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Introduction: Pyloric stenosis is a common cause of vomiting in infancy and is usually treated with a Ramstedt's pyloromyotomy. In this study we retrospectively reviewed our experience with the circumumbilical incision for the treatment of pyloric stenosis with a particular emphasis on the relation between postoperative emesis and postoperative time to feeds. Material and Method: The medical records of all patients undergoing pyloromyotomy for IHPS from January 2000 to December 2008 were reviewed retrospectively. Patient details were recorded and statistically analyzed using SPSS version 13. We reviewed our experience looking specifically at the postoperative time to initial feeds as a way of minimizing hospital stay. Results: 513 patients’ notes were available for the study. There were 440 males and 73 females (M:F ratio 6:1). Median age at operation was 40 days (2–194 days) and a positive family history was obtained in 11.9%. Median duration of symptoms was 10 days (range 1–60 days). There were 31 (6%) complications related to surgery. The average number of postoperative emesis episodes was 1.9. The median postoperative hospital stay was 2 days (1–60). The average time to feeding was 20 h (1–69). Conclusion: This is a large single-center retrospective study where, in the era of minimally invasive surgery, Ramstedt's pyloromyotomy via the circumumbilical approach has a low rate of complications and is a safe and feasible method to treat pyloric stenosis. The establishment of feeds soon after surgery minimizes the postoperative in-hospital stay. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article presents a case study of a 55 year old lady who went through an hemicolectomy for a large caecal villous adenoma. It mentions that She developed ileus, which was treated with nasogastric decompression and parenteral nutrition. Symptoms of the patient resolved after the return of normal bowel movement.

Abstract Introduction Nevoid basal cell carcinoma syndrome, or Gorlin syndrome, is an inherited disorder characterized by malignancies of the skin and other organs, skeletal abnormalities, and congenital malformations. The syndrome follows an autosomal dominant inheritance pattern with a gene mutation localized to 9q22.3. Case presentation We present the case of a 22-year-old Caucasian woman with a unilateral ovarian fibroma, falx cerebri calcification and odontogenic keratocysts, but without any skin manifestations. The diagnosis of nevoid basal cell carcinoma syndrome was made after a right salpingo-oophorectomy for a calcified ovarian fibroma with cystic degeneration. Pathologic examination of the 10 cm right ovarian mass revealed a well-circumscribed spindle cell lesion. Immunohistochemical staining of the lesion demonstrated positivity for vimentin and smooth muscle actin. Conclusion It is important to recognize that nevoid basal cell carcinoma syndrome may present in the absence of skin lesions. Additionally, ovarian fibromas are typically bilateral in nevoid basal cell carcinoma syndrome, but can uncommonly be unilateral, which may alter clinical management. Ovarian fibromas are managed with surgical excision with an attempt at ovarian functional preservation.