Portal pyaemia following flexible sigmoidoscopy. 1994

R T Patel, and K I Deen, and J W Fielding
University Department of Surgery, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Birmingham, UK.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D008297 Male Males
D011169 Portal Vein A short thick vein formed by union of the superior mesenteric vein and the splenic vein. Portal Veins,Vein, Portal,Veins, Portal
D011312 Pressure A type of stress exerted uniformly in all directions. Its measure is the force exerted per unit area. (McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms, 6th ed) Pressures
D004618 Embolism, Air Blocking of a blood vessel by air bubbles that enter the circulatory system, usually after TRAUMA; surgical procedures, or changes in atmospheric pressure. Air Embolism,Embolism, Gas,Air Embolisms,Embolisms, Air,Embolisms, Gas,Gas Embolism,Gas Embolisms
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000368 Aged A person 65 years of age or older. For a person older than 79 years, AGED, 80 AND OVER is available. Elderly
D012812 Sigmoidoscopy Endoscopic examination, therapy or surgery of the sigmoid flexure. Proctosigmoidoscopy,Sigmoidoscopic Surgical Procedures,Surgical Procedures, Sigmoidoscopic,Sigmoidoscopic Surgery,Surgery, Sigmoidoscopic,Procedure, Sigmoidoscopic Surgical,Procedures, Sigmoidoscopic Surgical,Proctosigmoidoscopies,Sigmoidoscopic Surgeries,Sigmoidoscopic Surgical Procedure,Sigmoidoscopies,Surgeries, Sigmoidoscopic,Surgical Procedure, Sigmoidoscopic
D016470 Bacteremia The presence of viable bacteria circulating in the blood. Fever, chills, tachycardia, and tachypnea are common acute manifestations of bacteremia. The majority of cases are seen in already hospitalized patients, most of whom have underlying diseases or procedures which render their bloodstreams susceptible to invasion. Bacteremias
D017809 Fatal Outcome Death resulting from the presence of a disease in an individual, as shown by a single case report or a limited number of patients. This should be differentiated from DEATH, the physiological cessation of life and from MORTALITY, an epidemiological or statistical concept. Fatal Outcomes,Outcome, Fatal,Outcomes, Fatal

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