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Open Journal of Gastroenterology (OJGas) is an international journal dedicated to the latest advancement in Gastroenterology. The goal of this journal is to provide a platform for scientists and academicians all over the world to promote, share, and discuss various new issues and developments in different areas of Gas…
Peter Zauber, Stephen Marotta, Marlene Sabbath-Solitare
Microsatellite instability (MSI) is a molecular change resulting from inactivation of DNA mismatch repair systems, occurring with a reported incidence between 15% - 20% of all sporadic colorectal cancers. Our aim was to determine whether a change in the incid…
Stefan Müller-Lissner, Erika Richter, Marion Eberlin, Harald Weigmann, Tobias Mück, Michael A. Kamm
Background: Quality of life (QoL) is impaired in chronic constipation. Among nonprescription laxatives QoL data out of randomized controlled trials are available only for bisacodyl and sodium picosulfate (SPS). Methods: In two randomized, double-blind, placeb…
A. Ouattara, S. Koné, E. Allah-Kouadio, D. Soro, A. W. Ndjitoyap, E. Kouadio, K. A. Kanga, C. D. Fanou, M. J. Lohoues-Kouacou, B. M. Camara
Caroli disease is a rare affection. It’s commonly associated to polycystic kidneys. We report a case of a nine-year-old girl. She was hospitalized at the pediatric unit of the Cocody Teaching Hospital for an intermittent fever. During the clinical examination…
Taha A. Alkarboly, Mohammed Omer Mohammed, Kawa Abdullah Mahmood, Muhsin Abubakir
Background: Fine Needle Aspiration Cytology (FNAC) under image guidance has gained increasing acceptance as the diagnostic procedure of choice for patients with focal hepatic lesions. It can be performed percutaneously or endoscopically. FNA may also be perfo…
Alaa Aboud
Purpose: The aim is evaluat ion of the efficacy of t riple therapy of sofosbuvir, pegylated INFalpha 2a and ribavirin in treatment of chronic hepatitis C (CHC) patients genotype 4 who have high fibrosis. Materials and Methods: Fifty HCV patients with high fib…
Abdel Karim Sermé, Aboubacar Coulibaly, Koumpielimé Sosthène Somda, Dimitri Darankoum, Delphine Napon/Zongo, Soré Moussa Zanga, Hector Godonou, Kadidiatou Cissé, Issiaka Ouedraogo, Ali Ouedraogo
Uterine perforation is a serious complication after insertion of an intrauterine device (IUD). We report the case of a 34-year-old woman receiving in consultation for abdominal pain. In the interrogation there was a notion of IUD insertion for about a week. T…
Boyodi Tchangai, Fousseni Alassani, Mazamesso Tchaou, Komla Attipou
Fecalomas that need surgical management are uncommon. We report a rare case of giant fecaloma in a 22 years old female, with a history of constipation since childhood and an abdominal mass. Abdomen CT scan revealed a giant fecaloma filling sigmoid lumen witho…
Khaled Gameel, Maha M. Elsabaawy, Mahmoud A. El Tahawy, Azza M. Abd-Elaziz, Imam A. Waked
Spontaneous bacterial peritonitis (SBP) is a serious complication of liver cirrhosis, with a recurrence rate up to 70% at 1 yr. Diagnosis of SBP is based on a positive ascitic fluid (AF) culture and/or a polymorph nuclear leukocyte count of >250 cells/μL. Thi…
Aboubacar Demba Bangoura, Henriette Ya Anzouan Kissi-Kacou, Denis Coffi Fanou, Dimitry Guillaume Kouamé, Stanislas Doffou, Constant Assi, Alassan Kouamé Mahassadi, Alain Koffi Attia, Aya Thérèse N’dri-Yoman
Since a longtime considered as functional and psychological, children’s abdominal pains (CAP) is a public health problem. Advances in digestive endoscopy and Helicobacter pylori ( H. pylori ) discovery have reignited the debate of the organicity of CAP. The a…
Kounpiélimé Sosthène Somda, Abdel Karim Sermé, Aboubacar Coulibaly, Steve Léonce Zoungrana, Inès Compaoré, Serges Kouamou, Damien Ouattara, Roger Sombié, Alain Bougouma
The treatment of chronic hepatitis B (CHB) has increased significantly in recent years. In patients affected by HBeAg-negative CHB, it is necessary to distinguish the inactive carriers (low viral DNA < 2000 IU/mL, normal ALT, histological lesions absent or mi…
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Open Journal of Gastroenterology (OJGas) is an international journal dedicated to the latest advancement in Gastroenterology. The goal of this journal is to provide a platform for scientists and academicians all over the world to promote, share, and discuss various new issues and developments in different areas of Gas… All articles are open access under a CC BY 4.0 licence, with authors retaining copyright.
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