urinary bladder.…”
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Analgesic, Anti-Inflammatory, and Antioxidant Activities of Byrsonima duckeana W. R. Anderson (Malpighiaceae) by Maria Christina dos Santos Verdam, Fernanda Guilhon-Simplicio, Kleyton Cardoso de Andrade, Karina Lorena Meira Fernandes, Tallita Marques Machado, Felipe Moura Araújo da Silva, Mayane Pereira de Souza, Hector Henrique Ferreira Koolen, Cristiane da Silva Paula, Beatriz Cristina Konopatzki Hirota, Vinícius Bednarczuk de Oliveira, Cristina Mayumi Sasaki Miyazaki, Milena Kalegari, Marilis Dallarmi Miguel, Patricia Maria Stuelp-Campelo, Obdulio Gomes Miguel

“…B. duckeana was able to reduce leukocyte migration in the carrageenan-induced peritonitis by 43% and the licking time in the formalin test by 57%. …”
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Perforated Carcinoma in the Gastric Remnant: A Case of Conservative Treatment Prior to Successful Curative R0 Resection by Ken Yuu, Hiroshi Kawashima, Sho Toyoda, Satoshi Okumura, Kansuke Yamamoto, Naoto Mizumura, Aya Ito, Hiromitsu Maehira, Atsuo Imagawa, Masao Ogawa, Masayasu Kawasaki, Masao Kameyama

“…Conservative medical management was selected, including nasogastric tube insertion, antibiotics, and proton pump inhibitors, because his peritonitis was limited to his epigastrium and his general condition was stable. …”
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Delayed Diagnosis of Iatrogenic Bladder Perforation in a Neonate by Antoinette S. Birs, Jose A. Perez, Mark A. Rich, Hubert S. Swana

“…Patients with iatrogenic bladder perforations can present with acute abdomen indicating urinary peritonitis, septic-uremic shock, or subtle symptoms like abdominal distension, pain, hematuria, uremia, electrolyte imbalances, and/or difficulty urinating. …”
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Intraoperative Diagnosis of Gallbladder Volvulus by Hassan Mohamed Ali, Eyad Rabih Abdul Wahab, Amjad Damaj, Bassam Moussawi, Walid Audi, Mohammad Haidar, Youssef Badra

“…The case highlights the high index of suspicion required to diagnose the condition preoperatively in this population of patients to reduce complications such as biliary peritonitis and death.…”
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Large Mesenteric Cyst Mimicking Tuberculous Ascites by Cumhur Dulger, Ertan Adali, Serhat Avcu, Zehra Kurdoglu

“…They may also present with peritoneal tuberculosis findings such as low albumin gradient ascites with high ascitic adenosine deaminase levels. …”
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Bacterial Infections in Cirrhosis by Guadalupe Garcia-Tsao

“…Hospitalized patients with cirrhosis are at increased risk of developing bacterial infections, the most common being spontaneous bacterial peritonitis (SBP) and urinary tract infections. Independent predictors of the development of bacterial infections in hospitalized cirrhotic patients are poor liver synthetic function and admission for gastrointestinal hemorrhage. …”
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Duodenal Perforation with an Unusual Presentation: A Case Report by Arif Hussain Sarmast, Fazl Q. Parray, Hakim Irfan Showkat, Yasir A. Lone, Naseer A. Bhat

“…A young female presented with classical complaints suggestive of peptic ulcer disease leading to signs of peritonitis. The said patient after being subjected to baseline workup was subjected to laparotomy which proved to be a surgical surprise. …”
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Urinary Catheter Causing Paracentesis-induced Circulatory Dysfunction by José Guilherme Assis, Joana Rua

“…Case Presentation: A 78-year-old male was admitted to the hospital due to acute-on-chronic liver failure with spontaneous bacterial peritonitis. About six liters of a yellow, turbid fluid were collected via indwelling urinary catheter (UC) overnight. …”
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Antimicrobial susceptibility testing of Dermabacter hominis by Tim Kintzinger, Dennis Knaack, Sören Schubert, Uwe Groß, Robin Köck, Frieder Schaumburg

“…., skin and soft tissue infections, bone and joint infections, abscesses, peritoneal dialysis-associated peritonitis, and bacteremia). …”
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An Elusive Bullet in the Gastrointestinal Tract: A Rare Case of Bullet Embolism in the Gastrointestinal Tract and a Review of Relevant Literature by Saptarshi Biswas, Catherine Price, Sunil Abrol

“…We present a unique case wherein a bullet caused a minute perforation in the small bowel, before migrating to the distal colon, which resulted in late presentation of sepsis secondary to peritonitis.…”
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Jejunal Intussusception in Adolescent Crohn’s Disease: An Extremely Rare Complication by Narendra Pandit, Sujan Gautam, Tek Narayan Yadav, Lawa Kumar Mandal, Kunal Bikram Deo

“…We report such transient and intermittent jejunal intussusception in a 16-year-old male, developing immediately in a postoperative period after a stoma reversal for jejunal stricture perforation peritonitis.…”
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Small Bowel Hamartoma: A Huge Diverticulum of Small Bowel by Hamdi Ebdewi, Amar M. Eltweri, Yahya Salama, Neshtman Gorgees, Leena Naidu, David J. Bowrey

“…Because of features of peritonitis, a laparotomy was performed which showed a segment of small bowel with multiple large diverticula and mesenteric cysts. …”
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Safety of proton pump inhibitors by Ye. A. Losik

“…The risk of intestinal infections development, C. difficileassociated disease, and spontaneous bacterial peritonitis in liver cirrhosis patients are still under discussion. …”
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Is There a Role for Probiotics in Liver Disease? by Robert S. Lo, Andrew S. Austin, Jan G. Freeman

“…Probiotic therapy has also not been shown to prevent primary or secondary spontaneous bacterial peritonitis. Larger clinical studies are required before probiotics can be recommended as a treatment modality in liver diseases.…”
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Enterococcus avium: A Rare Opportunistic and Multidrug Resistant Pathogen in Healthcare Setting by Peetam Singh, Anita Pandey, Gaurav Saini

“…Among these cases we reported one case of blood stream infection, one case of catheter associated urinary tract infection and two cases of peritonitis. These reported cases were associated with immunocompromised states or comorbidities. …”
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Traumatic J-Pouch Perforation following a Blunt Abdominal Injury by Leonid Drober, David Hochstein, Hany Bahouth

“…Computed tomography showed free peritoneal air and fluid in the abdomen mandating an exploratory laparotomy. …”
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