A patient with giardiasis in an inflamed gastric antral biopsy specimen is reported. Helicobacter pylori were not identified and no other cause of the gastritis was apparent. This condition may be more common than has been previously supposed and may be linked to bile reflux or hypochlorhydria.

inopelvic CT scan demonstrated a low-density, well-encapsulated massive gastric mass measuring 11 cm in diameter in its largest dimension ( fig. 1 ). Gastroduodenoscopy found an intrinsic foreign body in the stomach ( fig. 2 ). Endoscopic removal was attempted after chemical dissolution, but failed. After that, surgical removal by A 53-year-old man was admitted with epigastric pain, early satie...

Gastroenterostomy operation is P?r/0^^ usually by triple-bladed forceps, of which there are many varieties in use, such as: ( ) ^ 'tan's triple-bladed stomach clamp; if) ^o?se veldt's triple-bladed stomach clamp, ( ) A Robson's triple-bladed stomach clamp, others. T Having none of these in the dispensary, ordered for one from Bombay, as a cas huge dilated stomach of 18 years stancing, I to pylo...

Upside-down stomach is a rare condition characterized by the occurrence of a gastric volvulus in a supradiaphragmatic hernia sac [1,2]. We describe a case of upside-down stomach with mesenteroaxial volvulus in which the stomach had prolapsed into the esophageal hiatal hernia sac. The gastric volvulus was successfully resolved by colonoscopy-assisted PEG. An 82-year-old woman presented with a 3-...

Supplementation with antioxidant vitamins has been associated with decreased risk of stomach cancer or regression of precancerous lesions in high-risk areas of China and Colombia. We examined the association between stomach cancer mortality and regular use (> or =15 times per month) of individual vitamin C supplements, individual vitamin E supplements, and multivitamins among 1,045,923 United S...

Although microRNAs (miRNAs) are postulated to fine-tune many developmental processes, their relationships with specific targets and tissues remain largely undefined. The mesenchymal transcription factor Barx1 controls spleen and stomach morphogenesis and is required to specify stomach-specific epithelium in adjacent endoderm. Barx1 expression is precisely regulated in space and time, with a sha...

BACKGROUND Stomach and esophageal cancers are both deadly and difficult to diagnose early. Stomach cancer is the second most common cancer in Asia. Both these are one of the most common causes of cancer related death in the world. AIM To determine the mean time delay from appearance of the symptoms to the endoscope procedure [OGDS] and rationalized the reason for this delay in diagnosis. ME...

BACKGROUND & AIMS Results from case-control studies and laboratory tests indicate that consumption of allium vegetables may considerably reduce the risk of stomach cancer. The association between onion and leek consumption, garlic supplement use, and the incidence of stomach carcinoma was studied. METHODS The association was investigated in the Netherlands Cohort Study on diet and cancer, whi...

A cross-sectional study to determine correlations between measurable biologic markers and mortality from stomach cancer was performed in various areas of Japan. Blood and urine were collected from randomly selected 40- to 49-year-old men and their spouses in four areas with different rates of mortality from stomach cancer. The samples were analyzed for levels of the micronutrients vitamins A, C...