purpose: to compare the prevalence of glaucoma among peptic ulcer patients with or without helicobacter pylori infection. methods: among 352 patients with an indication of gasterointestinal endoscopy for peptic problems, 120 patients in 18-88 years of age were included for evaluation of glaucoma. according to the results of histopathologic and urease test, they were divided into two groups: hel...

background foreign body ingestion is a relatively common in children. most ingested foreign bodies spontaneously pass out of the body via the gastrointestinal (gi) system but sharp materials may perforate the gi tract and need to surgical intervention. case presentation  the patient was a 9-year-old girl with progressive abdominal pain for one month and admitted with acute abdomen impression. s...

Laparoscopy is an important milestone in the history of surgery. Almost all abdominal surgeries can now be approached laparoscopically. Laparoscopic perforated duodenal ulcer (DU) repair has been shown to be feasible. However, whether its superior to open become the standard of care. Laparoscopy offers better visualization and early recovery.

normal 0 false false false en-us x-none ar-sa background: prolonged fasting may precipitate or exacerbate gastrointestinal complaints. the aim of this study was to evaluate the relation between ramadan fasting and acute upper gastrointestinal bleeding (augib), and to assess characteristics of those occurred in the holly month. materials and methods: retrospective analysis was conducted for all ...

Intramural esophageal dissection is a rare but well described condition that is characterized by a laceration between the esophageal mucosa and submucosa but without perforation. It is usually associated with a rapid increase in intraesophageal pressure, especially in the presence of coagulation disorder. Intramural esophageal dissection revealed by an upper gastrointestinal endoscopy was repor...

AIM To investigate the correlation among the presence and degree of gastric metaplasia of duodenal regenerating mucosa, the deformity of bulb and the recurrence of duodenal ulcer. METHODS A total of 99 patients with duodenal ulcer were treated with H(2)-antagonist with or without antimicrobial therapy. All patients received follow-up endoscopic examinations 6 wk after treatment. When the ulce...