BACKGROUND Pseudomyxoma peritonei is an uncommon condition with an estimated incidence of one to two per million (worldwide) per year. It is characterized by the peritoneal deposition of mucinous tumors, most commonly of the appendix, and occasionally from the ovary, coupled by mucinous ascites. CASE PRESENTATION We report the case of a 76-year-old woman who presented with increased abdominal...

like nausea, vomiting, postprandial fullness, abdominal bloating, abdominal discomfort, heartburn, constipation and diarrhea. It is well known that these symptoms are not always brought about by structural diseases of the gastrointestinal tract. They can, for example, be caused by alterations of gastrointestinal motility and/or sensation. These disorders affect an important percentage of the po...

Copyright: © 2016 Yu KH, et al. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited. failure diaphragmatic closure at the 9 to 12 week of pregnancy. It has an incidence of 1:3000–1:5000 per live births [1]. Most CD...

The objective of this research was to determine the dose-response effects of a palatable, viscous and gel forming fibre, PolyGlycopleX(®) (PGX(®)), [(α-D-glucurono-α-manno-β-D-manno-β-D-gluco), (α-Lgulurono-β-D mannurono), (β-D-gluco-β-D-mannan)] on satiety, and to gain insight into the underlying mechanisms that lead to appetite inhibition. Healthy subjects (n = 10), aged between 20.3 and 29.2...

Functional dyspepsia and gastroparesis represent the most common sensory-motor disorders of upper gastrointestinal tract. Scientific advances in last decade have shown that there is significant overlap between them. This review aims to address current knowledge about their pathophysiology, diagnosis treatment. a medical condition characterized by one or more following symptoms: early satiety, p...

Gastrointestinal complications of diabetes include gastroparesis, intestinal enteropathy (which can cause diarrhea, constipation, and fecal incontinence), and nonalcoholic fatty liver disease. Patients with gastroparesis may present with early satiety, nausea, vomiting, bloating, postprandial fullness, or upper abdominal pain. The diagnosis of diabetic gastroparesis is made when other causes ar...

UNLABELLED The relationship between GI symptoms and obesity has yet to be completely clarified. AIM To determine in a morbidly obese southern Italy adult population the prevalence of Functional Gastrointestinal Disorders (FGID) and its association with the presence of a Binge Eating (BE) behavior pattern. METHODS Consecutive obese patients eligible for bariatric surgery and 100 Healthy Cont...

Superior mesenteric artery syndrome is a life-threatening rare acquired upper gastrointestinal disorder due to mechanical compression of third part of duodenum by the acute angulation of Superior mesenteric artery, leading to obstruction. Acute loss of intervening mesenteric fat as a result of a variety of debilitating conditions is believed to be the etiologic factor causing the reduced aortom...

Functional dyspepsia (FD) is a gastroduodenal disorder that presents as postprandial fullness, early satiation, or epigastric burning despite no evidence of a structural disease. Proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) are often the first choice for treating FD. However, some patients need additional medication because of residual symptoms despite a certain level of benefit from the PPI. For these patien...