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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…
Iftikhar Haider Naqvi, Khalid Mahmood, Abu Talib, Mohammad Ubaid, Aamer Mahmood
Cirrhosis is an immunocompromised state that leads to various infections, with an estimated 30% mortality. Pakistan already has a high morbidity and mortality related to complications of cirrhosis. Where the data on infection among cirrhotics is scanty, this…
Hasan Sedeek Mahmoud, Shamardan Ezz El-Din S. Bazeed
Background: Bacterial infection in cirrhotic patients is a fatal complication. The high incidence of bacterial infections in those patients may be related to several alterations in the defensive mechanisms against infections and increased intestinal permeabil…
Shereen Shoukry Hunter, Dina Omar Helmy, Naglaa Aly Zayed, Tamer Mohamed El-Tayeb, Magdy Amin El-Serafy
Background and Study Aim: Eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE) is a clinicopathological disease characterized by esophageal dysfunction and marked esophageal eosinophilic infiltration. It shows a marked increase in incidence and prevalence and has been associated w…
Noomen Haoues, Manel Mabrouk, Haithem Zaafouri, Rabii Noomene, Ahmed Bouhafa, Anis Ben Maamer, Abderraouf Cherif
Background: Cancers of the small bowel are rare. Diagnosis is late and difficult because of the lack of specific signs. Treatment is surgical. Prognosis is usually poor and depends on the histological type of tumor. Aim of Study: To specify the epidemiologica…
Engin Altintas, Zuhal Mert Altintas, Orhan Sezgin, Enver Ucbilek, Erdinc Nayir, Mehmet Emin Erdal, Ayse Polat, Gulhan Orekeci
Aim & Background: The mechanism of steatosis in Hepatitis C virus infection is multifactorial; therefore, it is complex and unclear. The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of methylentetrahydrofolate reductase (MTHFR) gene polymorphisms on the c…
Mutahir A. Tunio, Mushabbab Al Asiri, Rashad Mohamed Akasha, Stanciu Laura Gabriela, Gillian Mary Boyle
Background: Penile toxicity after preoperative concurrent chemoradiation (CCRT) for rectal cancers is extremely rare and only two cases of phimosis and one case of recto-cavernosalfistula have been reported so far in literature. Preoperative CCRT for rectal c…
Yu Koyama, Hitoshi Kameyama, Jun Sakata, Takashi Kobayashi, Masahiro Minagawa, Shin-ichi Kosugi, Tadashi Yamamoto, Kohei Akazawa, Toshifumi Wakai
Backgrounds: Aquaporins (AQPs), the mammalian water channels, have been localized in various organs, including the gastrointestinal (GI) tract. We examined AQPs expression in rat models of massive intestineal resection to determine the functions of AQPs in th…
Patrick P. Basu, Hemanth Hempole, Nitya Krishnaswamy, Niraj J. Shah, Mark M. Aloysius
Background: Melatonin is a safe and effective treatment for patients with functional pain and gastrointestinal disorders. Objective: To evaluate the efficacy and safety of melatonin for 3 months in patients with functional heartburn. Methods: In the randomize…
Baraket Oussama, Moussa Makrem, Ayed Karim, Kort Brahim, Ben Moussa Mohamed, Bouchoucha Samy
Aim: Discuss the different modalities of surgical treat ment of splenic hydatid cyst and outcomes after treatment. Patients and Methods: Retrospectively, 14 patients were operated in our institution between 2002 and 2011. Results: A total splenectomy was perf…
Farhan Ali, Adnan Bashir Bhatti, Siddique Akbar Satti, Tariq Mehmood Satti
BACKGROUND: Upper gastrointestinal bleeding (UGIB) is a common, and potentially life threatening condition, which can be divided into variceal and non-variceal sources of bleeding. OBJECTIVE: To examine the validity of the upper gastrointestinal bleeding etio…
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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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