Volume 7

Clinical Approach to Diarrhea in Long Term Care Hospitals

1. Clinical Approach to Diarrhea in Long Term Care Hospitals Diarrhea is common in long term care hospitals but at many times get underdiagnosed. Symptomatic treatment of diarrhea is sometimes effective but tends to relapse after treatment is seized and also side effects are seen. The root cause of diarrhea must be evaluated in order …

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Fecal Calprotectin in Children Can Differentiate between Different Gastrointestinal Diseases

1. Abstract 1.1. Background: Fecal calprotectin (FC) is increased in gastrointestinal inflammation due to increased permeability of the gastrointestinal mucosa. It could be used to differentiate between different gastrointestinal disorders. 1.2. Purpose: The aim of the present study was to examine the relationship between fecal calprotectin and different pediatric gastrointestinal diseases and to investigate if …

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Three Different Presentations of Metastatic Gastric Melanoma

1. Abstract Melanoma is the most common metastatic tumor of the gastrointestinal (GI) tract and its diagnosis is rare during life since its symptoms are non-specific. The endoscopic gastric metastases appearance is heterogenous with no typical pattern. We report a patient who presented three different morphologies of metastatic gastric melanoma although the patient remained asymptomatic. …

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Effect of Antibiotics on The Gut Microbiota in Children with Chronic Pancreatitis

1. Abstract 1.1. Objectives: Little is known about the effect of antibiotic treatment on the gut microbiota in children with chronic pancreatitis (CCP). Our objective was to identify the effect of antibiotic treatment on the gut microbiota in children with chronic pancreatitis (CCP), the main gut microbiota genera and characterize the patients’ functional mutations after …

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Self-Expandable Metal Stents for the Management of Gastric Outlet Obstruction: Experience from A Tertiary-Care Facility in Pakistan

1. Abstract 1.1. Aim Gastric outlet obstruction is commonly considered as advanced malignancies of the stomach, duodenum, pancreas, hepatobiliary, and ampullary regions. Surgical bypass and chemotherapy are the common treatment modalities for gastric obstruction. This study was done to determine the outcomes of self-expandable metal stents in patients with gastric outlet obstruction. DOI : http://dx.doi.org/10.47829/JJGH.2021.7903

Intestinal Ischemia Following Cardiac Surgery: An Unusual Clinical Presentation

1. Abstract Mesenteric ischemia is a dreadful complication with a high mortality rate. Early diagnosis and management is mandatory to improve prognosis. We report a 72-year-old woman who has undergone a bioprosthetic aortic valve replacement. She presented an abdominal pain associated to an occlusive syndrome. Angio-CT scan has found initially a functional bowel obstruction without …

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Endoscopic Radiofrequency Ablation of Fiatula in Ano (VAAFT-Fistura) In The Era of Surgical Innovation. A Serial Prospective Evaluation of 10 Patients

1. Abstract 1.1. Background: Fistula in-ano is an abnormal chronic infected tunnel ( tract ) between the rectum or the anal canal and perianal skin usually ,with granulation tissue which connecting a primary orifice ( internal ) to a secondary one ( external) .This morbid antity represents a dilemma for both ,patients and surgeon-proctologists because …

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