[Treatment outcomes in patients with toxic megacolon].

Background: The aim of the study was to analyze data of patients threated by surgical intervention for toxic megacolon in period from 2005 till 2009 on 1st. dept. of Surgery of 1st.

Disturbances of gastric electrical control activity after laparotomic cholecystectomy are related to interleukin-6 concentrations.

Background: The aim of the present study was to characterize the disturbances of gastric electrical control activity after cholecystectomy and to correlate electrogastrographic (EGG) findings with inflammatory markers.

Patients And Methods: 52 adult patients were examined in conjunction with planned laparotomic or laparoscopic cholecystectomy. Gastric myoelectrical activity was recorded with a MicroDigitrapper device using three Ag-AgCl disposable skin electrodes.

Hemodynamic response to thoracoscopy and thoracotomy.

Operations in the pleural cavity are connected with circulatory changes in pulmonary circulation and general changes of hemodynamics. These changes are influenced by the position of patient's body on the operation table and by the introduction of artificial pneumothorax. Thoracoscopy is an advanced surgical approach in thoracic surgery, but its hemodynamic effect is still not known.

Transcutaneous electrogastrography in patients with ileus. Relations to interleukin-1beta, interleukin-6, procalcitonin and C-reactive protein.

Background: The aim of the prospective study was to characterize the disturbance of gastric electrical control activity in different types of ileus and to correlate surface electrogastrography (EGG) findings with a set of inflammatory markers.

Patients And Methods: Fifty-four adult patients with mechanic, vascular and paralytic ileus proven on clinical and radiological exams and 14 age- and sex-matched controls were examined. Gastric myoelectrical activity was recorded using 3 Ag-AgCl disposable skin electrodes connected in pseudo-unipolar mode by Microdigitrapper device.