Gastroenteritis is one of the most common causes of morbidity and mortality in children worldwide and accounts for 2 to 3 million deaths per year with most occurring in young children in developing countries. The causes of gastroenteritis in children vary with the location, time of year, and population studied. Bacterial and parasitic gastrointestinal infections have decreased in frequency as a...

INTRODUCTION To quantify the association between PPI use, type and dose and infectious gastroenteritis hospitalization in a population-based cohort of middle-aged and older adults. METHODS Prospective study of 38,019 concession card holders followed up over 6 years in the Sax Institute's 45 and Up Study. Data from the baseline questionnaire were linked to prescription medication, hospitalizat...

Gastro-intestinal stromal tumours are rarely found in the oesophagus and it is uncommon for these tumours to present with rupture. In this paper, we report a case where the tumour ruptured through the distal oesophagus. As a result, the patient underwent surgical tumour dissection. A histopathological examination of the tumour mass confirmed that it was a gastro-intestinal stromal tumour. In th...

BACKGROUND Gastro-oesphageal is one of the most common cancers worldwide. Evidence suggested that increased awareness of symptoms and earlier diagnosis could help improve treatment options and improve survival. AIM To derive and validate an algorithm to estimate the absolute risk of having gastro-oesophageal cancer in patients in primary care with and without symptoms. DESIGN AND SETTING Co...

background and aim: yogurt is one of the most consumed foods with different probiotic effects. the aim of this study was to evaluate antimicrobial effects of non-industrial yogurts on two common enteropathogens – salmonella and shigella. methods: in this experimental study, we evaluated the antimicrobial effects of 30 various non-industrial yogurt samples on 11 shigella sonnei, 7 shigella flexn...

BACKGROUND Vomiting is a common, nonspecific sign of a range of childhood illnesses. It may be acute or chronic and the general practitioner has a key role in identifying whether a child needs further investigation and management. OBJECTIVE This article outlines the main differential diagnoses, investigation and management of children presenting with acute and chronic vomiting. DISCUSSION V...

summary gastro-intestinal manifestations of hyperthyroidism

KEY CLINICAL MESSAGE Norovirus (NoV) and rotavirus (RV) gastroenteritis are usually self-limiting. However, few pediatric cases of bowel perforation and no duodenal perforation with NoV gastroenteritis were reported. We describe two children with duodenal perforation due to NoV or RV gastroenteritis. Suspicion for this association enables prompt intervention, preventing lethal outcomes of these...

background: no uniform consensus exists to decide type of fixation for arthroscopic anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction. hypothsis: there is similar functional outcome after rigid fix compared to other methods of fixation which has been published. study design: retrospective observational study. methods: a total of 50 patients underwent arthroscopic anterior cruciate ligament reconstructi...