Mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue lymphoma (MALToma) is a subtype of B-cell non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, comprising ∼17% of all gastrointestinal (GI) tract lymphomas. It is associated with chronic inflammation and autoimmunity, for example Helicobacter pylori gastritis and Sjogren's syndrome, respectively. Approximately 50% of GI MALTomas occur in the stomach, with small bowel and colonic lesions be...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate a multidisciplinary Hong Kong treatment programme for patients with constipation. DESIGN Pilot study. SETTING A joint collaboration among the departments of surgery, physiotherapy, and dietetics in a regional hospital in Hong Kong. PATIENTS Thirty-one constipated patients with normal colonic transit and pelvic floor dyssynergia. INTERVENTION Multidisciplinary treat...

A 30 years old male with a history of intravenous drug user came with abdominal pain since 3 weeks before admission. During the last month he lost 10 kg of his body weight. He had mild fever and night sweat, without diarrhea or change in bowel habit. He had not complaint any cough. He looked pale and cachectic. Pulse rate was 100 times per minute and axilla temperature was 37.2 C. Abdominal exa...

Nutritional status is very important especially in older adults because of its effects on quality of life. Phytobezoar, for instance, that can lead to small bowel obstruction has risk factors such as excessive consumption of foods with high fiber content and inadequate chewing. These factors are related to dietary habits. Furthermore, aging process and some of related physiologic changes can pr...

AIMS AND OBJECTIVES This study quantified health-related quality of life in a group of irritable bowel syndrome patients and measures changes following a treatment programme of nurse-led gut-directed hypnotherapy. BACKGROUND It is well recognized that health-related quality of life can be severely impaired in patients suffering form the irritable bowel syndrome. Current conventional treatment...

A method for determining the profiles of gastric emptying, small intestinal residence, and colonic filling of a solid test meal, labelled with 250 microCi 99mTechnetium sulphur colloid has been evaluated in nine healthy volunteers and six patients with a disturbance in bowel habit. Mean small bowel transit time was determined by deconvolving the rate of colonic filling with the rate of gastric ...

Intestinal obstruction caused by an enterolith formed in a small bowel divertic-ulum is rare. In most cases the enterolith arises from a jejunal diverticulum in an elderly patient. When enterolith obstruction is diagnosed, the entire small bowel and gallbladder should be examined to determine the source. We present three cases and discuss the management options. CASE 1. A 37-year-old female pre...

background: irritable bowel syndrome (ibs) is one of the most prevalent gastrointestinal disorders, characterized by non-specific symptoms such as abdominal pain and altered bowel habit without any organic pathology. its prevalence varies in human communities. we performed this study to determine the prevalence of ibs in medical students of gilan university of medical sciences (gums). materials...

background: small intestinal bacterial overgrowth (sibo) may have a role in the pathophysiology of irritable bowel syndrome (ibs). so, the aim of this study was to assess the association between sibo and ibs by using glucose breath test (gbt) in kerman city as the first study in iranian population. method: 107 patients with ibs and 107 healthy individualswere enrolled in our study. all the part...

background: although irritable bowel syndrome is a common problem in europian countries, it's prevalence in asian countries is unclear. the aim of present study was to determine the prevalence of ibs and to assess the symptom subgroups based on the predominant bowel habit in a young adult population of iran. materials and methods: a cross-sectional study on medical students at the golestan univ...