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The Value of Endoscopic Color Doppler Ultrasonography for Detection of the Bleeding Site of Gastric Varices Secondary to Splenic Occlusion
Ryoji Tatsumi*, Takahiro Sato, Masakatsu Yamaguchi and Mutsuumi Kimura
A 71-year-old woman was admitted to our hospital for treatment of cancer in the body and tail of the pancreas. After admission, she had tarry stool and esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGD) was performed....
Endoscopic Obliterative Therapy with N-butyl-2-cyanoacrylate for Gastric Varices
Takahiro Sato*
Aims: To evaluate the utility of endoscopic obliterative therapy with n-butyl-2-cyanoacrylate (a tissue adhesive) for gastric varices and to assess the incidence of serious complications. Methods: Endosco...
Common Celiacomesenteric Trunk Originating from Aorta Involved in Atherosclerotic Occlusion Menifested as Acute on Chronic Mesenteric Ischemia
Suchin Dhamnaskar*1, Prashant Sawarkar2, Priyadarshini Manay2, Janesh M3, Richard Meninges3 and Varsha Kulkarni4
60 year old male patient was admitted with acute on chronic mesenteric ischeamia. He was found to have rare anatomical variant of common celiacomesenteric trunk which had atherosclerotic occlusive disease....
Preperitoneal Idiopathic Necrotising Fasciitis in Two Patients with Different Outcomes: A Case Report
Priyadarshini Manay, Saneya Pandrowala*, Shilpa A Rao and R R Satoskar
Clinicopathological Features And Treatment Of Duodenal Varices With Portal Hypertension
Takahiro Sato
Penetrating Neck Trauma, Presentation And Timely Management: A Case Report
Priyadarshini Manay
A Rare Case Of Ingested Foreign Body Presenting With Perianal Pain
Priyadarshini Manay
Stimulation of Gastroduodenal HCO3- Secretion by Lubiprostone in Rats Mediated by Different EP Receptor Subtypes
Shusaku Hayashi1, Masafumi Koyama1, Koji Dogishi1 and Koji Takeuchi1, 2*
We examined the stimulatory effects of lubiprostone, a bicyclic fatty acid derived from prostaglandin E1 and a Chloride Channel type-2 opener (ClC-2), on HCO3- secretion in the rat stomach and duodenu...
Groove Pancreatitis is Rare but Important to Recognize
Alexander Kim* and M Joshua Shellenberger
Helicobacter Pylori Infection and Antiphospholipid Antibodies Syndrome: A Case Report and Meta-Analysis of the World Literature
Figura N1*, Moretti E2, Collodel G2,Langone F1, Fiorilli G1, Campagna M1, Giordano N1, Gonnelli S1 and Nuti R1
A Compliance by Australasian Paediatricians with the 2009 NASPGHAN-ESPGHAN Guideline for the Diagnosis and Management of Gastro-Oesophageal Reflux in Children
Sunita Shanmuganathan1*, Emily Horsley2, 3, Elizabeth Argent2, Paolo Quitadamo4, Annamaria Staiano4 and Usha Krishnan5, 6
Objective: To investigate the current approach of Australia and New Zealand paediatricians to children with gastrooesophageal reflux symptoms, comparing practice against the NASPGHAN-ESPGHAN guideline. Met...
A Rare Cause of Haematemesis; a Primary Aorto-Esophageal Fistula: Case Report and Review of Literature
Denise Strijbos1*, Johanna W M Holtkamp2, Marc R H M Van Sambeek3, Simon W Nienhuijs4, Arnold Stronkhorst1 and Lennard P L Gilissen1
Aorto-Esophageal fistula is a rare condition, causes excessive bleeding from the upper gastrointestinal tract and is associated with a high mortality. This case report demonstrates the presentation of a 63...
Comparative Studies of the Efficacy of Some Disinfectants on Human Pathogens
Mbajiuka Chinedu1, Onuoha Stephen2 and Ugah Uchenna3*
The anti microbial activities of three commonly used disinfectants Septol, Dettol and Z-germicides against Escherichia coli, Staphylococcus aureus and Candida albicans were investigated. Their efficacies w...
Review of Intra-Abdominal Abscess in Crohn’s Disease
Jianfeng Cheng*1, Siddesh V Besur1 and John S Hanson2
Crohn’s disease is an idiopathic chronic transmural inflammatory condition of the intestine. Common complications include intestinal obstruction,internal and external fistulae, and spontaneous abcess...
Cerebral Infarction Associated with Crohn’s Disease: A Case Report and Review of Literature
Leimin Sun1, Piaopiao Jin1, Zhaoqi Xu1, Yun Qian1 and Jianfeng Cheng2*
Cerebral infarction in the inflammatory bowel disease was rarely reported, especially in Crohn’s disease. In this article, we report a 38-year-old male with Crohn’s disease subsequently develop...
Successful Endoscopic Treatment of Bleeding Duodenal Vascular Ectasia using Band Ligation
Takahiro Sato*, Tomohiro Arakawa and Mutsuumi Kimura
A 63 year-old woman with a cirrhosis due to chronic hepatitis B infection was admitted to our hospital with massive tarry stool. Endoscopy revealed bleeding duodenal vascular ectasia in the posterior wall ...
Epidemiology of Haemolysins among Blood Donors in Abakaliki, Ebonyi State, Nigeria
Ugah Uchenna1*, Ibekailo Sylvester2 and Mbamagu Daleth3
Anti-A and anti-B haemolysins are lytic antibodies that cause haemolysis of red blood cells of recipients when ‘O’ group blood or plasma is transfused to non ‘O’ group patients. The...
The Screening Value of MicroRNAs in Colorectal Cancer
Jose A Rodriguez-Montes1*and Pablo Menendez Sanchez2
Effect of Ecological Immune-Enhanced Enteral Nutrition on the Gastrointestinal Fistula Patients
WANG Qing-hua
Objective: To study the effect of early ecological immuneenhanced enteral nutrition on nutritional status and immune function and intestinal mucosal barrier of the gastrointestinal fistula patients. Metho...
Vitamin A Supplementation of Malaria-infected Pregnant Women and Infant Birth Weight Outcomes A Case Study of Ebonyi State, Nigeria
Elom MO1, Okafor FC 2* and Eyo JE2
A total of 152 malaria parasitaemic pregnant women of varying ages and gravidities, whose pregnancies had advanced up to the 6th months and above, were enrolled in the study. Seventy-six (76) each were&nbs...
Rapunzel Syndrome that Mimic Celiac Disease in a Three Year Old Girl
Virtut Velmishi1*,Ermira Dervishi1, Saimir Heta2,Spiro Sila2, Hysen Heta2 and Paskal Cullufi1
Background: Rapunzel syndrome is an extremely rare intestinal condition in humans resulting from eating hair (trichophagia) . Rapunzel syndrome presents a rare type of trichobezoar with an extension of the...
Benign Pneumocniosis Due to Electrostatic Paint Exposure
Masoud Amini
Introduction: Pulmunary baritosis is secondary to inhalation of barium dust with extremely dense, discrete opacities on the chest radiograph. Baritosis has been classified as a benign pneumoconiosis. We pr...
Diagnostic Value of the New Simplified Criteria for Diagnosis of Autoimmune Hepatitis in Tunisian Patients
Rym Ennaifer, Nour Elleuch*, Hayfa Romdhane, Meryam Cheikh, Rania Hefaiedh and Najet Bel Hadj
Background and Aims: In 1999, the diagnostic criteria of Autoimmune Hepatitis (AIH) have been revised by an international panel. This revised scoring system had a high diagnostic accuracy but was limited b...
Gastrointestinal Enzymes Inhibitors from Medicinal Herbs and Food Plants as Therapeutic Pharmacophores for the Management of Diabetes
Mahomoodally Mohamad Fawzi
Decreasing Prevalence of Helicobacter Pylori Infection Parallels: The Incidence of Gastric Cancer in Northwest Italy, During the Last Decade
Lucio L1,2*, Alessandro L1, Antonella G3, Olga R1, Manuela M4, Bruno T
Background: Although H.pylori is a human carcinogen agent, the efficacy of its eradication on gastric cancer prevention is yet to be demonstrated. Piedmont, Northwest Italy, is an area with a relatively hi...
Complications after Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy (PEG) in Paediatric Patients
Ciro Esposito*, Maria Escolino, Agnese Roberti, Marianna Iaquinto, Francesco Turrà, Alessandra Farina, Erasmo Miele, Giuseppe Cortese, Annamaria Staiano and Alessandro Settimi
Background and Aim: Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy (PEG) provides for enteral nutrition in children with feeding problems. PEG, however, is not without complications. The present study has the aim to identify t...