Upside-down stomach is a rare condition characterized by the occurrence of a gastric volvulus in a supradiaphragmatic hernia sac [1,2]. We describe a case of upside-down stomach with mesenteroaxial volvulus in which the stomach had prolapsed into the esophageal hiatal hernia sac. The gastric volvulus was successfully resolved by colonoscopy-assisted PEG. An 82-year-old woman presented with a 3-...

Supplementation with antioxidant vitamins has been associated with decreased risk of stomach cancer or regression of precancerous lesions in high-risk areas of China and Colombia. We examined the association between stomach cancer mortality and regular use (> or =15 times per month) of individual vitamin C supplements, individual vitamin E supplements, and multivitamins among 1,045,923 United S...

Although microRNAs (miRNAs) are postulated to fine-tune many developmental processes, their relationships with specific targets and tissues remain largely undefined. The mesenchymal transcription factor Barx1 controls spleen and stomach morphogenesis and is required to specify stomach-specific epithelium in adjacent endoderm. Barx1 expression is precisely regulated in space and time, with a sha...

BACKGROUND Stomach and esophageal cancers are both deadly and difficult to diagnose early. Stomach cancer is the second most common cancer in Asia. Both these are one of the most common causes of cancer related death in the world. AIM To determine the mean time delay from appearance of the symptoms to the endoscope procedure [OGDS] and rationalized the reason for this delay in diagnosis. ME...

BACKGROUND & AIMS Results from case-control studies and laboratory tests indicate that consumption of allium vegetables may considerably reduce the risk of stomach cancer. The association between onion and leek consumption, garlic supplement use, and the incidence of stomach carcinoma was studied. METHODS The association was investigated in the Netherlands Cohort Study on diet and cancer, whi...

A cross-sectional study to determine correlations between measurable biologic markers and mortality from stomach cancer was performed in various areas of Japan. Blood and urine were collected from randomly selected 40- to 49-year-old men and their spouses in four areas with different rates of mortality from stomach cancer. The samples were analyzed for levels of the micronutrients vitamins A, C...

BACKGROUND Gastric tonometry is used to assess gastrointestinal mucosal perfusion in critically ill patients. However, enteral feeding is withheld during monitoring with gastric tonometry because enteral feeding is thought to influence tonometric measurements. OBJECTIVES To examine the effect of enteral feeding on the tonometric measurement of gastric mucosal carbon dioxide. METHODS Gastric...

BACKGROUND It is not known which region of the stomach is responsible for symptom generation or whether symptoms induced by gastric distension are region specific. Also, it is unclear whether low level gastric distension has a modulatory role on gastric tone and mechanosensitivity. AIMS To define differences in the sensorimotor response to distension between proximal and distal gastric disten...

of muscular power of the stomach ; (3) due to inflammations of the stomach ; (4) to nervous disturbances of the mechanism of the stomach(5) due to displacements of the stomach; (6; to presence of foreign bodies, and dyspepsia dependent upon diseases of other organs, e.g., phthisis, heart disease, kidney trouble, etc., etc. Two other chapters deal in a complete manner with dyspepsia in infancy a...