Primary gastrointestinal angiosarcomas are very rare and those of the small bowel even more rare. We report a case which is the first in the literature from this part of the world. It presented in a 25-year-old woman with multiple dissemination and rapid fatality. Diagnosis was based on histological morphology using Hematoxylin and Eosin (H and E) stains, plus reticulin special stain to outline...

To the Editor, The Indian Medical Gazette. SiRj?I was much gratified by your letter promising early publication of my article on volvulus of the small intestine (Indian Medical Gazette, January, 1930, p. 9). In my article I limited myself to certain aspects of the problem of spontaneous recovery. There are others which I could not write about without becoming too speculative; e.g.:? Are some of...

Recent information on the small intestine is summarized. Concerning digestion and absorption, -glycosidase inhibitor, which slows the absorption of carbohydrate, has become commercially available as a diabetic drug, and a number of transporters, such as peptide transporter (PepT1) that is involved in the efficient absorption of nitrogen source as well as drug absorption, have been discovered. I...

Non-Meckel small intestine diverticulitis can have many manifestations and its management is not well-defined. We report 4 unselect cases of small intestine diverticulitis; all patients were seen by the same physician at the Emergency Center at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center between 1999 and 2014. The median age at diagnosis of these patients was 82 years (range, 76-87 years)...

Difficulty ill the histopathological sepitratiou of atypical reactive hyperplasia "f the lyniplioreticular system from neoplasia is not new. Such difficulty has led to the nosological existence of peculiar tumors whieh have defied precise tla.ssifioation. Tlioso oc-cuning in the ^gastrointestinal tract have been designated "psoudoleukemia gastrointestinalis"\ "unclassified lymplioma"^ and "pseu...

time for two centuries; and it is the (lirect outcome of the system of apprenticeship which endured for four centuries. For six hundred years it has given the medical student practical training in his real mission in life: the age-long fight with disease and with death. lI'he limitations of Medicine in this battle are only too obvious, nevertheless the unending struggle must continue, for, as t...

At the Mayo Clinic, six patients with primary volvulus and 51 with secondary volvulus were treated during a 10-year period. Volvulus of the small intestine must be considered when a patient presents with small-bowel obstruction, and early operative intervention should be undertaken to prevent vascular compromise.

Crocin is a plant-derived carotenoid and bears potent antioxidant property. Ranitidine (a histamine H2 receptor blocker) is used for peptic ulcer treatment. The present study was planned to investigate the effects of crocin and ranitidine on indomethacin-induced ulcer in small intestine of rats. Animals were randomized into two major groups including indo-methacin (10.00 mg kg-1...