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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…
Carlos Martín de Argila, Mercedes Ricote Belinchón, Agustín Albillos Martínez
Background: Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) is a prevalent disease in Western countries. Despite effective treatment modalities, in some patients total symptom control is not achieved in clinical practice. A cross-sectional study was designed to assess…
Leonard B. Weinstock, Victoria S. Jasion
Background: A small double-blind study showed benefits of serum-derived bovine immunoglobulin/protein isolate (SBI), for diarrhea-predominant irritable bowel syndrome (IBS-D) [1]. The purpose of this chart review was to assess safety and clinical outcomes of…
Raouf Hilal, Patricia Mitchell, Ernesto Guerra Jr., Bruce P. Burnett
Aim: The responses of 10 patients with long-standing, symptomatic, intractable drug-refractory histories of irritable bowel syndrome with diarrhea (IBS-D) and with abdominal pain, gas/bloating and distention, termed IBS undefined (IBS-U), were evaluated when…
Takeshi Matsubara, Noriyuki Hirahara, Ryouji Hyakudomi, Yoshitsugu Tajima
Background: Ezrin is a linker protein between actin filaments and cell adhesion molecules, which plays an important role in cancer progression. There are only a few studies available that have investigated ezrin expression in different types of tumors. Howeve…
Tatsuya Abe, Yoshikazu Hachiro, Yoshiaki Ebisawa, Houhei Hishiyama, Masanori Murakami, Masao Kunimoto
Background: The efficacy of lubiprostone for chronic constipation has been established through phase III clinical trials. Nevertheless, the continuation of lubiprostone therapy is reportedly difficult due to the development of nausea. The objective of this st…
Hossam Ghoneim, Iman Hamza
Introduction: The bioenteric balloon (BIB) is widely applied in the management of obesity. Aim of the work: This is a report on the efficacy and safety of BIB<sup>®</sup>; device in the first 101 Egyptian cases. Methods: Patients referred for BIB between J…
Rym Ennaifer, Myriam Cheikh, Rania Hefaiedh, Hayfa Romdhane, Houda Ben Nejma, Najet Bel Hadj
Background and aims: Alterations in carbohydrate metabolism are frequently observed in cirrhosis; to determine the frequency of diabetes mellitus and impaired glucose tolerance in Tunisian cirrhotic patients and identify risk factors. Patients and methods: Cr…
Ali Hassan A. Ali
The fine structure of the crypt epithelium of the duodenal mucosa in albino rats was studied to represent the types and distribution of the basal-granulated or endocrine cells. Twenty male animals were used. Perfusion-fixation was made and samples of duodenal…
Hicham El Bouhaddouti, Khalid Mazine, Abdesslam Bouassria, Ouadii Mouaqit, Elbachir Benjelloun, Abdelmalek Ousadden, Khalid Ait Taleb
Hemobilia is the result of a pathological communication between bile duct and intra or extrahepatic vessel. 40% to 60% of the haemobilia cases are Iatrogenic, and the other causes are either vascular malformations or hepatic blunt trauma. We describe the case…
Mohamed F. Montasser, Heba M. Abdella, Amir Helmy Samy
Introduction and Aim of the Work: The identification of cirrhotic patients with esophageal varices or other portosystemic collateral by non-invasive means is appealing in that it could decrease the necessity of endoscopic screening. This study was to evaluate…
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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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