The prevalence of duodenal diverticula varies considerably in the literature, between 3-24% [1,2]. They are acquired extraluminal outpouchings of the mucosal wall through the muscularis propria and their incidence increases with age. While most duodenal diverticula do not cause major symptoms, they are increasingly recognized as causes of pancreaticobiliary disease. Food bezoar in a juxtapapill...

Genetic variations in the four casein genes CSN1S1 , CSN2 CSN1S2 and CSN3 have obtained substantial attention since they affect milk protein yield, composition, cheese processing properties, digestibility as well tolerance human nutrition. Furthermore, variants are used for breed characterization, biodiversity, phylogenetic studies. The current study aimed at identification of five domestic goa...

To the Editor, We present a case of 58-year-old man who had suffered from nausea and vomiting with intermittent right lower abdominal pain that morning. He had no known systemic disease and earlier had been quite well. He had had tarry stool for one month but no loss of body weight. Physical examination revealed muscle guarding and tenderness over the right lower abdomen, without rebound pain. ...

Lactobezoars are a type of bezoar composed of undigested milk and mucus. The aetiology is likely multifactorial, being classically described in association with pre-term, low-birth weight infants fed with hyperconcentrated formula. The authors present a case of lactobezoar recurrence in a pre-term infant with oesophageal atresia. To our knowledge, this is the first report of recurrence of lacto...

Bezoars are concretions of swallowed hair, fruit vegetable fibers, and similar substances found in the alimentary canal. The first description of a postmortem human bezoar was by Swain in 1854. Although the prevalence of bezoars in humans is low, an absence of treatment has been associated with mortality rates as high as 30%, primarily because of gastrointestinal bleeding, destruction, or perfo...