Introduction: The advent of Video-capsule Endoscopy (VCE) has revolutionized the exploration of the small bowel, which was previously inaccessible to conventional endoscopic procedures, and the management of unexplained anemia without gastrointestinal bleeding (GIB). The aim of t...
Background: Cystic tumors of the pancreas are rare neoplasms, increasingly discovered incidentally due in part to improvements in pancreatic imaging techniques (ultrasound, multidetector CT scan (Computed Tomography scan), Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)) and enhanced understand...
The hepatitis B virus is well known for its contagiousness, especially among healthcare workers due to their direct contact with blood products, affecting both healthcare personnel and patients. This highlights the importance of our study, which sheds light on the underestimation...
Chilaiditi sign is an incidental radiographic finding of a usually asymptomatic condition, where part of the intestine is situated between the liver and the diaphragm. However, the term "Chilaiditi syndrome" is used for symptomatic hepatodiaphragmatic interposition. We report the...
This Minireview article explores the critical role of electrolytes in geriatric gastric patients, emphasising their significance in managing gastrointestinal disorders. Elderly individuals are prone to electrolyte imbalances due to age-related physiological changes and the preval...
Malakoplakia is a rare multiorgan granulomatous disease that can be found within the gastrointestinal tract. Its appearance can vary including polyps, ulcerations, plaques, flat lesions, erosions or even large mass lesions. Given its varied endoscopic appearance there exists a br...
Chronic inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD), like other systemic inflammatory diseases, are associated with an increased risk of venous and arterial thromboembolic complications. This risk is closely correlated with disease activity. Deep-vein thrombosis and pulmonary embolism are...
Background: Diabetes mellitus is a predominant non-communicable disease in both developing and high income countries causing multiple organ damage and disabilities worldwide. The orthodox approach to managing the disease is confronted with myriads of challenges making alternative...
Background: Although proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) were widely prescribed, the perspectives of clinicians regarding PPIs in the management of gastro-esophageal reflux diseases (GERD) was lacking. So, this study intended to gather clinicians' opinion regarding the prescription pra...
Acute intestinal intussusception is a pathology of infants and the little child. Its occurrence in adults is very unusual. It is of diverse etiology. Lipoma is rare in the tube digestive. Intestinal intussusception on lipoma is exceptional. We report a case of small intestinal in...