Effect of misdiagnosis on the prognosis of anorectal malignant melanoma published on Wed, 03 Feb 2010 17:55:55 +0100 Conclusions  The misdiagnosed patients had relatively poor prognosis, but the effect of misdiagnosis on the prognosis was not significant; however, misdiagnosis of AMM as hemorrhoids seriously affected the prognosis. Content Type Journal ArticleCategory Original PaperDOI 10.1007/s00432-010-0793-zAuthors Sen Zhang, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University Colorectal Surgery 6 Shuangyong Road Nanning 530021 ChinaFeng Gao, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University Colorectal Surgery 6 Shuangyong Road Nanning 530021 ChinaDesen Wan, Tumor Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University Department of Abdominal Surgery Guangzhou 510060 China Journal Journal of Cancer Research and Clinical OncologyOnline ISSN 1432-1335Print ISSN 0171-5216 (Source:... Other details at http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3240876&cid=u_0_6_f&fid=33343&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.springerlink.com%2Fcontent%2Fg3l236g061072516%2F

The Influence of Tribenoside on Expression and Deposition of Epidermal Laminins in HaCaT Cells. published on Mon, 01 Feb 2010 00:00:00 +0100 In this study we examined whether tribenoside affected expression and deposition of laminins that are required for reconstruction of basement membranes (BMs) during wound healing in hemorrhoidal disease. HaCaT cells, which are derived from human epidermis, were treated in growth media supplemented with tribenoside. Reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) using primers specific for laminin chains showed that HaCaT cells constitutively expressed laminin alpha3, alpha5, beta1, beta3, gamma1, and gamma2 chains. Tribenoside treatment of HaCaT cells did not induce expression of other laminin chains. We also quantified the expression of laminin chains in tribenoside-treated cells using real-time PCR. The expression level of laminin alpha3, beta1, beta3, gamma1, and gamma2 chains ... Other details at http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3232260&cid=u_0_13_f&fid=32516&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D20118558%26dopt%3DAbstract

Surprising finding on colonoscopy. published on Mon, 01 Feb 2010 00:00:00 +0100 Authors: Griglione N, Naik J, Christie J A 48-year-old man went to his primary care physician for his annual physical. He told his physician that for the past few years, he had intermittent, painless rectal bleeding consisting of small amounts of blood on the toilet paper after defecation. He also mentioned that he often spontaneously awoke, very early in the morning. His past medical history was unremarkable. The patient was born in Cuba but had lived in the United States for more than 30 years. He was divorced, lived alone, and had no children. He had traveled to Latin America-including Mexico, Brazil, and Cuba-off and on over the past 10 years. His last trip was approximately 2 years ago. His physical exam was unremarkable. Rectal examination revealed no masses or external hemorrhoi... Other details at http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3263401&cid=u_0_178_f&fid=37690&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D20141726%26dopt%3DAbstract

Diagnosis and Management of Symptomatic Hemorrhoids. published on Sun, 31 Jan 2010 02:12:43 +0100 This article reviews the pathophysiology, clinical presentation, and updated treatment of hemorrhoids, including nonoperative options, office-based procedures, and surgical interventions from standard excision to stapled hemorrhoidopexy and Doppler-guided ligation. The article also covers complications and provides guidance for special circumstances, such as pregnancy, hemorrhoidal crisis, and inflammatory bowel disease. PMID: 20109630 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] (Source: The Surgical Clinics of North America) Other details at http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3223689&cid=u_0_43_f&fid=33256&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D20109630%26dopt%3DAbstract

Lack of patient preparation for the postpartum period and patients' satisfaction with their obstetric clinicians. published on Mon, 25 Jan 2010 04:55:13 +0100 CONCLUSION:: Lack of preparation for the postpartum experience, including failure to discuss common physical and emotional symptoms, is associated with reduced patient satisfaction with obstetric clinicians. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE:: II. PMID: 20093900 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Obstetrics and Gynecology) Other details at http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3202139&cid=u_0_29_f&fid=36417&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D20093900%26dopt%3DAbstract

American Society of Colon & Rectal Surgeons Call for Entries: 2010 National Media Awards published on Mon, 25 Jan 2010 00:00:00 +0100 American Society of Colon & Rectal Surgeons Call for Entries: 2010 National Media Awards The American Society of Colon & Rectal Surgeons Honoring excellence in communicating a better understanding of colon and rectal disease. Three Categories: Print, Broadcast & Internet Winners will receive:&nbsp;--$1,000 Award --Personally engraved plaque&nbsp;-- Expense-paid trip to Minneapolis, MN, for the ASCRS Annual Meeting, May 15-19, 2010 Deadline for receipt of entries: March 1, 2010 The American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons (ASCRS) presents the National Media Awards to journalists who have excelled in communicating information about colon and rectal disease to the public. ASCRS is a 2,600-member association representing colon and rectal surgeons in the&nbsp; United States...<div id="medworm"><p><b><i>MedWorm Message:</i></b> Get the very latest Swine Flu news via the MedWorm <b><a href="http://www.medworm.com/rss/search.php?qu=%2Bswine+%2B%28influenza+flu%29&t=Swine+Flu&f=infectiousdiseases&r=Any&o=d" target ="_self">Swine Flu RSS news feed</a></b> - updated hourly from thousands of authoritative health and news sources.</p></div> Other details at http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3207175&cid=u_0_39_f&fid=38202&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.scangrants.com%2F

Composition and antimicrobial activity of essential oils from Poiretia bahiana C. Müller (Papilionoideae-Leguminosae) published on Sat, 23 Jan 2010 15:41:45 +0100 Poiretia bahiana known as "arrudinha", "arruda da serra" or "arruda brava", has its occurrence restricted to the rock fields (campo rupestre) areas in Chapada Diamantina, Bahia, northeastern region of Brazil. Its aerial parts present a pungent smell and have been used by local communities as fumigant for the control of infestation of fleas and in the treatment of hemorrhoids, articulations pain and sinusitis. This work reports the composition of the volatile oils from aerial parts of five specimens and of the essential oil from the fruits of one specimen of Poiretia bahiana that were harvested in four different places of Chapada Diamantina. Twenty nine components were identified from the oils analyzed by GC-FID and GC-MS. Umbellulone, in concentrations between 55.0% and 75.3% and sabinene,... Other details at http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3199964&cid=u_0_59_f&fid=37487&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.scielo.br%2Fscielo.php%3Fscript%3Dsci_arttext%26pid%3DS0103-50532009001000006%26lng%3Den%26nrm%3Diso%26tlng%3Den

Research Reveals Pycnogenol Is Effective In Reducing Severe Symptoms Of Hemorrhoids, Including Bleeding published on Wed, 13 Jan 2010 12:00:00 +0100 According to the National Digestive Diseases Information Clearinghouse, about half of the U.S. population will have hemorrhoids by the age of 50. While the most common prescription to treat hemorrhoids is over-the-counter remedies, most patients do not report symptoms of acute hemorrhoidal attacks to their doctor until they are in severe distress, including bleeding... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today) Other details at http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3166525&cid=u_0_26_f&fid=23292&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Fmnt%2Fhealthnews%2F%7E3%2Fa4cAWMT5oEo%2F3wfX

Research Reveals Pycnogenol Is Effective In Reducing Severe Symptoms Of Hemorrhoids, Including Bleeding published on Wed, 13 Jan 2010 12:00:00 +0100 According to the National Digestive Diseases Information Clearinghouse, about half of the U.S. population will have hemorrhoids by the age of 50. While the most common prescription to treat hemorrhoids is over-the-counter remedies, most patients do not report symptoms of acute hemorrhoidal attacks to their doctor until they are in severe distress, including bleeding... (Source: GastroIntestinal News From Medical News Today) Other details at http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3169064&cid=u_0_17_f&fid=30400&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3wfX

Pine bark relieves hemorrhoid symptoms published on Wed, 13 Jan 2010 00:47:33 +0100 CHIETI, Italy, Jan. 12 (UPI) -- An anti-oxidant plant extract Pycnogenol may be beneficial in patients with hemorrhoids, both for acute and chronic treatment, researchers in Italy said. (Source: Health News - UPI.com) Other details at http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3164414&cid=u_0_26_f&fid=37864&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.upi.com%2FHealth_News%2F2010%2F01%2F12%2FPine-bark-relieves-hemorrhoid-symptoms%2FUPI-38031263343653%2F

Improving Nutritional Care published on Wed, 10 Mar 2010 15:20:20 +0100 (Source: NLH - Gastroenterology & Liver Diseases - Events)<div id="medworm"><p><b><i>MedWorm Message:</i></b> Get the very latest Swine Flu news via the MedWorm <b><a href="http://www.medworm.com/rss/search.php?qu=%2Bswine+%2B%28influenza+flu%29&t=Swine+Flu&f=infectiousdiseases&r=Any&o=d" target ="_self">Swine Flu RSS news feed</a></b> - updated hourly from thousands of authoritative health and news sources.</p></div> Other details at http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3348088&cid=d_17_17_f&fid=37084&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FGLDSCevents%2F%7E3%2F_fHvPhoaS74%2FViewResource.aspx

Acidic perfusion provokes DIS without heartburn in healthy individuals published on Wed, 10 Mar 2010 15:18:54 +0100 Researchers have found that, although weakly acidic solutions can provoke dilated intercellular spaces in healthy individuals after esophageal perfusion, most of these individuals do not experience heartburn or pain, suggesting that non-erosive reflux disease patients have other critical factors underlying their symptoms. (Source: MedWire News - Gastroenterology) Other details at http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3348086&cid=d_17_17_f&fid=36313&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medwire-news.md%2F41%2F86696%2FGastroenterology%2FAcidic_perfusion_provokes_DIS_without_heartburn_in_healthy_individuals_.html

Irritable Bowel Syndrome Patients Not More Likely To Get Colon Cancer published on Wed, 10 Mar 2010 09:00:00 +0100 Patients with irritable bowel syndrome are at no greater risk of having polyps, colon cancer or inflammatory bowel diseases than healthy people undergoing colonoscopies, according to new research published in the American Journal of Gastroenterology. "Patients and doctors get nervous about the symptoms of irritable bowel syndrome (IBS)," says William D. Chey, M.D... (Source: GastroIntestinal News From Medical News Today) Other details at http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3348068&cid=d_17_17_f&fid=30400&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3yHW

Fibrin Glue Heals Perianal Fistulas published on Tue, 09 Mar 2010 18:34:14 +0100 Fibrin glue improves perianal fistula healing in patients with Crohn's disease, French researchers have found. Reuters Health Information (Source: Medscape Gastroenterology Headlines) Other details at http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3348069&cid=d_17_17_f&fid=30406&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medscape.com%2Fviewarticle%2F718102%3Fsrc%3Drss

Improving the Quality of Liver Service: Looking Forward to the National Liver Strategy published on Tue, 09 Mar 2010 14:35:54 +0100 (Source: NLH - Gastroenterology & Liver Diseases - Events) Other details at http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3344287&cid=d_17_17_f&fid=37084&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FGLDSCevents%2F%7E3%2FC-0ONsAEg-s%2FViewResource.aspx

Lesion isolation by circumferential submucosal incision prior to endoscopic mucosal resection (CSI-EMR) substantially improves en bloc resection rates for 40-mm colonic lesions published on Tue, 09 Mar 2010 14:34:38 +0100 EndoscopyDOI: 10.1055/s-0029-1243990 En bloc resection is preferred for colonic laterally spreading tumors, but is limited to 20&#8201;mm with endoscopic mucosal resection (EMR) using normal saline submucosal injection. Our aims were to compare the efficacy and safety of circumferential submucosal incision prior to EMR (CSI-EMR) versus conventional EMR for en bloc resection of artificial lesions 40&#8201;×&#8201;40&#8201;mm in size using submucosal injection of succinylated gelatin in a porcine colon model.[...]© Georg Thieme Verlag KG Stuttgart · New YorkGet connected:Table of contents  |  Abstract  |  Full text (Source: Endoscopy)<div id="medworm"><p><b><i>MedWorm Message:</i></b> Get the very latest Swine Flu news via the MedWorm <b><a href="http://www.medworm.com/rss/search.php?qu=%2Bswine+%2B%28influenza+flu%29&t=Swine+Flu&f=infectiousdiseases&r=Any&o=d" target ="_self">Swine Flu RSS news feed</a></b> - updated hourly from thousands of authoritative health and news sources.</p></div> Other details at http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3344286&cid=d_17_17_f&fid=36605&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thieme-connect.com%2FDOI%2FDOI10.1055%2Fs-0029-1243990

Completion rate and diagnostic yield of small-bowel capsule endoscopy: 1 vs. 2 frames per second published on Tue, 09 Mar 2010 14:34:38 +0100 EndoscopyDOI: 10.1055/s-0029-1243993 Currently, the default frame rate for capsule endoscopy is usually set at 2 frames per second (fps). We postulated that setting the frame rate at 1 fps for the whole procedure would save battery life and increase the completion rate without compromising the diagnostic yield. The aim of this study was to compare the completion rates and diagnostic yield of capsule endoscopy performed with frame rates of 1 fps and 2 fps.[...]© Georg Thieme Verlag KG Stuttgart · New YorkGet connected:Table of contents  |  Abstract  |  Full text (Source: Endoscopy) Other details at http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3344285&cid=d_17_17_f&fid=36605&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thieme-connect.com%2FDOI%2FDOI10.1055%2Fs-0029-1243993

Computed image modification for enhancement of small-bowel surface structures at video capsule endoscopy published on Tue, 09 Mar 2010 14:34:38 +0100 EndoscopyDOI: 10.1055/s-0029-1243994Computed virtual chromoendoscopy with the Fujinon intelligent color-enhancement (FICE) system was reported to improve visualization of neoplastic and non-neoplastic lesions at gastroscopy and colonoscopy. The technique is based on narrowing the bandwidth of the conventional endoscopic image arithmetically by a spectral estimation technology. Implementation of the FICE software in the video capsule workstation might also allow for contrast-enhanced assessment of nature and extent of small-bowel mucosal lesions. Here we propose this novel technique and report on 10 consecutive patients who underwent small-bowel video capsule endoscopy that was evaluated with FICE-enhanced imaging.[...]© Georg Thieme Verlag KG Stuttgart · New YorkGet connected:Table of co... Other details at http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3344284&cid=d_17_17_f&fid=36605&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thieme-connect.com%2FDOI%2FDOI10.1055%2Fs-0029-1243994

Short-duration furazolidone therapy in combination with amoxicillin, bismuth subcitrate, and omeprazole for eradication of published on Tue, 09 Mar 2010 14:34:37 +0100 Conclusion: One week of furazolidone in combination with 2 weeks of amoxicillin, omeprazole, and bismuth subcitrate is a safe and cost-effective regimen for the eradication of H pylori. Adding metronidazole to the above regimen does not increase the eradication rate. (Source: The Saudi Journal of Gastroenterology) Other details at http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3344283&cid=d_17_17_f&fid=36571&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.saudijgastro.com%2Farticle.asp%3Fissn%3D1319-3767%3Byear%3D2010%3Bvolume%3D16%3Bissue%3D1%3Bspage%3D14%3Bepage%3D18%3Baulast%3DHasan

Editorial Board published on Tue, 09 Mar 2010 14:34:09 +0100 (Source: Digestive and Liver Disease) Other details at http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3344265&cid=d_17_17_f&fid=35515&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.dldjournalonline.com%2Farticle%2FPIIS1590865810000678%2Fabstract%3Frss%3Dyes