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Annals of Gastroenterology and the Digestive System

Short Name: Ann Gastroenterol Dig Syst
ISSN: 2637-4501
Publisher: MedDocs Publishers LLC

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Prevention of post-ERCP pancreatitis: where are we now?

Giovanna Sheiybani; Benjamin Colleypriest*

    Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangio-Pancreatography (ERCP) is a first-line therapeutic investigation to manage a wide range of pancreatic and biliary disorders. Post-ERCP pancreatitis is a well-recognised common complication with significant morbidity and mortality. There are a large number of interventions than have been employed to decrease this risk...

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Primary intestinal lymphangiectasia co-existing with rotavirus infection. Who pulled the trigger for protein loss?

Erkan Dogan; Eylem Sevinc*; Mehmet Akif Goktas; Sadrettin Ekmen; Nihal Yildiz

    The protein loss from the digestive tract can result from many diseases, including inflammatory bowel disease, neoplasm, abnormalities of the lymphatic system, and infection such as tuberculosis, rotavirus. Primary intestinal lymphangiectasia is a rare protein-losing enteropathy caused by dilatation of lymph ducts in from the intestine. Differential diagnosis of protein losing enteropathy may be difficult in case of concurrent disorders of rotavirus infection and primary intestinal lymphangiectasy.

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C-kit expression and potential role of iNOS, COX-2, and ICAM-3 in Giardiasis

Tuba Kara*; Ebru Serinsoz; Rabia Bozdogan Arpaci; Canan Porgali; Gul Emek Yuksek; Yalcın Polat; Gulhan Orekici; Yusuf Usta; Engin Altintas

    Objective: Giardiasis is an intestinal infection and inflammatory mediators take place in host defense mechanisms. The aim of this study was to examine the consistency and usefulness of c-kit in diagnosis, to establish the roles of iNOS, COX-2 and ICAM-3 in the pathogenesis of Giardia Lamblia infection...

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Our second autopsy case of autoimmune pancreatitis: A case repor

Yohei Kitano*; Masako Imazawa; Yuko Suzuki; Keisuke Yamakita; Hidetaka Iwamoto; Kenji Takahashi; Kaori Wada; Yuichi Makino; Yuji Nishikawa; Tsuguhito Ota

    Context: In some patients, Autoimmune Pancreatitis (AIP) can convert to ordinary chronic pancreatitis, as shown morphologically and/or functionally. However, few reports have assessed long-term pathological findings in patients with AIP.

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The bath gastroscopy toleration score: A validated comfort score for gastroscopy toleration

Emma Saunsbury; Frederica Betteridge; Gordon Taylor; Benjamin Colleypriest*

    Objective: To develop a validated comfort score for gastroscopy
Design: The Bath Gastroscopy Toleration Score (GTS) was developed during routine a gastroscopy list. The score was used by the endoscopist and two nurses to grade the comfort of the patient. During the list the wording of the score was amended and subsequently a consensus between endoscopists and nurses produced the Bath GTS, a five-point scale from 0 – 4 which ascends in terms of patient discomfort....

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