Gastroduodenal tuberculosis (TB) presenting as gastric outlet obstruction is rare and often misdiagnosed, it usually secondary to pulmonary associated with HIV infection. Gastro-duodenal involvement rarer disease (1%) in abdominal TB. We report a case of 43-year-old male no evidence retroviral infection complaints pain since 4 months features obstruction, contrast enhanced computed tomography (...

SAITO, A. Relation of the Acidity of Gastric Juice to Cancer and Ulcer of the Gastroduodenal Tract. Tohoku J. exp. Med., 1973, 111 (4), 323-345-The author has statistically studied the acidity of gastric juice obtained from 1,100 cases of gastric cancer, 29 cases of gastric polyps, one case of gastric sarcoma, one case of gastric myoma, 5 cases of duodenal cancer, 570 cases of gastric ulcer, 90...

BACKGROUND Helicobcater pylori colonizes the stomach of more than half of the world's population, and the infection continues to play a key role in the pathogenesis of a number of gastroduodenal diseases. Colonization of the gastric mucosa with Helicobcater pylori results in the development of chronic gastritis in all infected individuals and in a subset of patients chronic gastritis progresses...

BACKGROUND The coadministration of prednisone and ultralow-dose aspirin has been recommended for the management of various diseases, but the safety of this combination in dogs has not been studied. HYPOTHESES The gastroduodenal lesions associated with prednisone and ultralow-dose aspirin administration will be similar to those caused by prednisone alone, but both treatments will result in mor...

OBJECTIVE To investigate feasibility and safety of stent implantation technique through percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG)-like pathway for treatment of malignant gastroduodenal obstructions. METHODS Twelve patients with malignant gastroduodenal obstructions accepted PEG-like operations. A stent implantation pathway was established in abdominal wall under endoscopic guide. A guide wire...

BACKGROUND/AIMS This study was performed to determine whether low-dose aspirin and/or clopidogrel can induce gastrointestinal bleeding and gastroduodenal mucosal injury. METHODS A total of 387 patients who underwent coronary angiography at Seoul National University Bundang Hospital were assigned to one of three antiplatelet treatment groups: (1) control, (2) 100-mg enteric coated aspirin, and...

Gastric juice cultures were positive in all patients with gastric disorders and 44% with duodenal ulcers. A positive correlation was observed between pH and positivity of gastric cultures (JPMA 32:282, 1982).

The stomach is the most frequent site of extranodal malignant lymphomas. The most common gastric lymphomas are mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue (MALT) and diffuse large B cell lymphomas. Burkitt’s lymphoma is a highly aggressive non-Hodgkin lymphoma. In the sporadic form, patients usually present with abdominal disease, with involvement of the distal ileum, cecum and mesentery. Although the tr...

INTRODUCTION To meet key millennium development goals, the rural population needs to be reached for health assessment and service delivery. Gastroduodenal ulcer disease is a common ailment affecting the health of people in Uganda. A cross-sectional study was conducted at Bwera Hospital in Kasese district of western Uganda, to establish the prevalence and predisposing factors of Helicobacter pyl...