research advances during recent years offer new insight into therapy and the prevention of gastrointestinal ulcers by using medicinal plants. flavonoids, tannins, triterpenoids, fatty acids and essential oils are among the most effective herbal constituents that have potential antiulcerogenic properties, and most of them could be found in zataria multiflora. z. multiflora is one of the indigeno...

The most common surgical procedure used to manage tracheoesophageal fistula is the primary anastomosis of the esophagus. However, in the case of failed anastomosis, replacing the esophagus with another organ is necessary. We performed two procedures of colon interposition after failure of tracheoesophageal fistula repair. In those cases, stomach replacement was not possible because of a failed ...

We report a unique case of a celiac artery graft – duodenal fistula in a 60-year-old male, who developed upper gastrointestinal bleeding two months after initial open resection of a celiac artery aneurysm and placement of an aorto-celiac artery graft. The patient underwent successful repair of the fistula and the resection of the involved graft with ligation of the common hepatic artery and spl...

Background: Perforated peptic ulcer is a common surgical emergency. The classic treatment is the mid-line laparotomy. However, laparoscopic treatment has been shown to be reliable. Few studies have evaluated its overall utility. The aim of this study is to assess the efficacy of laparoscopic repair of perforated duodenal ulcer. Patients and Methods: This study included 50 patients presented by ...

INTRODUCTION Laparoscopic simple closure (LSC) coupled with Helicobacter pylori eradication is a well-recognised treatment for perforated duodenal ulcers. This study aimed to evaluate its safety and efficacy. METHODS This was a retrospective cohort study conducted on patients who underwent LSC of perforated duodenal ulcers from January 2002 to December 2009. Patients were stratified according...

An 8 year-old-boy was referred because of abdominal pain 24 hours after being hoof-kicked by a horse in the abdominal wall. On arrival the boy appeared ill, with nausea and vomiting and right abdominal pain. Physical examination revealed epigastric tenderness with muscle guarding in the upper abdominal wall. Because of persistent pain CT was performed and further revealed a very small amount of...

We present a case of triple gut atresias (foregut, midgut and hindgut) with multiple congenital anomalies presenting as imperforate anus. Abdominal radiography showed the double bubble sign. Upper gastrointestinal study through a nasogastric tube confirmed duodenal obstruction. Exploratory laparotomy, duodeno-duodenostomy for duodenal atresia and a left descending colostomy for anorectal malfor...