Abdominal Abscesses and Destruction of Inguinal Canal with Mesh Dislocation caused by a Perforated Diverticulitis by Christoph Paasch, Franziska Renger, Sergej Baschinskij, Martin W. Strik

“…The diverticulitis is a frequent disease of the gastrointestinal tract. It may lead to a variety of severe complications. …”
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Glomus Tumor of the Stomach: Depiction by Multidetector CT and Three-Dimensional Volume Rendering Imaging by Tarak H. Patel, Karen M. Horton, Ralph H. Hruban, Elliot K. Fishman

“…Glomus tumors are uncommon tumors which can occur anywhere within the gastrointestinal tract but have been shown to occur most commonly in the gastric antrum. …”
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Recurrent Adenomatous Neuroendocrine Tumor of the Middle Ear: A Diagnostic Challenge by J. Vilain, J.-C. Degols, S. Ledeghen

“…Middle ear (ME) localization is rare and less aggressive than gastrointestinal tract or lung localizations. Nevertheless, clinical and CT/MRI analyses are necessary follow-ups for preventing or detecting recurrence or metastasis. …”
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Inhibitors of Complement Activity in Human Breast-Milk: A Proposed Hypothesis of Their Physiological Significance by Michael Oladipo Ogundele

“…This would serve to prevent inflammatory-induced tissue damage of the delicate immature gastrointestinal tract of the newborn as well as the mammary gland itself. …”
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Inflammatory bowel disease – one entity with many molecular faces by Sylwia Szymańska, Malgorzata Matuszczyk, Magdalena Osuch, Monika Meglicka, Edyta Szymanska, Joanna Bierła, Jaroslaw Kierkuś

“…Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is a heterogenous group of chronic inflammations in the gastrointestinal tract, which traditionally consists of two types: Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis. …”
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Esophageal Involvement in Wegener’s Granulomatosis: A Case Report and Review of the Literature by Glen A Fallows, Sean F Hamilton, Douglas S Taylor, S Bharati Reddy

“…Although multisystemic manifestations are frequent, involvement of the gastrointestinal tract is uncommon. Cases have been reported of intestinal perforation, ulceration and hemorrhage. …”
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Role of Endoscopy in the Investigation of Upper Gastrointestinal Symptoms in HIV-Infected Patients by C Mel Wilcox

“…With progression of immunodeficiency, endoscopy becomes more important because the predisposition to opportunistic disorders of the gastrointestinal tract is greatly increased. The yield of upper endoscopy in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected patients is dependent upon the indication for the procedure, including the clinical presentation and the stage of immunodeficiency. …”
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OUR EXPERIENCE IN TREATMENT OF ENTEROATMOSPHERIC FISTULAS FORMED AS A RESULT OF MINE-EXPLOSIVE INJURY by Kyrylo Parkhomenko, Anastasia Drozdova, Kostiantyn Prokopenko, Ivan Parkhomenko

“…Enteroatmospheric fistula is a subtype of enterocutaneous fistula, and represents a connection between the gastrointestinal tract and the external atmosphere without a vascularized covering of soft tissues. …”
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Fecal microbiome change in patients with ulcerative colitis after fecal microbiota transplantation by A. Y. Tikunov, V. V. Morozov, A. N. Shvalov, A. V. Bardasheva, E. V. Shrayner, O. A. Maksimova, I. O. Voloshina, V. V. Morozova, V. V. Vlasov, N. V. Tikunova

“…Microbiota disruption caused by these factors can lead to severe diseases including inflammatory and oncological diseases of the gastrointestinal tract. One of the possible approaches in managing the intestinal microbiota is fecal microbiota transplantation (FT) – transfer of the microbiota from the stool of a healthy donor to the intestinal tract of a recipient patient. …”
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Prevalance and Intensity of Helminthiasis in Gastrointestinal Tractus of Goat At Kwanyar Sub-District, Bangkalan District by Alivia Fairuz Ilmi, Arimbi Arimbi, Sarmanu Sarmanu, Agus Wijaya

“…This study aims to determine the prevalence and intensity of helminthiasis in gastrointestinal tract of goat at Kwanyar Sub-District, Bangkalan District. …”
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Management of Anticoagulation for Portal Vein Thrombosis in Individuals with Cirrhosis: A Systematic Review by Geneviève Huard, Marc Bilodeau

“…Anticoagulation is a challenging therapy in individuals with liver cirrhosis because of the well-recognized coagulation abnormalities observed in that setting and because of the increased risk of bleeding, especially from gastrointestinal tract caused by portal hypertension. We herein review the current knowledge on that topic in order to highlight the advantages and disadvantages of the currently proposed therapeutic attitudes in face of the diagnosis of PVT in individuals with cirrhosis.…”
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Extranodal Lymphomas as an Unusual Presentation in Usual Sites: A Potential Clinicoradiological Mimicker of Infection by R. Aruna Geethanjali, Brindha Prabhakaran, S. K. Sridevi, L. Priyadharshini, Vishalli Dinesh, V. Archana

“…Here, we present five cases which had ENLs in the gastrointestinal tract, tonsils, thyroid gland, and testis for which histopathology needs ancillary studies like immunohistochemistry to confirm the tissue diagnosis. …”
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Nutritional and Pharmacological Enhancement of the Gut-Associated Lymphoid Tissue by M Keith Hanna, Kenneth A Kudsk

“…The preservation of this mucosal immunity by enteral nutrition is consistent with the lower morbidity seen in severely injured patients who receive nutrition via the gastrointestinal tract. For patients who are unable to be fed by the enteral route and who require parenteral nutrition, several supplements show promise in enhancing the mucosal immune system defenses. …”
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Pathogenesis of Nonsteroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drug Gastropathy: Clues to Preventative Therapy by Salim MA Bastaki, John L Wallace

“…There is a strong possibility that new NSAIDs entering the market will have greatly reduced toxicity in the gastrointestinal tract.…”
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Complete Histological Resolution of Collagenous Sprue by Hugh J Freeman, Jennifer E Davis, Danny M Myers

“…These results indicate that collagenous inflammatory disease may be a far more extensive process in the gastrointestinal tract than is currently appreciated. Moreover, collagenous colitis may be a clinical signal that occult small intestinal disease is present. …”
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Problem of Foreign Body in GI Tract by Yahya Daneshbod, Abdolrasoul Talei, Shahrzad Negahban, Hossein Soleimanpour, Azita Aledavoud, Neda Bagheri, Mahsa Khanlari, Khosrow Daneshbod

“…Most foreign bodies pass through the gastrointestinal tract uneventful. We report of a case of inadvertently ingested foreign body, which by endoscopy simulated a polyp and on biopsy reported as cancer, so the patient underwent an unnecessary major operation. …”
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Ileocaecal Intussusception with a Lead Point: Unusual MDCT Findings of Active Crohn’s Disease Involving the Appendix by Ebru Ozan, Gokce Kaan Atac, Egemen Akincioglu, Mete Keskin, Kamil Gulpinar

“…Crohn’s disease (CD) may affect any part of the gastrointestinal tract, including the appendix. It was shown to be a predisposing factor for intussusception. …”
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Eosinophilic pancreatitis: a rare or unexplored disease entity? by Murli Manohar, Alok Verma, Gulshan Singh, Anil Mishra

“…EP patients also have elevated serum IgE levels with high eosinophil counts in the pancreas as well as in other organs such as the gastrointestinal tract, which is termed as eosinophilic gastroenteritis. …”
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Functional Dyspepsia and Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease: From Pathogenesis to Current Treatment Strategies by A. S. Trukhmanov, D. E. Rumyantseva

“…Currently, acotiamide is recognized as an effective drug that affects the motility of the upper gastrointestinal tract. Acotiamide is an antagonist of muscarinic M1 and M2 receptors and a reversible inhibitor of acetylcholinesterase. …”
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Genital and Intertriginous Rashes Refractory to Antimicrobial Treatments: Have You Thought about Crohn’s Disease? by Candelaria O’Farrell, Annette Roberts, Claudia Riera Canales, Carrie Firestone Baum, Lina Maria Felipez

“…Crohn’s disease is an inflammatory bowel disease that can have multiple extraintestinal manifestations and can develop prior to, following, or simultaneously with gastrointestinal tract involvement (Aberumand et al. (2017), Georgious et al. (2006), Larsen et al. (2010), Levine and Burakoff (2011), Louis et al. (2018)). …”
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