The gastric antral mucosal diaphragms also called gastric antral webs (GAW) are circumferential membranes of mucosa and submucosa with a central aperture that occur in the gastric antrum near the pyloric canal [1]. They form a rare cause of gastric outlet obstruction (GOO) in adults [2,3]. A 45-year-old well-nourished male presented with postprandial epigastric pain, bloating, fullness and belc...

BACKGROUND When large scale trials are investigating the effects of interventions on appetite, it is paramount to efficiently monitor large amounts of human data. The original hand-held Electronic Appetite Ratings System (EARS) was designed to facilitate the administering and data management of visual analogue scales (VAS) of subjective appetite sensations. The purpose of this study was to vali...

BACKGROUND There is recent evidence that glucose delivered to the distal small intestine (SI) may stimulate the ileal brake and inhibit appetite. High polyphenolic grape extract (PGE) has been shown to inhibit α-amylase and α-glucosidase activity, two key enzymes required for starch digestion, in vitro. It is hypothesised to slow digestion and absorption of starch in the proximal SI such that g...

BACKGROUND As lip augmentation becomes more popular, validated measures of lip fullness for quantification of outcomes are needed. OBJECTIVE Develop a scale for rating lip fullness and establish its reliability and sensitivity for assessing clinically meaningful differences. METHODS The initial Allergan Lip Fullness Scale (iLFS; a four-point photographic scale with verbal descriptions) was ...

background dyslipidemia is associated with cardiovascular morbidities and mortality. currently, fasting lipid profile determination is used to monitor treatment response. recently, postprandial lipemia is of increasing interest because of its atherogenic and thrombogenic potential and also was found to be more predictive for cardiovascular diseases. objectives to demonstrate postprandial lipemi...

Preprocessed fatty foods often contain calories added as a fat emulsion stabilized by emulsifiers. Emulsion stability in the acidic gastric environment can readily be manipulated by altering emulsifier chemistry. We tested the hypothesis that it would be possible to control gastric emptying, CCK release, and satiety by varying intragastric fat emulsion stability. Nine healthy volunteers receive...

BACKGROUND Whether plasma ghrelin/obestatin levels are associated with Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) infection, subtypes of functional dyspepsia (FD), and gastric mucosal histology has not yet been established in elderly patients. OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to determine whether plasma ghrelin and obestatin levels are related to gastric mucosal histology, H. pylori infection, and FD...

Background: Patients with EhlersDanlos syndrome—hypermobility type (EDSHT) have increased prevalence of gastrointestinal (GI) symptoms, particularly reflux and dyspepsia. EDSHT is associated with dysautonomia, psychopathology, and chronic pain which can be associated with GI symptoms. The association between GI symptoms and EDSHT in a ‘nonpatient’ population and the effect of the abovementioned...