Studer pouch Health Dictionary

See oesophageal diverticulum.... pharyngeal pouch

A hollow organ surrounding the inverted cirrus.... cirrus pouch

A rare chronic in?ammatory disease in the ileal pouch, which remains after a patient has had intestinal resection because of INFLAMMATORY BOWEL DISEASE (IBD). Metronidazole and oral PROBIOTICS are e?ective treatments.... pouchitis

Due to a number of causes including kidney disturbance.

Tea. Equal parts: Clivers, Wild Carrot, Yarrow. Mix. 1 heaped teaspoon to each cup boiling water; infuse 15 minutes. Half-1 cup 2-3 times daily.

Topical. Soak cotton wool pads with Witch Hazel Distilled Extract and place over the closed eyelids for ten minutes, once or more daily. ... eyes – pouches under

see pharyngeal pouch.... branchial pouch

a saclike dilatation of the gall-bladder wall near its outlet; it is a common site for finding *gallstones. [R. Hartmann (1831–93), German anatomist]... hartmann’s pouch

(perineal pouch) a reservoir made from loops of ileum to replace a surgically removed rectum, avoiding the need for a permanent *ileostomy. This is commonly constructed in patients who have had their colon surgically removed for various disorders (e.g. ulcerative colitis or familial adenomatous polyposis).... ileal pouch

n. 1. (in anatomy) a small sac-like structure, especially occurring as an outgrowth of a larger structure. The pouch of Douglas is a pouch of peritoneum occupying the space between the rectum and uterus. 2. (in surgery) a sac created from a loop of intestine and used to replace a section of rectum that has been surgically removed, for example in the treatment of ulcerative colitis (see ileal pouch), or to replace the bladder after *cystectomy.... pouch

see craniopharyngioma.... rathke’s pouch

see pharyngeal pouch.... visceral pouch