Acta chirurgica Hungarica
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Acta chirurgica Hungarica · Oct 1997
Case ReportsStrangulated intestinal obstruction due to forgotten eroding laparotomy pad.
Small-bowel obstruction from impacted intraluminal foreign body after laparotomy is encountered but rarely. This report presents a case in which a laparotomy pad left in the abdomen caused strangulated intestinal obstruction after cholecystectomy.
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Acta chirurgica Hungarica · Oct 1997
The use of Voltaren (diclofenac sodium, Ciba) in acute renal colic.
Thirty-one patients with acute renal colic were treated with Voltaren (Diclofenac Sodium, Ciba). The drug proved to be suitable for relieving, and stopping pain. Adverse effects were observed but in few cases. For this reason authors suggest a more extensive use of the drug.