Infiltration of various organs, notably the lung, has been recognized as an allergic manifestation since Loeffler (1932) first described his syndrome, the main features of which were: i. Recurring mild afebrile illness with minimal physical signs. 2. Slight and transient infiltration of the lung fields noted on chest X-ray. 3. Variable and inconstant eosinophilia in the blood picture. Kaijser (...

Experiments to determine the effect of furnishing an ample supply of sodium chloride on the toxemia of pyloric and intestinal obstruction are reported. A fall in chlorides is the first and seemingly most significant change to take place in the blood after pyloric and intestinal obstruction. The chloride is apparently utilized by the body as a protective measure against the primary toxic substan...

We describe a child who presented with intermittent respiratory obstruction especially in supine position. Examination revealed a fleshy post nasal mass extending up to the oropharynx. The mass was removed surgically and histopathology revealed an antrochonal polyp. Patient was relieved of his symptoms and has been well ever since.

Purpose: To analyze and highlight the most effective methods of surgical treatment complicated duodenal ulcer (DU) depending on its location. Material methods. 86 patients underwent surgery for combined pyloroduodenal ulcers. All with signs gastrointestinal bleeding perforation were examined according to clinical protocols. Patients operated by various techniques location DU. Further analysis d...

(a) Extensive slough of almost entire length of oesophagus vomited by young man aged 19, eight days after accident. Surgical interference was found necessary, and patient succumbed to operation. (I?) Large slough apparently gastric vomited. Six weeks after poisoning, symptoms of pyloric obstruction developed, and patient died after operation. (V) Large slough passed per rectum by male patient, ...

Epidermolysis bullosa (EB) is a group of inherited blistering skin diseases that vary widely in their pathogenesis and severity. It has been divided into distinct subtypes depending on the level of tissue separation in the dermal- epidermal basement membrane zone. There are four main categories of EB: simplex, junctional, dystrophic and Kindler syndrome. Junctional epidermolysis bullosa with py...

Bezoars of the gastrointestinal tract are a relatively rare disorder that affects the gastrointestinal system. The currently available treatment methods for a gastric phytobezoar include dissolution of the bezoar by Coca-Cola®, removal by endoscopic devices, laparotomy and laparoscopic surgery. We report here the case of a 52-year-old woman, suffering from upper epigastric pain due to gastric b...

Gastroparesis (GP) is a symptomatic delay in gastric emptying in the absence of mechanical obstruction. Symptoms can be subjectively reported by the validated Gastroparesis Cardinal Symptom Index (GCSI). Gastroparesis is common in patients with diabetes. Although GP can improve after transplantation, many cases remain severe and refractory to medical therapy. These refractory cases may be assoc...

Corrosive ingestion can cause serious damage to the upper gastrointestinal tract. The acute consequences could range from mild erythema to gangrene and perforation. Delayed consequences could be strictures of the oesophagus presenting as dysphagia or gastric, pyloric and antral stenosis presenting as gastric outlet obstruction. Gastro-colic fistula as a complication of acid ingestion is a rare ...

Anorectal malformation (ARM) is one of the most common congenital anomaly that requires emergency surgery in the neonatal period. ARMs are frequently associated with other life threatening congenital anomalies. Commonly associated anomalies are genito-urinary, cardiovascular, gastro-intestinal, skeletal and spinal. Alimentary tract anomalies are frequently masked by the intestinal obstruction p...