[Case of an Inflammatory Myofibroblastic Tumor of the Duodenum].

An inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor (IMT) is a rare disease that can occur in a variety of locations, including the lung, orbit, parotid, pleura, and stomach. Despite multiple reports in various organs, a duodenal IMT is rare with limited case reports. We encountered a case of a 49-year-old male with a duodenal IMT.

Antinociceptive and hypnotic properties of Celastrus orbiculatus.

Ethnopharmacological Relevance: Celastrus orbiculatus, a woody vine of the Celastraceae family, has been widely used as a traditional medicine for the treatment of many diseases, including rheumatoid arthritis and odontalgia. In this study, we assessed the sedative and antinociceptive activities of the methanolic extract of Celastrus orbiculatus (MCO).

Materials And Methods: The antinociceptive effect of MCO was evaluated using several experimental pain models, including thermal nociception methods, such as the tail immersion and the hotplate tests, as well as chemical nociception induced by intraperitoneal acetic acid and subplantar formalin administration in mice.

Comparison between conventional cystometry and stimulated filling cystometry by diuretics in a neurogenic bladder after spinal cord injury.

Objective: To determine in the neurogenic bladder whether cystometry performed under near physiologic condition by filling stimulation using diuretics reveals different findings compared with conventional cystometry (CMG).

Design: One group of subjects from a university teaching hospital was tested in two conditions. The maximum detrusor pressure (MPdet) and compliance of the bladder in CMG and furosemide-stimulated filling cystometry (FCMG) were compared in 27 patients with neurogenic bladder after spinal cord injury.