A rare case of diffuse lymphomatous polyposis of the gastrointestinal tract is reported in which the patient presented with abdominal pain, weight loss and bloody diarrhea. X-rays revealed multiple polyps involving the stomach, small intestine and colon. Biopsies confirmed the diagnosis of lymphomatous polyposis. The duration of symptoms and signs was 3 months. Diffuse lymphomatous polypos...

the present study was carried out to determine parasitic infection of sheep with gastrointestinal helminthes in a slaughterhouse in fereidoonkenar city, iran. a total number of 50 sheep were examined from april to september 2008. nematodes were removed from abomasums, small and large intestines, and kept in a.f.a. solution (alcohol, formaldeyde, acetic acid, distilled water, and glycerine) for ...

abattoir survey was carried out to determine the prevalence of gastrointestinal helminths and the seasonal fluctuations in intestinal worm burdens and faecal worm egg counts of camel in khorasan razavi province in the northeast of iran. a total of 306 dromedaries (camelus dromedarius) in the mashhad abattoir, in the northeast of iran and the capital of khorasanprovince were examined between oct...

calcifying fibrous tumor (cft) is a rare mesenchymal tumor, affecting children and young adults with a predilection for the soft tissue and the abdominal cavity. cft of the tubular gastrointestinal tract is very rare with less than 20 cases of gastric cfts reported in english literature. this benign hypocellular fibrosclerotic calcifying lesion can resemble other spindle cell tumors particularl...

conclusions the results suggested that conversational hypnosis technique could reduce anxiety as well as the sedation process in invasive procedures such as endoscopy. results the results indicated that the participants in experiment group had a significant reduction of anxiety in the posttest. the adverse side effects such as vomiting, nausea, and hiccups in the experimental group was less tha...

this case report demonstrates fatal gastrointestinal vasculitis as a rare presentation of systemic lupus erythematosus. a 34-year-old woman presented with abdominal pain and diarrhea. anti nuclear antibody was positive and high titre of anti-ds dna antibody was also reported. treatment with corticosteroid and supportive cares were started; however, her condition worsened. eventually, she was co...

gastrointestinal (gi) and hepatic manifestations are not uncommon in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (sle). they include nonspecific symptoms as well as serious, life-threatening complications necessitating urgent, aggressive therapy. in addition to direct involvement of the gi system by the disease, many drug-induced side effects and opportunistic infections have gi and hepatic mani...

a thorough recognition of the nature and duties of the genes is based upon having adequate information about the proteins. however, the proteomic projects follow a slow trend; therefore, solving the protein-related problems has become as one of the most important challenges in bio-informatics. consequently, the presence of tools which can enhance the structural recognition, classification, and ...

background : psychological factors have important role in vulnerability and maintenance of functional gastrointestinal disorders (fgid). the aims of present study was the comparison of early maladaptive schemas and cognitive emotion regulation styles in fgid patients and normal group. materials and method : for this purpose from functional gastrointestinal disorders population that referred to ...

cancer registration is an important source for measuring the burden of cancer in a population. in practice, however, quite frequently incorrect patients are registered or data items can be inaccurately recorded or not recorded at all. also the process or quality of these registrations varies among countries. in this paper, we briefly discussed some statistical techniques including; mortality an...