We report the rare case of an elderly patient with an advanced gastric cancer arising from an upside-down stomach through a paraesophageal hiatal hernia (PEH). An 82-year-old man presented with appetite loss and anemia. Upper gastrointestinal endoscopy revealed a type 1 tumor located in the middle body of the stomach. An upper gastrointestinal series and computed tomography showed organoaxial r...

h. pylori  is a human pathogen that colonizes the epithelium of the stomach. the host immune response may influence the disease process, where cytokines play important roles in the development of disease. in this study, the concentrations of selected cytokines in the gastric antrum and stomach body mucosa and also in the serum were evaluated. eighty patients according to their rapid urease test...

The relation between gastric emptying and the intragastric distribution of300 ml radiolabelied beef consomme with and without 60 g margarine was investigated by performing randomised, paired gammacamera studies in seven healthy male volunteers (aged 20-22 years). The low calorie bland meal emptied rapidly from both the proximal and distal stomach after a short lag period (4-6 min), during which...

Suprapubic bladder aspiration (SBA) has proved to be a useful and safe method in avoiding contamination when urine samples are taken from children. The following complications have been reported: suprapubic haematoma (Nelson and Peters, 1965), haematuria (Lanier and Daeschner, 1971), and suprapubic abscess (Polnay et al., 1975). A 4i-month-old boy developed a suprapubic abscess after an unsucce...

MANY renowned surgeons have directed attention to the subject of gastric carcinoma since Billroth performed the first successful partial gastrectonmy for this lesion in 1881 (Billroth, 1881) and Schlatter accomplished the first total gastrectomy in 1897. Although advances have been made in the diagnosis and treatment of gastric cancer since the work of these pioneers, I am sure we would all agr...

Gastric acid secretion plays an essential role in the pathogenesis of peptic ulcer disease and gastroesophageal reflux disease. These chronic recurring diseases affect approximately 20–40% of the adult population (1) and result in significant morbidity, lost work, and billions of health care dollars. Although peptic ulcer disease has decreased dramatically, gastroesophogeal reflux disease is in...

Ultrasound is a versatile imaging modality with the potential to provide much quantitative and qualitative information in both clinical and research settings. Ultrasound has the capacity to provide both anatomical and physiological information in real-time, and also offers images with high temporal and spatial resolution. Furthermore, ultrasound is relatively non-invasive and is not associated ...

measures best adapted for its relief. The condition may be produced either by an obstruction at the pylorus to the expulsion of the gastric contents, or by morbid changes in the muscular walls of the stomach without pyloric obstruction. Stenosis of the pylorus is most commonly due to cancer, but may also be produced by simple fibrous stricture, or by the cicatricial contraction resulting from t...