Articles - Gastroenterology

Open Access Research Article Article ID: ACG-7-192

Incidence of appendices of the testis and epididymis in children who underwent groin/scrotal surgeries in a tertiary hospital in Enugu, Nigeria

10.17352/amp.000020

Published On: April 22, 2021 | Pages: 018 - 020

Author(s): Kevin Emeka Chukwubuike*

Background: Appendices of the testis and epididymis are small congenital structures attached to the testis and epididymis respectively. The aim of this study was to assess the incidence of appendices of the testes and epididymis in children who had inguinal and scrotal surgeries. Materials and methods: This was a retrospective study of children aged 15 years and you ... CrossMark Publons Harvard Library HOLLIS Search IT Semantic Scholar Get Citation Base Search Scilit OAI-PMH ResearchGate Academic Microsoft GrowKudos Universite de Paris UW Libraries SJSU King Library SJSU King Library NUS Library McGill DET KGL BIBLiOTEK JCU Discovery Universidad De Lima WorldCat VU on WorldCat

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Open Access Case Report Article ID: ACG-7-191

Unusual cause of acute abdominal pain: Eosinophilic colitis case report and review of the literature

10.17352/2455-2283.000091

Published On: March 06, 2021 | Pages: 015 - 017

Author(s): S Bouchrit*, A Ait Errami, Z Samlani, S Oubaha and K Krati

Eosinophilic colitis is an exceptionally rare condition, the clinical symptoms is polymorphic and non-specific. The diagnosis is based on the grouping of endoscopic and essentially histological, clinical arguments. We describe the case of a male patient with eosinophilic colitis revealed by bloody mucous diarrhea and acute abdominal pain. The diagnosis has been made ... CrossMark Publons Harvard Library HOLLIS Search IT Semantic Scholar Get Citation Base Search Scilit OAI-PMH ResearchGate Academic Microsoft GrowKudos Universite de Paris UW Libraries SJSU King Library SJSU King Library NUS Library McGill DET KGL BIBLiOTEK JCU Discovery Universidad De Lima WorldCat VU on WorldCat

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Open Access Case Report Article ID: ACG-7-190

EBV-positive mucocutaneous ulcer arising in a post-hematopoietic cell transplant patient: A difficult diagnosis

10.17352/2455-2283.000090

Published On: March 02, 2021 | Pages: 011 - 014

Author(s): Mariateresa Giaimo*, Lucia Prezioso, Benedetta Cambò, Benedetta Dalla Palma, Federica Falcioni, Amelia Rinalidi, Alessandro Tafuni, Gianluca Di Rienzo, Valerio Copelli, Pellegrino Crafa and Daniele Vallisa

Background: EBV-positive Mucocutaneous Ulcer (EBV-MCU) is a newly recognized clinicopathological entity characterized by ulcerated lesions affecting cutaneous and/or mucosal sites typically in immunosuppressed patients. To our knowledge, only 2 cases of EBV-MCU have been described following allogeneic Hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (alloHSCT). Here we describ ... CrossMark Publons Harvard Library HOLLIS Search IT Semantic Scholar Get Citation Base Search Scilit OAI-PMH ResearchGate Academic Microsoft GrowKudos Universite de Paris UW Libraries SJSU King Library SJSU King Library NUS Library McGill DET KGL BIBLiOTEK JCU Discovery Universidad De Lima WorldCat VU on WorldCat

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Open Access Mini Review Article ID: ACG-7-189

Gastrointestinal and hepatic involvement in patients with SARS-CoV-2 infection

10.17352/2455-2283.000089

Published On: January 22, 2021 | Pages: 007 - 010

Author(s): Gupta Rama* and Kaushal Vandana

The coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) is primarily a disease of the respiratory system and is manifested by an infectious pneumonia, with fever, cough and breathlessness as the most common presenting symptoms. However quite a few number of the patients may suffer involvement of gastrointestinal system and liver. There is mild to moderate abnormality in the levels of ... CrossMark Publons Harvard Library HOLLIS Search IT Semantic Scholar Get Citation Base Search Scilit OAI-PMH ResearchGate Academic Microsoft GrowKudos Universite de Paris UW Libraries SJSU King Library SJSU King Library NUS Library McGill DET KGL BIBLiOTEK JCU Discovery Universidad De Lima WorldCat VU on WorldCat

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Open Access Research Article Article ID: ACG-7-188

Genetic Polymorphisms of Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor (VEGF) -2549 I/D and +405G/C in the susceptibility to Gastric Cancer

10.17352/2455-2283.000088

Published On: January 16, 2021 | Pages: 001 - 006

Author(s): Amar chand Bayal, Shehnaz Sultana, Pratibha Nallari and Venkateshwari Ananthapur*

Objective: Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor (VEGF) plays an important role in tumor angiogenesis. Although several studies revealed on association of VEGF polymorphisms with gastric cancer, still the results are inconclusive. The role of (VEGF) -2549 I/D and +405G/C polymorphisms in gastric cancer of Telangana Population is evaluated in the present study. Methods: ... CrossMark Publons Harvard Library HOLLIS Search IT Semantic Scholar Get Citation Base Search Scilit OAI-PMH ResearchGate Academic Microsoft GrowKudos Universite de Paris UW Libraries SJSU King Library SJSU King Library NUS Library McGill DET KGL BIBLiOTEK JCU Discovery Universidad De Lima WorldCat VU on WorldCat

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