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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…
Tatsuya Abe, Masao Kunimoto, Yoshikazu Hachiro, Yoshiaki Ebisawa, Houhei Hishiyama, Seishu Abe
Purpose: This study aimed to report clinical data and recurrence rates in patients with anterolateral low fistulas who underwent open fistulectomy with sphinc ter fixation. Methods: The study group consisted of 133 consecutive patients with anterolateral, low…
Raffaela Bertoli, Luca Mazzuchelli, Andreas Cerny
A 45-year-old previously healthy caucasian man was admitted for pruritus, scleral icterus and dark urine. The patient was reported to have taken a spoon of a preparation containing camu-camu (myrciaria dubia) a day. He took no other drugs and did not drink al…
Sumon Kumar Das, Mohammod Jobayer Chisti, Shahnawaz Ahmed, Mohammad Abdul Malek, Fahmida Dil Farzana, Farzana Ferdous, Jonathan Latham, Abu Syed Golam Faruque
The study aimed to determine the epidemiological, clinical characteristics, and etiology of adults aged ≥20 years presented with prolonged acute diarrhea (≥7 days). A total of 18,210 adults aged ≥20 years were enrolled in the Diarrheal Disease Surveillance Sy…
Abdesslam Bouassria, Hicham Elbouhaddouti, Ouadii Mouaqit, El Bachir Benjelloun, Abdelmalek Ousadden, Khalid Mazaz, Khalid Ait Taleb
Annular pancreas is a rare congenital anomaly characterized by the presence of ectopic pancreatic tissue surrounding the duodenum. This malformation is usually asymptomatic in adults, but can manifests as pancreatitis, duodenal stenosis, or duodenal or gastri…
Ahmed M. Abdelhafeez, Mohammed W. Zakaria, Waleed F. Fathalah, Dalia Omran
Background and Aim: Hepatic hydrothorax is one of the complications encountered in end stage liver disease. Pleural drainage carries the risk of massive protein and electrolyte depletion as well as the risk of bleeding and hepatic encephalopathy. Pleurodesis…
Shou-Wu Lee, Teng-Yu Lee, Sheng-Shun Yang, Chung-Wang Ko, Hong-Zen Yeh, Chi-Sen Chang
Background and Method: Prophylatic antibiotics in cirrhotic patients with acute esophageal varices (EV) bleeding has been shown to increase survival and decrease the rate of bacterial infections and recurrent bleeding. This study aimed to compare the outcome…
Christopher P. Monceaux, Traci L. Testerman, Moheb Boktor, Paul Jordan, Patrick Adegboyega, David J. McGee, Merilyn H. Jennings, Courtney P. Parker, Shelly Gupta, Ping Yi, Vijay C. Ganta, Haidy Galous, Kenneth Manas, J. Steven Alexander
Background: Helicobacter species are best known for their roles in the pathology of gastritis; however, several Helicobacter species also colonize the intestine, and less is known about effects of Helicobacter on the development of intestinal inflammation. To…
Kristina Önnerhag, Peter M. Nilsson, Stefan Lindgren
Background: Our aim was to investigate the frequency of elevated liver enzymes and NAFLD in patients with known insulin resistance during 15 years of follow-up. Methods: Subjects with insulin resistance were identified from a population-based prospective coho…
N’guessan N’dri, Amani Sroboua Thot’o, Anassi Jean-Baptiste Okon, Constant Assi, Emile Allah-Kouadio, Dramane Soro, Mamadou Diakité, Amadou Koné, Siaka Koné, Marie Jeanne Lohouès-Kouacou, Benoît-Mathieu Camara
Aim: To study the prevalence of HBsAg among persons without risk factors for hepatitis B. Patients and Methods: Cross-sectional study (28 January to 31 December 2010) about 4310 new volunteers blood donors consecutively recruited. Among all, a risk factor for…
Mohamed Said, Marwa Khairy, Aly El-Hendawy, Osama A. Khalf, Mohamed S. Abdelbary, Yasmin Saadi, Ayman Yosry
Background: incidence of C olorectal cancer (CRC) is increasing globally. In Egypt, CRC ranks the sixth most common cancer in males and the fifth in females. Aim: To assess the expression of estrogen receptors (alpha and beta) in pre-malignant (adenomatous po…
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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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