The presence of heterotopic pancreas has been described in the stomach, duodenum, jejunum, and spleen; it is rarely found in the ileum, liver, gallbladder, bile ducts, mesentery, lungs, mediastinum, and fallopian tubes [1, 3, 6-9]. Approximately 90% of the cases are located in the upper gastrointestinal tract [2]. The stomach is the most frequent site (25–38% of cases), followed by the duodenum...

mesentery along the whole of its attachment was found to present an uniform extravasation of blood, commencing from the right iliac fossa and passing upwards along the middle line to the duodenum and to the posterior surface of the stomach. There were also similar patches of extravasation on the surface of the caecum, the horse-shoe curve of the duodenum and a part of the stomach near its splen...

Brunnoma, is a benign tumor of duodenal wall. Usually present with anaemia. Endoscopy stomach and duodenum gives the diagnosis. Pedunculated lesion best managed by endoscopic snare cautery excision. Lesion close to pylorus makes endoscopy difficult. Hence mini-laparotomy, trans-gastric three port endo-luminal harmonic excision was done safely. Keyword: brunnoma, anaemia, endoluminal surgery

1. the oesophageal plexus is in the structure and arrangement of its larger branches constant. ·2 . two trunks arise from the oesophageal plexus, the . anterior vagal trunk and the posterior vagal trunk; each trunk contains fibers of both left and right vagi nerves. 3. these vagal trunks in the majority of instances pass through the oesophageal opening of the diaphragm each in the form of the o...

Although thyroid hormones are known to influence acid secretion, but exact mechanisms are not fully understood. So, in this experimental study carbachol, histamine, and pentagastrin were used to stimulate acid secretion in isolated stomach of hypo- and hyperthyroid rats and data were compared with controls. Each group consisted of 8 N-Mari rats from both sexes weighing 246 ± 5 g. Hypo- and hype...

UNLABELLED The use of paracetamol as tool to determine gastric emptying was evaluated in a cross over study. Twelve healthy volunteers were included and each of them consumed two low and two high caloric meals. Paracetamol was mixed with a liquid meal and administered by a nasogastric feeding tube. The post prandial paracetamol plasma concentration time curve in all participants and the paracet...

duodenitis-proximal jejunitis (dpj), also known as anterior or proximal enteritis is a clinical syndrome that is characterized by edema and inflammation of the duodenum and proximal jejunum, excessive fluid and electrolyte secretion into the small intestine and large volume of enterogastric reflux. in january 2003, a 15-year-old anglo arab stallion has been used for jumping and breeding, develo...

Bezoar is a mass formed by indigested materials. They are a rare cause of intestinal obstruction. They are most frequently located in stomach. Incidence of bezoar located in duodenum is very rare. We report a case of 47-year-old male patient who suffered from gastric outlet obstruction due to a bezoar located in duodenum.