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Brousseau-Fournier C, Côté C, Pharand P, Gagné JP, Lajeunesse A, Fournier M, Brousseau P. Effects of Various Illicit Drugs on Immune Capacity of Blue Mussel ( Mytilus Edulis). J Xenobiot 2015; 5:5770. [PMID: 30701042 PMCID: PMC6324463 DOI: 10.4081/xeno.2015.5770] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Pharand P, Brousseau-Fournier C, Côté C, Gagné F, Fournier M, Brousseau P. Cellular Effects of Lanthanides on Mytilus Edulis. J Xenobiot 2015; 5:5781. [PMID: 30701046 PMCID: PMC6324482 DOI: 10.4081/xeno.2015.5781] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Beaudry A, Lacaze E, Jobin-Piché A, Masson S, Auffret M, Brousseau P, Fournier M. Ecotoxicological Evaluation of the Immunocompetence of two Bivalves Species ( Mya Arenaria and Mytilus Edulis ) in the Saguenay Fjord Including a Salinity Gradient. J Xenobiot 2015; 5:5769. [PMID: 30701041 PMCID: PMC6324476 DOI: 10.4081/xeno.2015.5769] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/03/2022] Open
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O'Carrigan B, Fournier M, Olver IN, Stockler MR, Whitford H, Toner GC, Thomson DB, Davis ID, Hanning F, Singhal N, Underhill C, Clingan P, McDonald A, Boland A, Grimison P. Testosterone deficiency and quality of life in Australasian testicular cancer survivors: a prospective cohort study. Intern Med J 2015; 44:813-7. [PMID: 25081047 DOI: 10.1111/imj.12500] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/23/2013] [Accepted: 05/01/2014] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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This is the first prospective study in a contemporary Australian/New Zealand population to determine the prevalence of testosterone deficiency in testicular cancer survivors at 12 months from treatment, and any association with poorer quality of life. Hormone assays from 54 evaluable patients in a prospective cohort study revealed biochemical hypogonadism in 18 patients (33%) and low-normal testosterone in 13 patients (24%). We found no association between testosterone levels and quality of life (all P > 0.05). Hypogonadal patients should be considered for testosterone replacement to prevent long-term morbidity.
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Monin A, Baumann PS, Griffa A, Xin L, Mekle R, Fournier M, Butticaz C, Klaey M, Cabungcal JH, Steullet P, Ferrari C, Cuenod M, Gruetter R, Thiran JP, Hagmann P, Conus P, Do KQ. Glutathione deficit impairs myelin maturation: relevance for white matter integrity in schizophrenia patients. Mol Psychiatry 2015; 20:827-38. [PMID: 25155877 DOI: 10.1038/mp.2014.88] [Citation(s) in RCA: 82] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/13/2014] [Revised: 04/30/2014] [Accepted: 06/23/2014] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Schizophrenia pathophysiology implies both abnormal redox control and dysconnectivity of the prefrontal cortex, partly related to oligodendrocyte and myelin impairments. As oligodendrocytes are highly vulnerable to altered redox state, we investigated the interplay between glutathione and myelin. In control subjects, multimodal brain imaging revealed a positive association between medial prefrontal glutathione levels and both white matter integrity and resting-state functional connectivity along the cingulum bundle. In early psychosis patients, only white matter integrity was correlated with glutathione levels. On the other side, in the prefrontal cortex of peripubertal mice with genetically impaired glutathione synthesis, mature oligodendrocyte numbers, as well as myelin markers, were decreased. At the molecular levels, under glutathione-deficit conditions induced by short hairpin RNA targeting the key glutathione synthesis enzyme, oligodendrocyte progenitors showed a decreased proliferation mediated by an upregulation of Fyn kinase activity, reversed by either the antioxidant N-acetylcysteine or Fyn kinase inhibitors. In addition, oligodendrocyte maturation was impaired. Interestingly, the regulation of Fyn mRNA and protein expression was also impaired in fibroblasts of patients deficient in glutathione synthesis. Thus, glutathione and redox regulation have a critical role in myelination processes and white matter maturation in the prefrontal cortex of rodent and human, a mechanism potentially disrupted in schizophrenia.
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Kulic I, Robertson G, Chang L, Baker JH, Lockwood WW, Mok W, Fuller M, Fournier M, Wong N, Chou V, Robinson MD, Chun HJE, Gilks B, Kempkes B, Thomson TA, Hirst M, Minchinton AI, Lam WL, Jones S, Marra M, Karsan A. Loss of the Notch effector RBPJ promotes tumorigenesis. J Biophys Biochem Cytol 2014. [DOI: 10.1083/jcb.2076oia225] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Fraser M, Rault P, Fortier M, Brousseau P, Fournier M, Surette C, Vaillancourt C. Immune response of blue mussels (Mytilus edulis) in spawning period following exposure to metals. J Xenobiot 2014. [DOI: 10.4081/xeno.2014.4895] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Côté C, Lemarchand K, Desbiens I, Barthes M, Osterheld K, Millour M, Pelletier É, Fournier M, Brousseau P. Immunotoxicity of silver nanoparticles in blue mussel (Mytilus edulis). J Xenobiot 2014. [DOI: 10.4081/xeno.2014.4896] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Cloutier PL, Fortin F, Fournier M, Brousseau P, Groleau PÉ, Desrosiers M. Analytical method development for the determination of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in biological samples. J Xenobiot 2014. [DOI: 10.4081/xeno.2014.4897] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Brousseau-Fournier C, Lacaze E, Champoux L, Fournier M, Brousseau P. Immunologic and genotoxic profile of Northern Gannet (Morus bassanus) from Bonaventure Island. J Xenobiot 2014. [DOI: 10.4081/xeno.2014.4891] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Cloutier PL, Fortin F, Fournier M, Brousseau P, Groleau PÉ, Desrosiers M. Development of an analytical method for the determination of low-level of dioxin and furans in marine and freshwater species. J Xenobiot 2014. [DOI: 10.4081/xeno.2014.4898] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Kulic I, Robertson G, Chang L, Baker JHE, Lockwood WW, Mok W, Fuller M, Fournier M, Wong N, Chou V, Robinson MD, Chun HJ, Gilks B, Kempkes B, Thomson TA, Hirst M, Minchinton AI, Lam WL, Jones S, Marra M, Karsan A. Loss of the Notch effector RBPJ promotes tumorigenesis. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2014; 212:37-52. [PMID: 25512468 PMCID: PMC4291530 DOI: 10.1084/jem.20121192] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Kulic et al. show that RBPJ, a transcriptional repressor of Notch, is frequently deleted in human cancers and can function as a tumor suppressor. Loss of RBPJ acts to derepress target gene promoters, allowing Notch-independent activation by alternate transcription factors that promote tumor growth. Aberrant Notch activity is oncogenic in several malignancies, but it is unclear how expression or function of downstream elements in the Notch pathway affects tumor growth. Transcriptional regulation by Notch is dependent on interaction with the DNA-binding transcriptional repressor, RBPJ, and consequent derepression or activation of associated gene promoters. We show here that RBPJ is frequently depleted in human tumors. Depletion of RBPJ in human cancer cell lines xenografted into immunodeficient mice resulted in activation of canonical Notch target genes, and accelerated tumor growth secondary to reduced cell death. Global analysis of activated regions of the genome, as defined by differential acetylation of histone H4 (H4ac), revealed that the cell death pathway was significantly dysregulated in RBPJ-depleted tumors. Analysis of transcription factor binding data identified several transcriptional activators that bind promoters with differential H4ac in RBPJ-depleted cells. Functional studies demonstrated that NF-κB and MYC were essential for survival of RBPJ-depleted cells. Thus, loss of RBPJ derepresses target gene promoters, allowing Notch-independent activation by alternate transcription factors that promote tumorigenesis.
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Niro J, Fournier M, Oberlin C, Le Tohic A, Panel P. Endometriotic lesions of the lower troncular nerves. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2014; 42:702-5. [DOI: 10.1016/j.gyobfe.2014.08.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/04/2014] [Accepted: 05/27/2014] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Boussen S, Coulange M, Fournier M, Gainnier M, Michelet P, Micoli C, Negrel L. Evaluation of Transport Ventilators at Mild Simulated Altitude: A Bench Study in a Hypobaric Chamber. Respir Care 2013; 59:1233-41. [DOI: 10.4187/respcare.02985] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Kleinert C, Mournier M, Fortier M, Brousseau P, DeGuise S, Fournier M. Several pharmaceuticals impaired harbor seal lymphocytes (Phoca vitulina) in vitro. J Xenobiot 2013. [DOI: 10.4081/xeno.2013.s1.e5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Fraser M, Rault P, Roumier PH, Fortier M, André C, Brousseau P, Gagné F, Fournier M, Surette C, Vaillancourt C. Decrease in phagocytosis capacity of hemocyte during spawning in Mytilus edulis: a pilot study. J Xenobiot 2013. [DOI: 10.4081/xeno.2013.s1.e12] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Rault P, Fortier M, Pédelucq J, Lacaze E, Brousseau P, Auffret M, Fournier M. Immunotoxicity of heavy metals (silver, cadmium, mercury and lead) on marine bivalve Mytilus edulis: in vitro exposure of hemocytes. J Xenobiot 2013. [DOI: 10.4081/xeno.2013.s1.e8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Alix G, Beaudry A, Brousseau-Fournier C, Fortier M, Auffret M, Fournier M, Brousseau P. Increase sensitivity to metals of hemocytes obtained from Mya arenaria collected at different distances from the shore. J Xenobiot 2013. [DOI: 10.4081/xeno.2013.s1.e11] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Brousseau-Fournier C, Alix G, Beaudry A, Gauthier-Clerc S, Duchemin M, Fortier M, Auffret M, Fournier M, Brousseau P. Role of confounding factors in assessing immune competence of bivalves (Mya arenaria, Mytilus edulis) exposed to pollutants. J Xenobiot 2013. [DOI: 10.4081/xeno.2013.s1.e2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Beaudry A, Brousseau-Fournier C, Alix G, Fortier M, Auffret M, Brousseau P, Fournier M. Influence of tidal stress on the immunocompetence of hemocytes in soft-shell clam (Mya arenaria). J Xenobiot 2013. [DOI: 10.4081/xeno.2013.s1.e13] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Ransom D, Wilson K, Fournier M, Simes RJ, Gebski V, Yip D, Tebbutt N, Karapetis CS, Ferry D, Gordon S, Price TJ. Final results of Australasian Gastrointestinal Trials Group ARCTIC study: an audit of raltitrexed for patients with cardiac toxicity induced by fluoropyrimidines. Ann Oncol 2013; 25:117-21. [PMID: 24299960 DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mdt479] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Cardiac toxicity an uncommon but serious side-effect of some fluoropyrimides. Cardiac toxicity from raltitrexed is rarely reported. With this background, we initiated this study to investigate the incidence of cardiac events in patients who had switched to raltitrexed following cardiac toxicity from fluoropyrimidines (5-fluorouracil or capecitabine). PATIENTS AND METHODS Pharmacy records were used to identify patients receiving raltitrexed from January 2004 till March 2012. Medical records were then reviewed to confirm the use of raltitrexed after cardiac toxicity from 5-fluorouracil or capecitabine. The primary end point was the rate of further cardiac events after commencing raltitrexed. RESULTS Forty-two patients were identified and the majority had colorectal cancer. Prior regimens included 5-fluorouracil ± leucovorin, capecitabine alone, FOLFOX, FOLFIRI, epirubicin/cisplatin/5-fluorouracil, and capecitabine/oxaliplatin. Seven patients (17%) had bolus 5-fluorouracil regimens, 26 patients (62%) had infusion 5-fluorouracil regimens, and 9 patients (21%) had capecitabine alone or in combination. Angina was the most common cardiac toxicity from 5-fluorouracil or capecitabine and usually occurred in the first or the second cycle. Four patients after their first cardiac event continued with the same 5-fluorouracil or capecitabine regimen with the addition of nitrates and calcium antagonists but still had further cardiac events. After changing to raltitrexed, either as a single agent or a continuing combination regimen, no patients experienced further cardiac toxicity. CONCLUSION Raltitrexed is associated with no significant cardiac toxicity in patients who have experienced prior cardiac toxicity from 5-fluorouracil or capecitabine. Raltitrexed, alone or in combination with oxaliplatin or irinotecan, provides a safe option in terms of cardiac toxicity for such patients.
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Swanson KJ, Gossett DR, Fournier M. Pediatricians' beliefs and prescribing patterns of adolescent contraception: a provider survey. J Pediatr Adolesc Gynecol 2013; 26:340-5. [PMID: 24075083 DOI: 10.1016/j.jpag.2013.06.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/09/2013] [Revised: 06/12/2013] [Accepted: 06/17/2013] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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STUDY OBJECTIVE Teen pregnancy and sexually transmitted infection (STI) rates continue to be significant public health problems in the United States. While general pediatricians are in a unique position to improve these issues by addressing contraception with their adolescent patients, there are no data describing their current prescribing patterns. This study sought to elucidate the beliefs and prescribing patterns of general pediatricians and pediatrics residents and to distinguish whether these were affected by practice setting, level of training, or gender. DESIGN, SETTING, PARTICIPANTS General pediatricians and pediatrics residents affiliated with Lurie Children's Hospital in Chicago, IL, were asked to complete a survey regarding adolescent contraception. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES Questions were related to obtaining information about contraception, contraceptive counseling, knowledge of contraceptive methods, prescribing patterns of contraceptives, and concerns about individual contraceptive methods. RESULTS 120 physicians of an eligible 411 physicians participated in this study (29%). 79% of participants had prescribed at least 1 contraceptive method. The most commonly prescribed method was oral contraceptive pills at 72%. We noted few differences in prescribing patterns based on above criteria. Numerous misconceptions existed among participants, including a high rate of concern about infertility with IUD use (29% among physicians who prescribed at least 1 method of contraception). CONCLUSIONS General pediatricians can improve their rates of prescribing contraception to adolescents, and could utilize more of the approved methods. One way to do so may be to implement educational interventions among general pediatricians.
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Calmet D, Ameon R, Bombard A, Forte M, Fournier M, Herranz M, Jerome S, Kwakman P, Llaurado M, Tokonami S. ISO standards on test methods for water radioactivity monitoring. Appl Radiat Isot 2013; 81:21-5. [DOI: 10.1016/j.apradiso.2013.03.052] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/20/2012] [Accepted: 03/14/2013] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Fournier M, Dlouhá J, Jaouen G, Almeras T. Integrative biomechanics for tree ecology: beyond wood density and strength. JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY 2013; 64:4793-815. [PMID: 24014867 DOI: 10.1093/jxb/ert279] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
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Functional ecology has long considered the support function as important, but its biomechanical complexity is only just being elucidated. We show here that it can be described on the basis of four biomechanical traits, two safety traits against winds and self-buckling, and two motricity traits involved in sustaining an upright position, tropic motion velocity (MV) and posture control (PC). All these traits are integrated at the tree scale, combining tree size and shape together with wood properties. The assumption of trait constancy has been used to derive allometric scaling laws, but it was more recently found that observing their variations among environments and functional groups, or during ontogeny, provides more insights into adaptive syndromes of tree shape and wood properties. However, oversimplified expressions have often been used, possibly concealing key adaptive drivers. An extreme case of oversimplification is the use of wood basic density as a proxy for safety. Actually, as wood density is involved in stiffness, loads, and construction costs, the impact of its variations on safety is non-trivial. Moreover, other wood features, especially the microfibril angle (MFA), are also involved. Furthermore, wood is not only stiff and strong, but it also acts as a motor for MV and PC. The relevant wood trait for this is maturation strain asymmetry. Maturation strains vary with cell-wall characteristics such as MFA, rather than with wood density. Finally, the need for further studies about the ecological relevance of branching patterns, motricity traits, and growth responses to mechanical loads is discussed.
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Massalou D, Fournier M, Salucki B, Baqué P. Small bowel obstruction secondary to transport aircraft: coincidence or reality? Clin Res Hepatol Gastroenterol 2013; 37:434-6. [PMID: 23806628 DOI: 10.1016/j.clinre.2013.05.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/19/2013] [Revised: 04/23/2013] [Accepted: 05/14/2013] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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Small bowel obstructions (SBO) are a leading cause of admission to general surgery, posing the problem of the aetiology and treatment based on the diagnosis. More than 300 patients were admitted for SBO in 2011 in our institution. In our clinical practice, we have had to care for patients with SBO immediately after air travel, all of whom had an antecedent of abdominal surgery by laparotomy. The finding of episodes of acute SBO immediately following a commercial flight has never been reported in the literature. We report the cases of four patients for whom we offer several pathophysiological hypotheses, and we publish the first dietary rules for people with a history of intraperitoneal surgery to adopt during a flight.
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