Intussusception

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Triple intussusception involving heterotopic pancreatic tissue: a case report  -  ‎Nov 18, 2009‎
7thSpace Interactive (press release)Work-up including ultrasound scan confirmed the intussusception. Repeated attempts at radiological reduction and two laparoscopic procedures were performed ...

Intussusception Following the Ladd Procedure  -  ‎Nov 16, 2009‎
Archives of SurgeryPatients Five of 159 patients undergoing the Ladd procedure between 1995 and 1998 developed POI. Predisposing factors were sought by comparison with ...

Health Matters : What is Intussusception ?  -  ‎Nov 7, 2009‎
PR-Inside.com (Pressemitteilung)Intussusception is a form of bowel obstruction that occurs when the bowel, or intestine, telescopes into itself. It forms a tube within a tube. ...

Why don't the so-called “vaccine safetyâ€? orgs talk about vaccine safety?  -  ‎Oct 29, 2009‎
Left Brain/Right Brain (blog)They are monitoring intussusception in children given Rotateq. Intussusception is an intestinal problem, potentially fatal, that was linked to the previous ...

Federal Plans to Monitor Immunization Safety for the Pandemic 2009 H1N1 ...  -  ‎Nov 3, 2009‎
Media Newswire (press release)VAERS is an important tool for signal detection of clinically significant AEFIs, such as with intussusception following RotaShield vaccine[iii]. ...

Health Care Matters :What is Bowel Obstruction ?  -  ‎Nov 2, 2009‎
PR-Inside.com (Pressemitteilung)Intussusception, where a portion of the intestine collapses into an adjacent portion of the intestine can produce bowel obstruction. ...

href=http://www.cbc.ca/health/story/2009/07/16/rotavirus-spread-birth-rates-science.html"Spread of childhood diarrhea virus linked to birth rates: study  -  16 Jul 2009
CBC.caAn earlier Rotavirus vaccine, RotaShield, was recalled from the US market in 1999 after it was linked to a small increase in intussusception, a potentially

href=http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/705153"Crying Babies: How Should They Be Assessed?  -  ‎Jul 9, 2009‎
MedscapeThe following conditions were present in 1 child each: acute cholecystitis, acute lymphoblastic leukemia, epidural hematoma, intussusception,

href=http://www.oanow.com/oan/news/local/article/montgomery_zoo_alabama_elephant_deaths_not_related_to_breeding/81407/"Montgomery Zoo: Alabama elephant deaths not related to breeding  -  ‎Jul 3, 2009‎
Opelika Auburn NewsKottwitz said the mother elephant's intestinal problem — known in medical terms as ileocecal intussusception — is a condition that can occur in male

href=http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2009/7/1/740555/-Voltaire-and-the-Bogeyman"Voltaire and the Bogeyman  -  ‎Jul 1, 2009‎
Daily Kos...very placid and relaxed content baby until an acute abdominal problem that was mis-diagnosed led eventually to surgery for a suspected intussusception.

The last act  -  Feb 2, 2009
DVM 360,I palpated a tender, tubular mass in the little dog's abdomen; radiographs confirmed my suspicion of an intussusception. Toby's owner requested euthanasia

Dr. Paul Offit: Fox in a Henhouse, the ACIP Years (1998-2003)  -  Jan 13, 2009
Age of Autism,Of course, the parents of children who experienced severe bowel intussusception, like the child described in UPI's investigative piece quoted above,

De Csepel's Uganda Diary: Part III  -  Jan 15, 2009
Greenwich Citizen,He told me that he had a 13-month-old girl in the ER with a suspected intussusception, which is a somewhat rare pediatric condition where a section of bowel

Response to Anti-Vaccination Parent  -  Jan 28, 2009
Culture11,...(Parenthetically, please know that intussusception occurs spontaneously in approximately 1 out of 2000 healthy young infants and children per year.

Remember Tapeworm Control this Spring  -  Jan 30, 2009
TheHorse.com,In young horses, tapeworm infections can cause a potentially life-threatening condition known as intussusception, which is the telescoping of the intestine

Response to Comments From My Last Post (Yikes This Can Go on Forever!)  -  Jan 29, 2009
Culture11,The number of intussusception cases reported to date after RotaTeq administration does not exceed the number expected based on background rates of 18-43 per

Ileoileal intussusception induced by a gastrointestinal stromal tumor  -  Dec 17, 2008
7thSpace Interactive (press release),Intussusception and obstruction is a very uncommon presentation of these lesions because of their tendency to grow in anexraluminal fashion.

Valley woman's mystery illness featured on Discovery Health  -  Dec 12, 2008
Arizona Republic,She was diagnosed with intussusception, which is rare in adults and hard to detect, said Canulla, who performed the procedure in about 35 minutes.

PET CORNER: Holiday health advice for pets  -  Dec 6, 2008
Marshall News Messenger,If ingested, it can cause an intestinal blockage or intussusception (prolapsing of one part of the intestine into the cavity of an immediately adjoining

L'organisation secrète des vaisseaux sanguins percée à jour  -  Dec 9, 2008
Les Échos,...se multiplie (angiogenèse) de deux façons différentes : soit pas ramification externe (bourgeonnement), soit par ramification interne (intussusception).

Is There a Link Between Administration of RotaTeq and Intussusception?  -  Oct 27, 2008
Medscape (subscription)This study by Haber and colleagues looked at rates of intussusception in children following vaccination with the bovine protein-containing rotavirus vaccine

Rotavirus Vaccine a Success Story  -  Oct 27, 2008
WebMDUnlike an earlier rotavirus vaccine that was pulled from the market, the two new vaccines do not appear to raise the risk of intussusception.

Rotavirus Vaccine RIX4414 May Not Interfere With Other Infant Vaccines  -  Nov 7, 2008
Medscape (subscription)A single case of intussusception was observed in an infant 125 days after the second dose of RIX4414 vaccine. "By meeting the prespecified criteria for

Search This Blog using Google  -  Oct 27, 2008
ScienceBlogsIt was thought to be safe but soon reports started appearing that it was associated with an increased risk of intestinal obstruction by intussusception,

Adverse Event Detection in Drug Development: Recommendations and ...  -  Aug 30, 2008
RedOrbit,Data mining in the US Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System (VAERS): early detection of intussusception and other events after rotavirus vaccination.

Years of Pain Bring Gratitude  -  Aug 28, 2008
RedOrbit,As it turned out, I had an intussusception - - the most inflamed portion of my colon had telescoped in on itself and gotten stuck.

Calif. teen values lessons learned battling Crohn's:  -  Sep 3, 2008
SmartBrief,...says she learned to value pain-free moments as she battled Crohn's disease, suffered through an intussusception and had part of her colon removed.

UPDATE 1-Merck vaccine affected US stomach bug pattern-CDC  -  Jun 25, 2008
ReutersResearch), was pulled from the market in 1999 after it was linked to a rare, life-threatening type of bowel obstruction known as intussusception.

FDA Approves New Vaccine to Prevent Gastroenteritis Caused by ...  -  Jun 18, 2008
Vaccine Rx (press release),Intussusception can occur in children spontaneously in the absence of vaccination, but to help ensure that Rotarix does not increase the risk of

New Data Show Merck's Rotateq Helped Reduce Hospitalizations and ...  -  Jun 20, 2008
PharmaLive.com (press release),In post-marketing experience, intussusception (including death) and Kawasaki Disease have been reported in temporal association with ROTATEQ.

Gut-Wrenching  -  May 9, 2008
New York Times,It was an intussusception — an unusual condition, in which one part of the small intestine is telescoped into an adjacent part.

Clinical Briefs  -  May 8, 2008
U.S. Medicine,Intussusception can occur in children spontaneously in the absence of vaccination, but to help ensure that Rotarix does not increase the risk of

GARDEN STATE BRIEFS  -  May 2, 2008
The Star-Ledger - NJ.com,The toddler, who was 2 1/2 years old, developed intussusception, a severe intestinal blockage that occurs when the small intestine slips into the large

Radionuclide Evaluation of the Lower Gastrointestinal Tract*  -  May 27, 2008
RedOrbit,Intussusception, an uncommon cause of bleeding in adults, usually has a leading point, such as a polyp or a malignancy. Ileal or colonic varices (often

Merck vaccine label to include report of death  -  May 1, 2008
MarketWatchSince the vaccine's launch, at least one recipient died due to intussusception, the FDA letter indicates. Intussusception is an obstruction in the bowels,

Rotavirus Vaccine Can Be Safely Co-Administered With Standard ...  -  May 22, 2008
DG NewsThe team found that the rotavirus vaccine was well tolerated, with no deaths or cases of intussusception reported. Reported frequencies of clinical adverse

Vaccines ‘An amazing gift to our society’  -  May 16, 2008
New Jersey Jewish Standard,..."Rotazyme had problems associated with it, a higher incidence of intussusception, or telescoping of the intestine on itself [causing blocking or twisting of

Do Tapeworms Cause Colic? Age-Old Question Remains Unanswered  -  May 9, 2008
TheHorse.com,..."Case reports and epidemiological studies have suggested that A. perfoliata infections can cause colic, intussusception, and rupture of the cecum,"

Merck CEO: 'I can't blame the media'  -  May 2, 2008
FiercePharma,Back in February 2007 the FDA warned that 28 infants developed intussusception after taking RotaTeq, but the rate of that condition didn't exceed what's

Swooping in to Aid a Child in Crisis  -  Apr 30, 2008
RedOrbit,Courtney, it turned out, had intussusception, the most common abdominal emergency for children under 2. With this condition, segments of the bowel retract

Avant Gets $11.5M Payday with FDA OK of Rotarix  -  05 Apr 2008
BioWorld Online,GSK conducted a study that looked at the incidence of intussusception, which can occur spontaneously in children in the absence of vaccination,

Gastroduodenal Intussusception Secondary to Pedunculated Gastric ...  -  Mar 21, 2008
Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine (subscription)E-mail: sa{at}is.icc.u-tokai.ac.jp Adult intussusception is different in its entity than in children. 1 – 3 It is caused by a definable structural lesion

For your information on pets.....  -  Mar 28, 2008
Gather.com,...urethral obstruction, bladder stone removal, fustula removal, resection and anastamosis, intussusception, perineal adenoma, perineal urethrostomy,

Timely Vaccination Is Key To Helping Prevent A Potentially Serious ...  -  Mar 25, 2008
North American Press Syndicate,In post-marketing experience, cases of intussusception and Kawasaki disease have been reported in infants who have received ROTATEQ.

FDA clears Glaxo diarrhea-virus vaccine  -  Apr 3, 2008
Forbes,...vaccine RotaShield from Wyeth was pulled from the US market in 1999 after it was linked to an increase in intussusception, a twisting of the intestines.

X-ray system revolutionising care  -  Feb 1, 2008
BBC News,Peter (not his real name) had developed a condition called intussusception - a bowel obstruction in which the walls of the intestines press against one

Panel pushing use of baby vaccine  -  Jan 22, 2008
Globe and Mail,A rotavirus vaccine was first developed in the late 1990s, but was pulled from the US market in 1999 after it was linked to an increase in intussusception,

Give rotavirus vaccine to all infants: experts  -  Feb 8, 2008
National Review of Medicine,In clinical trials, RotaTeq has shown no signs of the increased risk of intussusception — a potentially fatal bowel obstruction - that doomed the first

Vaccine advisory group recommends new rotavirus vaccine for infants  -  Jan 21, 2008
The Canadian Press...showing no signs of the elevated rates of intussusception - a rare but sometimes fatal bowel obstruction - that led Wyeth-Lederle Vaccines to withdraw

Vaccines get a boost: Global market increases profitability of ...  -  Jan 27, 2008
American Medical News (subscription)In addition, Rotashield was withdrawn from the market when cases of intussusception were reported. Lastly, the anti-vaccine movement was growing stronger.

Equimax Provides Critical Parasite Protection for Stallions, Mares ...  -  Jan 16, 2008
Equestrianmag.com,...(2) Ileocecal intussusception -- a potentially fatal colic condition -- is almost always caused by tapeworm infection.(3) Equimax comes in a specially

Small-Bowel Intussusception  -  27 Dec 2007
New England Journal of Medicine (subscription),Computed tomography showed the presence of an intussusception (arrow). On emergency laparotomy, a proximal jejunojejunal intussusception was found and

Rotavirus Vaccine Stops Pediatric Gastroenteritis in Its Tracks  -  Nov 28, 2007
MedPage Today,Other studies of the vaccine did not show increased risk of intussusception. In an accompanying comment, Keith Gromwood, MD, of the University of Queensland

Rotavirus Vaccine Given With Childhood Vaccines May Protect ...  -  Dec 3, 2007
Medscape (subscription)There was 1 recorded case of intussusception at 4 months of age, 8 days after administration of dose 2. This was thought to be an isolated event precluding

Merck's ROTATEQ® Reduced Hospitalizations And Emergency Department ...  -  Dec 10, 2007
Medical News Today (press release),In post-marketing experience, cases of intussusception have been reported in temporal association with ROTATEQ. In the United States, the first dose of

Merck Includes New Data In Prescribing Information For Rotavirus ...  -  Dec 3, 2007
RTT News,Merck also said that in post-marketing experience, cases of intussusception have been reported in temporal association with RotaTeq.

pancreatic reconstructions can cause postoperative bowel obstruction  -  Nov 19, 2007
MedIndia,...even intussusception after the surgery. intussusception is often a pediatric condition. adult cases have rarely been reported, and are usually caused by

boy's cries heard in hospital  -  Nov 19, 2007
NEWS.com.au,...ordeal were just allegations at this stage. ryan was flown from emerald to rockhampton for an ultrasound with a suspected intussusception of the bowel,

parents, officials struggle over right to refuse vaccines  -  Nov 11, 2007
Daily Herald,...it raised some red flags in the adverse event reporting system. it was linked to an increased risk for intussusception, a type of bowel obstruction,



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