Chitosan was used for nanoencapsulation of Lactobacillus acidophilus as probiotic bacteria. In vitro experiments were done with the objective of investigating the survival of the bacteria cells in gastro-intestinal conditions. The results demonstrated that the size of chitosan nanoparticles noticeably increases by increasing chitosan concentration from 0.05 to 0.5 g/mL. Encapsulation of the cel...

M.D. (Pp. xii + 566; figs. 415. 144s.) London: Bailliere, Tindall & Cox, 1958. THIS work covers every conceivable aspect of obstruction in the gastro-intestinal tract from the cesophagus to the anal canal in a truly encycloprdic manner. The book contains a tremendous amount of information and approximately 1,700 references in the bibliography. It is refreshing here to note that the authors incl...

pneumatosis cystoides intestinalis (pci) is a rare condition charachterized by the presence of multiple gases filled cysts in the gastro intestinal tract. in this article we present three cases with different features, who at the end evaluation pci was diagnosed. the first patient present with rectorrhagia (submucosal pci). the second patient present with dyspepsia (subserosal intestinal pci) a...