BACKGROUND Intragastric migration is a late and rare postsurgical complication in patients with gastric band placement. Gastric band erosion rate has previously been described to be 1.46%. In this report, we present the case of a 43-y-old male with gastric band erosion undergoing a laparoendoscopic retrieval of the gastric band, due to intragastric migration. METHOD A hybrid procedure was per...

An endoscopic technique for the measurement of gastric mucosal bleeding time has been developed to study gastric haemostasis in patients with acute upper gastrointestinal haemorrhage. The relation of gastric mucosal bleeding time to skin bleeding time and nonsterodial anti-inflammatory drug usage was examined in 61 control patients and in 47 patients presenting with bleeding peptic ulcers or er...

Epidermal growth factor (EGF), present in saliva and gastric juice, is a potent mitogen and an important element of mucosal defence. Changes in salivary and gastric juice epidermal growth factor in response to non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAIDs) ingestion were measured to assess the role of EGF in gastric mucosal adaptation to NSAIDs. Patients with arthritis underwent endoscopy with c...

Aspirin and nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory agents are known to induce gastroduodenal complications such as ulcer, bleeding, and dyspepsia. In this study, we examined the prophylactic effect of rebamipide, an anti-ulcer agent with free-radical scavenging and anti-inflammatory effect, on acidified aspirin-induced gastric mucosal injury in rats. In addition, we investigated the mucosal barrier fun...

Bile reflux gastritis is due to an excessive reflux of duodenal contents into the stomach. The increased enterogastric reflux may provide the basis for increased mucosal injury. Bile reflux gastritis can appear in two circumstances: gastric resection with ablation of pylorus and primary biliary reflux due to the failure of pylorus. The aim of the study was to evaluate the endoscopical and histo...

The aim of the study was to evaluate gastroprotective effect dry extracts from roots and rhizomes Ferulopsis hystrix in ethanol-induced gastropathy. Materials methods . studies were carried out on 68 white Wistar rats. Ethanol-induced gastropathy simulated by a single intragastric administration ethanol dose 10 ml/kg. Animals experimental groups received medicinal forms F. : I – decoction volum...

A 43 year-old woman, with long standing rheumatoid arthritis treated with metotrexate, presented due to diarrhea/mucorrea without rectal bleeding associated to marked weight loss of 4 months duration. Physical examination was normal. Laboratory work-up revealed iron deficiency anemia (haemoglobin 9,2 g/dL, ferritin 2 ng/mL) with serum tumor markers in normal range. Colonoscopy with ileal and co...