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Chronic renal disease and papillary necrosis associated with the long-term use of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs as the sole or predominant analgesic.

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The risk of renal papillary necrosis and renal dysfunction due to the chronic use of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) is unknown. In a prospective study of 259 heavy analgesic users seen in a general medical hospital over an 11-year-period beginning in January 1982, 69 new cases of

Acute dichromate poisoning after use of traditional purgatives. A report of 7 cases.

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Seven cases of dichromate poisoning after the use of purgative solutions obtained from nyanga (traditional township healers) are reported. The patients all presented in established renal failure requiring dialysis, and all had abnormal liver function tests. One patient who took dichromate orally

Experimental study of Tong Xia purgative method in ameliorating lung injury in acute necrotizing pancreatitis.

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AIM:To investigate the role of tumor necrosis factor (TNF) in lung injury during acute necrotizing pancreatitis (ANP), and the therapeutic effect of Tong Xia purgative method in minimizing the severity of lung injury.METHODS:Fourteen canines were randomly divided into 3 groups:the Tong Xia treatment

Does hypokalemia contribute to acute kidney injury in chronic laxative abuse?

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Prolonged hypokalemia from chronic laxative abuse is recognized as the cause of chronic tubulointerstitial disease, known as "hypokalemic nephropathy," but it is not clear whether it contributes to acute kidney injury (AKI). A 42-year-old woman with a history of chronic kidney disease as a result of

Intestinal necrosis related to administration of cation exchange resin without sorbitol: A retrospective analysis of 61 patients with end-stage renal diseases.

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Intestinal necrosis associated with cation exchange resin (CER) is considered related to sorbitol, but it has been reported even in patients receiving CER alone. This study was performed to identify the risk factors of CER-related intestinal necrosis. The pathological database of 61 end-stage renal

Free Total Rhubarb Anthraquinones Protect Intestinal Injury via Regulation of the Intestinal Immune Response in a Rat Model of Severe Acute Pancreatitis.

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Intestinal mucosal immune barrier dysfunction plays a key role in the pathogenesis of severe acute pancreatitis (SAP). Rhubarb is a commonly used traditional Chinese medicine as a laxative in China. It markedly protects pancreatic acinar cells from trypsin-induced injury in rats. Free total rhubarb

Anti-hyperuricemic and nephroprotective effects of rhein in hyperuricemic mice.

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Hyperuricemia has been considered to be a key risk factor for kidney disease. The formation of uric acid crystals in the kidney further stimulates an intensive inflammatory response. Rhein possesses various pharmacological activities, including anti-inflammatory, antioxidative, antitumor, purgative

[Percutaneous endoscopic colopexy--a new treatment possibility for volvulus of the sigmoid].

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An 83-year-old woman, largely bedridden since a stroke 2 years before, was hospitalized because of upper abdominal pain, nausea and obstipation. She had regularly been taking laxatives of the anthraquinone type. She had a fever of 38.6 degrees C and leukocytosis (14,900/microliters). Radiological

Toxicological studies on ratanjyot oil.

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Ratanjyot (Jatropha curcas) grows wild in many parts of India and Brazil. Experimental studies on the toxicity of its oil are scarce despite its use as a cathartic purgative, for treatment of many ailments in human medicine and in industrial applications. This study aims to provide data on its

Preventative effects of lactulose in the trinitrobenzenesulphonic acid model of rat colitis.

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OBJECTIVE Lactulose is a drug used as a laxative that has been shown to promote the growth of lactobacilli and bifidobacteria, acting as a prebiotic and with a potential beneficial effect in inflammatory bowel disease. The present study describes the preventive antiinflammatory activity of lactulose

Anoplasty for Post-hemorrhoidectomy Low Anal Stenosis: A New Technique.

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Post-hemorrhoidectomy anal stenosis though rare is very disturbing and devastating complication. Many surgical procedures have been described, but despite good results, many complications can ensue like flap necrosis, mucosal ectropion, and restenosis. We report a new simple technique for repair of

[Treatment of complications after laparoscopic intersphincteric resection for low rectal cancer].

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OBJECTIVE To summarize the perioperative and postoperative complications follow laparoscopic intersphincteric resection (LapISR) in the treatment of low rectal cancer and their management. METHODS An observational study was conducted in 73 consecutive patients who underwent LapISR for low rectal

Medication bezoar: intestinal obstruction by an isocal bezoar. Case report and review of the literature.

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Medications may occasionally obstruct the gastrointestinal tract by virtue of their physical mass. Obturative obstruction of the alimentary tract is reportedly caused by an increasing number of medications, including hydroscopic bulk laxatives, cholestyramine, nonabsorbable antacids, and vitamin C

First Report of Group 16SrXII-A Phytoplasma Causing Stolbur Disease in Saponaria officinalis Plants in Serbia.

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Saponaria officinalis L. (Caryophyllaceae; also known as bouncingbet or soapwort) is a perennial medicinal plant important for the pharmaceutical industry and used as an expectorant, alterative, laxative, and ointment for some skin diseases and arthritic conditions. S. officinalis plants with

Experimental podophyllotoxin (bajiaolian) poisoning: I. Effects on the nervous system.

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Bajiaolian, one of the species in the Mayapple family (Podophyllum pelatum), has been widely used as a traditional Chinese herbal medicine for the remedies of snake bites, general weakness, poisons, condyloma accuminata, lymphadenopathy, and certain tumors in China. In Western medicine, Podophyllum

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