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An Indiana pouch is a surgically-created urinary diversion used to create a way for the body to store and eliminate urine for patients who have had their urinary bladders removed as a result of bladder cancer, pelvic exenteration, bladder exstrophy or who are not continent due to a congenital, neurogenic bladder.
A variety of mechanisms can be the cause of pouchitis including inflammatory factors such as a dysbiosis sparked inflammation or Crohn's disease of the pouch, surgical causes including surgical join leaks and pelvic sepsis, or infectious from Clostridioides difficile (C Diff) or Cytomegalovirus (CMV). It is possible to have more than one factor ...
Urinary diversion is a surgical technique used to create a new pathway for urine to exit the body, often following the removal of the bladder as part of treatment for bladder cancer. [1] In addition to bladder cancer, urinary diversion may be necessary in cases of severe trauma, congenital abnormalities, or other conditions that compromise the ...
List of medical symptoms. Medical symptoms refer to the manifestations or indications of a disease or condition, perceived and complained about by the patient. [1] [2] Patients observe these symptoms and seek medical advice from healthcare professionals.
Patients whose cuffitis is refractory to mesalamine and/or corticosteroids should be evaluated for other disease in the cuff area, such as fistula or anastomotic leaks. [2] Cuffitis that is refractory to medication can also be a sign of Crohn's disease of the pouch. [2] Chronic cuffitis can also contribute to the development of anastomotic ...
An Indiana law banning gender-affirming care for minors can remain in effect, a federal appeals court has ruled months after allowing the ban to take effect.
Indiana has reported its first positive case of chronic wasting disease in a deer that a hunter harvested in LaGrange County.. CWD is a neurological disease that affects white-tailed deer and ...
Guttural pouch mycosis (GPM) is a fungal disease that is rare but potentially life-threatening. GPM is of unknown pathogenesis currently and no predisposing factors have been identified. Fungal plaque is usually located in the medial guttural pouch, near the internal carotid artery. [ 13 ]