OF the various gastric fistulae described in the literature those communicating with the bronchi appear to be among the rarest. Aird (1957) devotes only four lines to the subject while Milne and Thompson (1970) state that a careful search of medical literature failed to reveal any reference to the condition. This is somewhat misleading as the literature since 1960 contains seven case reports an...

Gastro-duodenal Crohn's disease is rare. Thirty-one previously reported cases are briefly reviewed; histological confirmation of the diagnosis was not always possible. Details are given of a patient with pyloro-duodenal involvement accompanied by terminal ileitis and appendicitis where surgical specimens were available for study. The differential diagnosis is considered from the clinical and pa...

Kim sJ et al, in a study, noted 58 patients of total 256 patients of scrub typhus had gastro-intestinal symptoms and were subjected to esophago-gastro-duodenoscopy. The endoscopic findings were graded as Grade I, normal, nonspecific hyperemia; Grade II, distinct hyperemia, petechiae, purpura; Grade III, superficial hemorrhage, erosion; and Grade IV, ulcer, active bleeding. In 83.3% of patients ...

BACKGROUND Delayed gastric emptying (DGE) is one of the most frequent complications after pancreaticoduodenectomy (PD). This meta-analysis aimed to evaluate the effect of antecolic versus retrocolic reconstruction of gastro/duodenojejunostomy on DGE after PD. METHODS Randomized controlled trials (RCTs) comparing antecolic versus retrocolic reconstruction of gastro/duodenojejunostomy on DGE af...