News tagged with hemorrhage
Spontaneous liver rupture in a patient with peliosis hepatis
Dec 09, 2009 |
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Peliosis hepatis (PH) is a rare pathological entity. PH varies from minimal asymptomatic lesions to larger massive lesions that may present with cholestasis, liver failure, portal hypertension, avascular mass lesion, or even ...
Pregnant women risk early delivery from using psychiatric medication
Oct 29, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Women with a history of depression who used psychiatric medicine during pregnancy have triple the odds of delivering a premature baby.
Surgical treatment a rare complication of duodenal diverticulum
Aug 25, 2009 |
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Most of the duodenal diverticula are diagnosed incidentally and asymptomatic, 12% to 27 % at endoscopy. Only 5% to 10% of patients with duodenal diverticula suffer from clinical symptoms. Furthermore, less than 1% of patients ...
Study shows carvedilol is effective in preventing variceal bleeding in cirrhotic patients
Aug 19, 2009 |
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Patients with cirrhosis are at risk for developing portal hypertension that can lead to the formation, dilation, and rupture of esophageal varices. The annual incidence of esophageal varices is approximately 5% and one third ...
Preemies born in poverty 4 times less likely ready for school
Jul 17, 2009 |
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Advances in neonatal care enable two-thirds of premature babies born with respiratory problems to be ready for school at an appropriate age, but those living in poverty are far less likely to be ready on time than their better-off ...
Probing question: What is 'Talk and Die' Syndrome?
Jun 25, 2009 |
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Ah, summer! Season of baseball, bike rides, barbecues -- and head injuries. There’s nothing like warm weather to get people outside and active, and nothing like activity to fill up an emergency room.
Patience during stalled labor can avoid many C-sections, study shows
Nov 01, 2008 |
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Pregnant women whose labor stalls while in the active phase of childbirth can reduce health risks to themselves and their infants by waiting out the delivery process for an extra two hours, according to a new study by researchers ...
Study examines association of smoking with hemorrhage after throat surgery
Aug 18, 2008 |
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Smoking appears to be associated with an increased rate of hemorrhage (bleeding) in patients who undergo uvulopalatopharyngoplasty (UPPP, a surgical procedure used to remove excess tissue from the throat) with tonsillectomy ...
