Crohn's disease (CD) is an inflammatory disease of the gastrointestinal tract (GIT) tract and can affect several parts of the digestive system. There is a relationship between impaired mucosal barrier in the GIT of inflammatory bowel disease patients and the role of bacteria such as Mycobacterium avium paratuberculosis in CD. Apart from different therapeutic approaches for treating CD, developm...

THE ESOPHAGUS Anatomy Congenital Disorders Tracheoesophageal Fistula Rings and Webs Esophageal Diverticula Motor Disorders Achalasia Scleroderma Hiatal Hernia Esophagitis Reflux Esophagitis Barrett Esophagus Eosinophilic Esophagitis Infective Esophagitis Chemical Esophagitis Esophagitis of Systemic Illness Iatrogenic Cancer of Esophagitis Esophageal Varices Lacerations and Perforations Neoplasm...

Gastrointestinal Tract Cancer, edited by Martin Lipkin and Robert Good, is a valuable addition to the medical and surgical literature. Individual chapters are contributed by distinguished scientists and clinicians who, with the editors, are to be congratulated on the clarity of presentation and consistency of literary style of the volume as a whole. Figures, tables, and graphs are illustrative ...

INTRODUCTION Granulomatosis with polyangiitis (GPA) is a necrotising vasculitis of small arteries and veins. In its classical manifestation GPA affects the upper and lower respiratory tract and kidneys. However, other organs, including those of the gastrointestinal tract, may be affected as well. AIM To present the clinical manifestations of gastrointestinal tract involvement in patients with...

bacteria usually cause disease in the gastrointestinal tract by colonization and growth in the gastrointestinal tract, where the micro organisms may invade the tissues of host or secretion of an exotoxin that is performed in food and then ingested by the host, examples of second group include: staphylococcal, bacillus cereus, clostridial (c.botulinum and c.perfringens type a) toxin. in this stu...

background: the iron deficiency anemia (ida) is a common cause of referral to medical departments. chronic gastrointestinal (gi) blood loss is important cause of ida and also an alarming sign of serious underlying disease. the information concerning ideal evaluation of the gastrointestinal tract in patients with the ida is scant. we designed a prospective study to determine the frequency of gi ...

gastrointestinal stromal tumors are mesenchymal neoplasms of the gastrointesti- nal tract that originate from all areas of the gastrointestinal tract. metastases to the liver, peritoneum, bones, lungs and soft tissues have been reported. we present the case of a 47- year-old woman with rectal gastrointestinal stromal tumor that underwent wide local excision. she was treated with imatinib for a ...

Evaluation of the Effects Bacillus Coagulans on Functional Traits and Microbial Flora Gastrointestinal Tract Broilers

cytomegalovirus is the most common viral infection after kidney transplantation. clinical presentations of cytomegalovirus infection range from asymptomatic infection to organ-specific involvement. most symptomatic infections manifest as fever and cytopenia. the gastrointestinal tract is the most common site of tissue-invasive infection, often presenting as diarrhea or gastrointestinal bleeding...