Recent Articles
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November 30, 2023 Short Note
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November 30, 2023 Review Article
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October 31, 2023 Case ReportAbstract Background: Rectal prolapse in patients with Crohn’s disease has not been documented. Case Summary: We present a young patient with a history of well controlled Crohn’s disease who presented with rectal prolapse without associated constipation. H.....
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October 31, 2023 Research ArticleAbstract Purpose: Frailty, a clinical syndrome characterized by a reduced physiological reserve and decreased resistance to stressors, is extremely common in oncology patients. Given that esophagectomy is associated with significant postoperative adverse outc.....
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September 30, 2023 Case ReportAbstract Angiomyolipomas (AMLs) are benign tumours of mesenchymal origin that derivate from perivascular epithelioid cells and are most commonly found in the kidney, with a strong association to disorders like Tuberous Sclerosis and lymphangioleiomyomatosis b.....
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June 30, 2023 Mini Review
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May 30, 2023 Review ArticleAbstract It is currently believed that the cause of superior mesenteric artery syndrome (SMAS) is compression of the duodenum in the angle between the aorta and superior mesenteric artery (SMA). It is recognized that a decrease in aortomesenteric angle (AMA) .....
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April 27, 2023 Case ReportAbstract We present the case of a young male patient who developed Crohn’s disease (CD) following Etanercept (ETN) treatment for ankylosing spondylitis (AS). After 1 month of abdominal pain, diarrhea, fever, and weight loss ETN treatment was stopped and tre.....
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March 29, 2023 Review ArticleAbstract Background: Ventral hernia repair is one of the most common operations in general surgery. However, the procedure can be associated with significant postoperative complications, especially in the case of incisional hernias. The purpose of this study .....
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March 30, 2023 Review ArticleAbstract Cellular senescence is a biological process that drives age-related disease development, including age-related nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) and hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). Although the growth arrest associated with senescence can prev.....
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February 16, 2023 Review ArticleAbstract In this Invited Review, we provide a update on “Gallbladder Hyperkinesia” for medical and lay audiences. The Chronic Acalculous Symptomatic hyPERkinetic (CASPER) gallbladder can be considered the opposite of the Chronic Acalculous Symptomatic hyP.....
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December 09, 2020 Research ArticleAbstract Background: This study aimed to explore longitudinal relationships between bedside nutrition assessment tools (NAT): hand grip strength (HGS), mid upper arm circumference (MAC), and subjective global assessment (SGA), and clinical outcomes including:.....
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June 04, 2020 Research ArticleAbstract The incidence of bile lesions after Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy (LC) remains high despite surgeons having crossed the learning curve. In fact, the data reported on bile and vascular injuries in the course of LC ranges from 0,3 to 1,4. Many of these .....
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June 04, 2020 Research ArticleAbstract Introduction: It was aimed in this study to evaluate influence of uric acid levels on pegylated-interferon alpha (PEG-IFN-a) 2a/2b plus ribavirin therapy in patients with chronic hepatitis C. Methods: A total of 165 chronic hepatitis c patients with.....
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February 29, 2020 Research ArticleAbstract Objective: Ectopic fat is associated with inflammation; whether ectopic fat in different tissues is differently associated with systemic inflammation is unclear. We compared the ectopic fat content of three tissues and investigated links with inflamm.....
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December 17, 2018 Review ArticleAbstract Crohn’s disease (CD) is a chronic intestinal inflammatory disorder that is hypothesized to develop mainly due to a dysregulated immune response and dysbiosis in genetically predisposed individuals. Current treatment of CD with available agents like.....
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August 18, 2018 Research ArticleAbstract Heartburn is a burning sensation behind the chest bone. It is a fairly common complaint associated with a gastrointestinal tract (GIT) disorder known as gastro esophageal reflux disease (GERD). This study was conducted to compare heart burn in boarde.....
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February 17, 2018 Research ArticleAbstract Background: Helicobacter pylori, a genetically diverse bacterium has shown to have geographic specific genotypes. This may be relevant since there are also differences in clinical outcome among H. pylori infected patients from different geographical .....
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December 29, 2017 Research ArticleAbstract This study aims to evaluate the epidemiology and risk factors of Gallstone disease (GSD) in South India population. Medical records of 124 patients diagnosed with GSD between October 2012 to May 2015 were reviewed retrospectively. Mean age of the GSD.....
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November 08, 2017 Research ArticleAbstract Objective: To find out the incidence of antibiotic use in mild acute pancreatitis using BISAP (Bedside Index of Severity in Acute Pancreatitis) score and to compare the rate of antibiotic usage between an academic tertiary care institution(ATCI)and.....
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October 19, 2017 Review ArticleAbstract Gastric adenocarcinoma is one of the most common causes of cancer-related deaths worldwide. Minimally invasive surgery used in the treatment of gastric cancer has shown to offer similar oncologic outcomes to standard open operations with decreased m.....
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September 21, 2017 Case ReportAbstract A Zenker’s diverticulum is the rarest type of gastrointestinal diverticulum and is located immediately above the upper esophageal sphincter and typically presents in the elderly population with dysphagia regurgitation, halitosis, and malnutrition. .....
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September 21, 2017 Review ArticleAbstract Colorectal cancer (CRC) is the third most common cancer worldwide, whose mortality remains high, despite the huge amount of knowledge accumulated and the development of preventive strategies. Recent advances have demonstrated that small, non-coding R.....
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September 04, 2017 Review ArticleAbstract The evolution of minimally invasive laparoscopic technology in the field of surgery has revolutionized how surgeons pursue surgical treatment options in colorectal cancer. With several major randomized controlled trials to date, laparoscopic colectom.....
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July 27, 2017 Review ArticleAbstract Sleeve gastrectomy (SG) has been validated as an effective stand - alone bariatric procedure to treat patients with severe and morbid obesity. There are concerns about the development of De Novo gastro esophageal reflux disease after Sleeve Gastrecto.....
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July 15, 2017 Review ArticleLiver Abscess Versus Verminosis: A ReviewSusy Motta Lúcio de Morais Emy Hiura Carolina Magri Ferraz Gracilene Maria Almeida Muniz Braga Francine Alves Gratival Raposo Frederico Vieira Fróes Tracy Lacerda Maria Cristina Valdetaro Rangel Anderson Rocha Aguiar Franciele Bosi Rodrigues Tayna Souza Vargas Maria Gorett Ramos Rodrigues Fabio Ribeiro BragaAbstract The objective of the present review was to update the understanding of the types of liver abscesses, namely: pyogenic, amoebic and fungal and relate this pathology with verminosis, in general. Liver abscesses remain a challenge in clinical medicine t.....
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May 05, 2017 Case ReportAbstract We present the case of a patient who developed a liver abscess following screening colonoscopy. The patient, a 63-year-old man with no significant medical history, underwent polypectomy of two polyps. Four days afterwards he appeared on our emerge.....
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April 28, 2017 Case ReportAbstract Chronic mesenteric ischemia is an uncommon disease and its management remains a challenge, especially in patients with severely calcified occlusions of both celiac and superior mesenteric arteries. Endovascular therapy has been increasingly perform.....
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April 21, 2017 Research ArticleAbstract Aims: We investigated recent trend of variceal bleeding in patients with portal hypertension and its treatments including ectopic varices. Methods: One hundred forty-four patients with variceal bleeding events and portal hypertension were evaluated .....
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April 06, 2017 Case ReportAbstract As more women of childbearing age undergo bariatric surgery to treat the growing epidemic of obesity, surgeons are being faced with the difficult dilemma of pregnant post-bariatric patients with abdominal pain. Development of an internal hernia is.....
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February 24, 2017 Review ArticleAbstract The incidence of obesity has been increasing day after day, worldwide. Hence bariatric surgery has recently become one of the most common treatment modality in maintaining long-term weight reduction and improving obesity-related conditions. Gallst.....
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February 20, 2017 Review ArticleAbstract Bacterial infections are frequent in patients with cirrhosis with a 4-fold increase mortality. Spontaneous bacterial peritonitis, urinary tract infections and pneumonia are the most common infections observed but few data concerning infectious endo.....
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January 27, 2017 Research ArticleAbstract Purpose: Study and evaluation of all techniques used in management of post cholecystectomy problems. Patients & methods: A random sample of 630 patients (350 females and 280males) from surgery department, and gastro-intestinal endoscopy unit, Assuit.....
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January 20, 2017 Case ReportAbstract The case reported is related to a 72 years old female patient, with a long-lasting clinical history of dysphagia and retrosternal discomfort. Endoscopic and radiologic exams were strongly suggestive for achalasia and high resolution manometry was.....
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November 28, 2016 Review ArticleAbstract Antibiotic resistance is considered the cause of unsuccessful eradication of Helicobactor pylori (H. pylori) infections. Awareness of regional resistance rates of H. pylori isolates can improve not only empiric antibiotic therapy but also lead to.....
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November 10, 2016 Research ArticleAbstract In experimental chronic ulcerative colitis induced by dextran sulfate sodium salt the morphological changes in mesenteric lymph nodes and the composition of lymphocyte subpopulations measured by flow cytometry were studied. In chronic ulcerativ.....
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November 09, 2016 Case ReportAbstract Echinococcosis or hydatid disease is one of the most life-threatening zoonotic parasitic diseases worldwide. Echinococcus vogeli, the causative agent of human and animal polycystic echinococcosis, is distributed in Central and South American co.....
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November 04, 2016 Short CommunicationAbstract There are several procedures for laparoscopic right hemicolectomy of the rightsided colon cancer including medial, retroperitoneal, cranial-to-caudal approach which have each benefit. We have developed new approach “medial-to-cranial approach”.....
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September 08, 2016 Research ArticleAbstract Background: In the West the incidence of diverticular disease has increased from 2 to 10% since the beginning of last century until today to 50% in individual solder than 60years who have colon diverticula, of these, 10 to 25% develop acute diver.....
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September 08, 2016 Review ArticleAbstract Background: Helicobacter pylori infection infects approximately 50% of the world’s population, and is associated with significant morbidity and mortality. H. pylori infection is associated with large expenditures for diagnostic testing and presc.....
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September 08, 2016 Review ArticleAbstract This study aims to present an update on schistosomiasis mansoni. Schistosomiasis is a parasitic disease caused by trematode flatworms of the genus Schistosoma. S. mansoni is the only species of importance in the American continent. This disease is.....
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August 22, 2016 Case SeriesAbstract Background: Sarcomatoid carcinoma of the esophagus is an unusual malignancy with a biphasic histological appearance containing both epithelial and mesenchymal elements. The most common epithelial component is squamous cell carcinoma; the spindl.....
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August 07, 2016 Research ArticleAbstract Introduction: The rising incidence of adenocarcinoma in the esophagogastric junction related to the presence of Barrett’s esophagus has established a demand for regular endoscopic surveillance. Due to the fact that most patients do not have a com.....
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August 03, 2016 Case ReportAbstract Abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAA) are the most common type of aortic aneurysms. Traditionally it has been treated by open surgical repair (OSR), but in the last years endovascular repair (EVAR) became the first choice treatment in patients with .....
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August 03, 2016 Case ReportAbstract Even though aggressive surgical management is recommended for most cases of aortic endoprosthesis infection, because of the high surgical risk presented, conservative treatment should also be considered in selected cases. We present here a clinic.....
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May 31, 2016 Short CommunicationAbstract Background: Appendiceal cancer as a cause of appendicitis is a rare event occurring in approximately 1.0% of all cases of appendicitis. Nevertheless, treatment of appendiceal cancer as appendicitis may have an adverse outcome for the patient, e.....
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April 29, 2016 Review ArticleAbstract Background: Acute appendicitis, the most common abdominal emergency that requires surgical treatment, shows a lifetime risk of 7%. Its overall incidence is approximately 11 cases per 10,000 individuals per year, and may occur at any age, althou.....
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April 12, 2016 Case ReportAbstract Background: Acute appendicitis is one of the most common abdominal urgent/emergent conditions worldwide and can occur at every age. It can be simple, in many cases treated conservatively, or complicated which require a surgical intervention. Sometime.....
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March 31, 2016 Review ArticleAbstract Cystic fibrosis (CF) is the most common life-limiting autosomal recessive disease among Caucasians. Remarkable advances in our understanding of the pathophysiology, diagnosis and treatment of CF have been made since the discovery of CFTR gene. Ca.....
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March 29, 2016 Review ArticleAbstract The influence of meconium ileus (MI) on cystic fibrosis (CF) progression attracts steady interest due to high MI prevalence and widespread practice of neonatal screening. Study: The aim of this study was to investigate MI prevalence in the Russi.....
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March 21, 2016 Short Note
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March 08, 2016 Clinical Image
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March 01, 2016 Research ArticleAbstract Aim: An increased prevalence of celiac disease (CD) in cystic fibrosis (CF) has been discussed. The aim of this survey was to determine the prevalence of a genetic predisposition to CD in CF-patients compared to the general population. Methods:.....
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February 04, 2016 Review ArticleAbstract Despite being identified as a unique disease almost 100 years ago, drugs aimed at treating the basic defect in cystic fibrosis (CF) have only recently been approved for clinical use. Marketed as Kalydeco and Orkambi (Vertex Pharmaceuticals), thes.....
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February 03, 2016 Research ArticleAbstract Objective: The data on wireless capsule endoscopy (WCE) in children is limited. The aim of this study is to describe the demographics, indications, findings, and complications of this novel non-invasive diagnostic tool in a pediatric population. .....
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January 14, 2016 Short CommunicationAbstract In this study, we have investigated the current situation of Helicobacter pylori infection with a real-time PCR assay, our routine culture method, and a rapid urease test in Southern Denmark. 52 patients who came to gastric endoscopy examination .....
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January 14, 2016 Case ReportAbstract Salmonella enterica is a gram negative enteric pathogen that is acquired via oral ingestion of contaminated food or water. Diarrheal disease caused by non-typhoidal Salmonella serovars (NTS) such as Salmonella enteritidis results in a colitis tha.....
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December 04, 2015 Clinical Image
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November 06, 2015 Research ArticleAbstract Helicobacter pylori isolation in fecal samples is a less invasive and more comfortable practice than those that require patient endoscopy, particularly in children. However, culture of this pathogen from stools is usually unsuccessful. Other tech.....
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November 06, 2015 Research ArticleAbstract Background: We have previously recognized segmental sigmoid polyps as an indicator of a fistula from Crohn’s ileitis to the sigmoid or proximal rectum. In the course of this study we realized that many patients with this fistula had no sigmoid po.....
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August 06, 2015 Case ReportAbstract Cassava is a high carbohydrate, low protein food source that has been previously implicated to cause tropical chronic pancreatitis in developing countries Recently it has been disproven as a sole cause of chronic pancreatitis, however, its role a.....
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June 26, 2015 Research ArticleAbstract Background & Aims: Appearance of auto antibodies have been described during anti-tumor necrosis factor (TNF) alpha therapy; however, their prevalence and clinical relevance are still unclear. We investigated prevalence of autoantibodies in infl.....
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June 12, 2015 Case ReportAbstract Black cohosh is an herbal medication used for the treatment of postmenopausal vasomotor symptoms. We report a case of sub acute liver failure associated with black cohosh use. A 50 year-old female with hypertension, uterine fibroids, and recent .....
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May 03, 2015 Review ArticleAbstract Celiac Disease (CD) is a chronic immune-mediated disease that is triggered by the consumption of gluten present in wheat, barley and rye in genetically predisposed individuals. The increment in the prevalence and incidence of CD in recent years m.....
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March 09, 2015 Research ArticleAbstract Background: Some studies have reported poor lifestyle habits (consumption of alcohol, smoking, and obesity) is the risk of Hepato Cellular Carcinoma (HCC). However, the effect of lifestyle habits on the age of HCC onset remains unknown. Aim: The.....
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March 27, 2015 Case ReportAbstract Gastric antral vascular ectasia (GAVE) is a rare cause of chronic gastro-intestinal hemorrhage. GAVE can be observed in patients with cirrhosis and it is involved in several cases of persistent anemia, sometimes requiring blood transfusions due t.....
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March 27, 2015 Research ArticleAbstract Background The association of Pegylated interferon (Peg-inf) and Ribavirin (RBV) remains the standard of care for the treatment of genotype 4 Chronic Hepatitis C (CHC4) in sub Saharan Africa. Data on CHC4 in sub Saharan population are scarce. Aim.....
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March 11, 2015 Review ArticleAbstract Confocal laser endomicroscopy presents a novel method of real-time in vivo histological analysis of tissue that can be easily performed during endoscopy. This review goes over the fundamental principle of the technology and presents its various .....
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February 20, 2015 Research ArticleAbstract Background and Aims: viral factors and host factors were associated with disease progression of chronic hepatitis B (CHB) to cirrhosis. We studied 672 patients HBs Ag+ followed at the Hepatitis Referral Centers of Rio Branco (AC), Brazil, from 20.....
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February 06, 2005 Research ArticleAbstract Objective: Clinical guidelines suggest that pretreatment clinical staging of esophageal adenocarcinoma with 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) positron emission tomography (PET/CT) should be used to guide therapy. It is now felt that in the absence o.....
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March 06, 2015 Case ReportAbstract Drug induced liver injury is a recognised cause of acute liver failure. A wide range of drugs have been implicated, of which the most common are Paracetamol and antibiotics. Nitrofurantoin is a commonly prescribed antimicrobial which may cause li.....
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January 19, 2015 Research ArticleAbstract Peppermint oil has been used for centuries as a remedy for nausea, indigestion, and a host of other medical symptoms. Over the course of the past several years, studies have looked at the benefit of peppermint oil in Irritable Bowel Syndrome, f.....
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November 28, 2014 Case ReportAbstract Fundic gland polyps (FGPs) are the most common type of gastric polyps (up to 50%). They are found in up to 0.8-1.9 % of the general population, and in 40-84 % of the patients suffering from familial polyposis syndromes. They might be sporadic o.....
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October 20, 2014 Case ReportAbstract Arteriocolic fistula is a rare but life-threatening condition. We report the case of a 70-year-old man who presented with passage of bloody stools and intolerable abdominal pain. Esophagogastroduodenoscopy and colonoscopy failed to identify the.....
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July 04, 2014 Research ArticleAbstract Introduction: When T4 tumors infiltrated only the intestinal wall, survival and locoregional recurrence rates were similar in the case of T4a, while T4b tumors, with the participation of adjacent structures are associated with increased incidence o.....
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July 04, 2014 Research ArticleAbstract There is still a paucity of data on Venous Thromboembolism (VTE) in Asian populations. We compared patients with VTE and IBD to matched IBD controls without VTE. Of 4467 patients diagnosed with IBD, 26 patients with VTE were identified, includi.....
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July 04, 2014 Review ArticleAbstract Background Prognosis and treatment in patients with Gastric Cardia Cancers (GCC) depends on the TNM staging. The published data on accuracy of Endoscopic Ultrasound (EUS) for TNM staging in GCC patients has been variable Aim To evaluate the accura.....
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July 04, 2014 Clinical Image
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July 04, 2014 Case ReportAbstract Diffuse esophageal spasm is a rare motility disorder. The primary symptoms include dysphagia, and chest pain. There is array of treatments available from medical therapy with nitrates to surgical therapy; Heller myotomy. We present a case of se.....
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June 04, 2014 Review Article
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June 06, 2014 Research ArticleAbstract Cell-free and concentrated Ascites Reinfusion Therapy (CART) is a treatment method in which ascites retained by decompensated cirrhosis or cancerous peritonitis are drained from the body. Then, separation cleaning is performed by filtering the .....
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June 06, 2014 Review ArticleAbstract Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) infection predisposes to a multitude of opportunistic infections, many of them resulting in gastrointestinal symptoms. There were doubts about the pattern of the incidence of H.pylori in HIV infected patients: o.....
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June 06, 2014 Mini ReviewAbstract Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD), consisting of Crohn’s Disease (CD) or Ulcerative Colitis (UC), is an immune-mediated lifelong disease. In addition to biologics, 5-aminosalicylates, corticosteroids, antibiotics, immune modulators are used for .....
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June 06, 2014 Review ArticleAbstract Surveillance colonoscopy with random and targeted biopsies has been recommended to detect early neoplasia in ulcerative colitis. Different national and international gastroenterological societies, including the ECCO, BSG, AGA, ASGE and the Japa.....
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March 05, 2014 Mini ReviewAbstract Background: Portal hypertension is caused by high resistance in portal system due to hepatic fibrosis or pre-sinusoidal obstruction, such as seen in schistosomiasis. The paraumbilical vein recanalization a frequent event in these patients seems t.....
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June 06, 2014 Review Article
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March 07, 2014 Perspective