Comment Small nodules in the left upper quadrant could be due to small bowel or colon but can be distinguished by proper preparation with gastrointestinal contrast medium and by comparing adjacent sections. Mesenteric lymphadenopathy is not commonly found in the left upper quadrant or as peripheral nodules. Fibromas and neuromas, rare tumours in the upper abdomen, are other possibilities but do...

Endoscopy of the colon requires adequate cleansing of the entire bowel. Several laxative regimens have been propagated, but bowel preparation with polyethylene glycol (PEG) solution is popular because of the easy application and good cleansing results. Although very safe in daily use, complications of this bowel-cleansing procedure have been reported and aspiration of the PEG solution is a poss...

backgrounds and objectives: today we are witnessed a growing number of minimally invasive surgical techniques for different diseases. laparoscopic colon surgery as a minimally invasive surgery is currently growing in treatment of malignancies after proving his place in the treatment of benign diseases. we compare in this study results of laparoscopic colorectal surgery with open surgery. method...

a 12 year old child with liodgkin's disease and having received 12 courses of chemotherapy, was referred to thin center with esophageal obstruction. after having performed the necessary investigations, a decision was made to undertake surgery. after surgery, the patient recovered completely and presently enjoys a heallhv life.

background: routine screening colonoscopy is on the rise and pathologists have to deal with the ever larger numbers of excised colonic polyps. it is very important to optimize the patients’ individual treatment and further surveillance. pathologists play a critical role in management, as most of the clinical decisions concerning colonic polyp management are based on pathologic findings. one of ...

[reaction: see text]. Enantioselective preparation of the linear homoallylic alcohol I allows efficient formation of the 2-amino-3,5-diol moiety present in several biologically active compounds, including 1-deoxy-5-hydroxysphingosine analogue IV, which has exhibited excellent biological activity against colon cancer. The conversion of I into IV involves a sequence of enantioselective epoxidatio...

curcumin is a hydrophobic polyphenol extracted from the plant curcuma longa with establishedanticancer properties. however, curcumin benefits have been impaired by its very low watersolubility, low absorption, rapid metabolism and clearance from the body. recently,nanotechnology promises to be helpful in development of drugs delivery systems by recentadvances in macromolecular design of nanocar...

Hypotensive effect of garlic extract involving releasing of various prostaglandins is well documented. To further evaluate the prostaglandin-like activity of garlic extract, its effect has been demonstrated using isolated rat fundus strip and rat colon preparation. Garlic extract produced the effects on the isolated tissue similar to those of PGE. The use of this response as a bioassay for pros...