The small intestinal mucosa is an actively metabolizing, rapidly proliferating, absorptive epithelium with nutritional and homeostatic functions. A metabolic dysfunction of this organ might, therefore, be expected to cause not only gastrointestinal dysfunction, but also systemic symptoms. Several diseases characterized by primary or secondary gastrointestinal metabolic alterations are discussed.

heterotopic pregnancy is rare under natural circumstance (conception). we report the first case of heterotopic pregnancy in spontaneous conception with four previous caesarean sections and ruptured tubal ectopic with resultant successful normal intra-uterine pregnancy delivered at term after salpingectomy. a 32-year-old gravida 5 para 4+0 with 3 living children, with 4 previous caesarean sectio...

PURPOSE To determine the extent to which CD95 ligand (CD95L) expressed on corneal epithelium and endothelium influences survival of cornea grafts placed orthotopically and heterotopically in the anterior chamber (AC), an immune-privileged site. METHODS Corneas from eyes of C57BL/6 (B6) and B6.gld (CD95L deficient) mice were (1) rendered into small full-thickness fragments, with or without an ...

Heterotopic ossification is defined as the development of mature bone tissue outside normal bone. Osteomyelitis an infection-related inflammatory disorder bones. Although pressure sores accompanied by heterotopic have been reported, there no reports osteomyelitis occurring in proximity to ossification. Herein, we report a rare case after trochanteric sore reconstruction. We also emphasize impor...

Complex elbow trauma, severe burn, or a closed head injury render patients at risk for developing heterotopic ossification around the elbow. When heterotopic ossification restricts elbow motion, some patients request surgical resection. We performed a systematic review of the literature to analyze improvement in elbow motion after resection of heterotopic ossification around the elbow. We found...

UNLABELLED The great many hormones released by the endocrine cells of the glands and lining epithelium of gastric mucosa determine its significance for the processes in the gastrointestinal tract. One of these hormones, serotonin, plays an important role in the regulation of the motility, secretion and sensation in the gastrointestinal tract. The aim of the present study was to conduct immunohi...

Heterotopic ossification is a common complication of Orthopaedic Trauma Association (OTA) type C distal humerus fractures and ulnohumeral fracture dislocations. The purpose of this study was to precisely define the incidence of heterotopic ossification following major elbow trauma and to identify risk factors for the development of clinically significant heterotopic ossification and for surgica...