conclusions prp dressing could significantly decrease the depth and surface area of dfus in a three-week period. background some of the studies confirmed the effectiveness of platelet rich plasma (prp) in the treatment of diabetic foot ulcers (dfu). however, these studies had small sample size and used different methods such as prp gel or prp injections. the results are also contraversial. obje...

Introduction: Duodenal Ulcer is one of the most common gastrointestinal disorders encountered in clinical practice. It causes various distressing symptoms like dyspepsia, nausea and vomiting, abdominal bloating weight gain due to post prandial amelioration symptoms. Commonest complications include upper bleeding, increased Blood Urea Nitrogen (BUN) varying degrees anaemia with associated fatigu...

To the Editors: In the Health Professional Follow-up Study, Michaud et al. (1) found a 55% increased risk of bladder cancer for subjects with a history of gastric ulcer. Previous epidemiologic investigations on the issue are limited to patients who had undergone gastric surgery (2, 3). To provide further information on the topic, we report here data from a case-control study of bladder cancer, ...

Infection of the stomach and proximal duodenum with Helicobacter pylori induces inflammation with associated changes in the mucosa. Alterations in mucus structure and function, surface epithelial cell integrity, mucosal blood flow, and local mucosal neural and hormonal status have been observed following this infection. A proportion of subjects infected with H pylori develop duodenal ulcer dise...

Sving, E. 2014. Pressure Ulcer Prevention. Performance and Implementation in Hospital Settings. Digital Comprehensive Summaries of Uppsala Dissertations from the Faculty of Medicine 1042. 73 pp. Uppsala: Acta Universitatis Upsaliensis. ISBN 978-91-554-9073-7. Background: Pressure ulcers are related to reduced quality of life for patients and high costs for health care. Guidelines for pressure u...

The previous studies demonstrated the pivotal role of capsaicin-sensitive peptidergic sensory neurons and vagal nerves in the maintenance of gastric mucosal integrity. The aim of the present study was: 1). to examine the effect of the functional ablation of sensory neurons with neurotoxic dose of capsaicin and surgical vagotomy on the course of healing of gastric ulcer in rat, and 2). to compar...

background & aim: homalium letestui pellegr (flacourtiaceae) used traditionally by the ibibios of southern nigeria to treat stomach ulcer, malaria and other inflammatory diseases was evaluated for antiulcer properties.  experimental: the effects of ethanol stem extract of h. letestui (200 – 600 mg/kg) and fractions (aqueous and dichloromethane, 400 mg/kg) on experimentally induced ulcer wer...

Objective: The current study was conducted to compare the effect of 150,000 and 300,000 IU of vitamin D on the healing status of diabetic foot ulcer among the patients with diabetes. Materials and Methods: This randomized clinical trial was carried out on 47 patients with diabetic foot ulcer and vitamin deficiency during four weeks follow-up. The patients were randomly assigned into two groups...