The length of small bowel in Thai patients.

Objective: To Evaluate the length of small bowel (SB) in Thai patients.

Material And Method: The present prospective study included Thai adults who underwent elective open laparotomy at the Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital between August 2011 and May 2012. Patients who had previous laparotomy, intra-abdominal adhesions, or gross abnormality of SB were excluded The length of SB was measured using an umbilical cord tape, from the duodeno-jejunal junction to the ileo-cecal valve.

Effect of caffeine on bladder function in patients with overactive bladder symptoms.

Objectives: To evaluate the effect of caffeine at the dose of 4.5 mg/kg on bladder function in overactive bladder (OAB) adults.

Materials And Methods: Nine women and three men aged 21-40 years with OAB symptoms were included.

Effect of ginger on lower esophageal sphincter pressure.

Objective: Ginger has been traditionally used to reduce intestinal gas and flatulence. The present study examined the effects of ginger on the esophagus and lower esophageal sphincter (LES) function by esophageal manometry.

Study Design: A randomized controlled trial.

Effect of posture on creatinine clearance in late pregnancy and after pregnancy.

Aim: To assess creatinine clearance that indicates glomerular filtration rate (GFR) and to demonstrate the effect of posture on creatinine clearance in late pregnancy compared to the non-pregnant state.

Methods: Twenty-six healthy pregnant women aged 19-30 years were studied for two sessions, first in their third trimester of pregnancy and then in a non-pregnant state at 6-12 weeks after delivery. In both sessions, creatinine clearance was assessed at three periods: the 24-h baseline, and at the end of 2-h sitting and 2-h lying (in left lateral decubitus position) periods.

Effects of caffeine on anorectal manometric findings.

Purpose: This study was designed to evaluate the effects of caffeine on anorectal function by anorectal manometry.

Methods: Ten healthy subjects were studied. They drank 200 ml of water and later 200 ml of a solution that contained caffeine 3.

Fraud and deceit in published medical research.

Medical research casts a great impact on health of the entire human population so it must be conducted and publicized without dishonesty or bias. Any misrepresentation can have extremely serious consequences for patients and clinical practice. Unfortunately, fraud and deceit have increasingly been detected and have become a problem in today's research.

Hypoalbuminemia is a predictor of delayed postoperative bowel function and poor surgical outcomes in right-sided colon cancer patients.

Purpose: To determine the relationship between preoperative serum albumin and postoperative bowel function as well as surgical outcomes in right-sided colon cancer patients.

Methods: This retrospective study in a university hospital included 84 patients who underwent elective right hemicolectomy for adenocarcinoma of the right-sided colon between January 2004 and December 2005. The patients had a preoperative serum albumin assessment.

Manometric tests of anorectal function in healthy adult Thai subjects.

Background And Objectives: Diseases of the distal gastrointestinal tract are becoming more common among Thai people especially in the elderly. Manometry is a new and useful technique in the diagnosis and management of anorectal disorders. This cross-sectional study aimed to measure anorectal manometric parameters in normal Thai subjects.

Uroflowmetry in normal Thai subjects.

Background And Objectives: Uroflowmetric parameters of urination may be influenced by many factors including age, sex, voiding position, technique used and also anatomical and physiological variations. A cross-sectional study was carried out to measure uroflowmetric parameters in normal Thai subjects and to compare these parameters among different ages and genders. Correlations between peak flow rate and other parameters were also studied.