AIMS The aims of this study were to evaluate the ability of exogenous Lactobacillus acidophilus strain NCFM to survive through the human gastro-intestinal (GI) tract, and to evaluate the selectivity of Rogosa SL medium for faecal lactobacilli. METHODS AND RESULTS The composition of the faecal lactobacilli of 10 healthy subjects was monitored for two weeks prior to, two weeks during and two we...

1 Medical student at the University of Antioquia, Member of the Gastro-hepatology Group at the University of Antioquia 2 Medical Surgeon at the Universidad de Antioquia, Member of the Gastro-hepatology Group at the University of Antioquia 3 Medical Surgeon and Pathologist, Member of the Gastro-hepatology Group at the University of Antioquia, Professor in the Medicine Faculty at the Universidad ...

background: a suitable sedative status during gastro-enteric endoscopies results in better physicians’ approach and more stable view of internal organs. therefore, we evaluated the effect of ketamine for sedation in endoscopic procedures of adult patients.materials and methods: patients who were candidates for gastro-enteric endoscopy during the years 2014-2015 were included into the study and ...

BACKGROUND Associations have been shown between irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) and gastro-oesophageal reflux, between gastro-oesophageal reflux and asthma, and more recently between IBS and bronchial hyper-responsiveness (BHR). AIMS To explore the inter-relations between these conditions. SUBJECTS A randomly selected community sample of 4432 adults. METHODS A validated postal symptom ques...

Vagal function in 28 patients with gastro-oesophageal reflux was examined by determining gastric secretory response to insulin-induced hypoglycaemia and pulse-rate variation with respiration. Gastric secretory studies were also performed on 13 patients with duodenal ulcer who had not undergone operations. In all patients the presence and degree of oesophagitis were determined endoscopically and...

The gastro-intestinal disorders are the most frequent conditions saw in the gastro-enterology hone. These disorders incorporate gastric tumor, ulcerative colitis, colorectal growth, peptic ulcer, gastroenteritis, an infected appendix and so on and are happening with expanding recurrence. Different elements incorporating changes in nourishment propensities, utilization of medications like cannab...

OBJECTIVE To measure the relative risks of adenocarcinomas of the oesophagus and gastro-oesophageal junction associated with measures of obesity, and their interactions with age, sex, gastro-oesophageal reflux symptoms and smoking. DESIGN AND SETTING Population-based case-control study in Australia. PATIENTS Patients with adenocarcinomas of the oesophagus (n = 367) or gastro-oesophageal jun...

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...