amongst the cause of cystic hepatic disease, hydatid cyst is common in the asia, south america, and africa. the definitive therapy for hepatic hydatid disease is surgical resection. rupture of the hydatid cyst into the biliary tree can lead to serious cholangitis. in this report, a 22-year-old man is presented with the signs and symptoms of obstructive jaundice and cholangitis. ultrasonography ...

The activities of n-hexane, dichloromethane and methanol extracts from five anti-diarrheic Thai medicinal plants, Acacia catechu (Fabaceae) resin, Amaranthus spinosus (Amaranthaceae) whole plant, Brucea javanica (Simaroubaceae) seed, Piper longum (Piperaceae) fruit and Quercus infectoria (Fagaceae) nut gall were tested against the in vitro growth of fresh isolates of the intestinal protozoan pa...

Background-Although polypoid lesions ofthe gall bladder are frequently observed in asymptomatic subjects, the natural history of these lesions has never been studied using ultrasonography. Aim-The natural history of polypoid lesions ofthe gall bladder was investigated using ultrasonography. Subjects-Among 4343 patients who presented to the outpatient clinic of Tsuchiura Kyodo General Hospital i...

OBJECTIVE Methanol extract of bran and unpolished grain of two traditional aromatic rice genotypes viz. Kalijira and Chinigura were assayed for their activity on the growth and initiation of crown-gall tumors on potato disks. MATERIALS AND METHODS Three Agrobacterium tumefaciens (A. tumefaciens) strain AtSl0105, AtTa0112, and AtAc0114 were used as the tumor forming agent. Collected rice was s...

Three cases of gall bladder distention in asphyxiated newborns are described. Clinical and ultrasound examination showed this to be a benign, transient phenomenon. A causal relation between tissue hypoxia and gall bladder distention is proposed.

Malakoplakia, a rare inflammatory condition usually occurring in the urinary tract, may occasionally be seen in other viscera, including the gall bladder. We describe one of the few cases of malakoplakia in the gall bladder, wherein, due to diagnostic confusion with carcinoma as well as operative difficulty, open cholecystectomy was necessitated. Malakoplakia of the gall bladder may be seen rar...

Gall bladder perforation is a potentially life-threatening condition. Spontaneous perforation is infrequent and rarely seen in the absence of gallstones but gall bladder perforation is an occasional complication of typhoid fever. If such perforations are not treated in time, mortality rates are very high. We report a case of gall bladder perforation complicating typhoid fever following enteric ...

Meal frequency and duration of overnight fast: a role in gallstone formation? Supersaturation of bile with cholesterol is a necessary condition for the formation of cholesterol gall stones.' Most normal people have lithogenic bile after an overnight fast,2 and short-term fasting is associated with a decreased rate of biliary bile-acid secretion and an increase in cholesterol saturation of hepat...