A Rare Case of Metastatic Malignant Melanoma to the Colon from an Unknown Primary by Preethi Reddy, Courtney Walker, Bianca Afonso

“…Metastatic melanoma from an unknown primary (MUP) is rare; its occurrence in the gastrointestinal tract is of exceedingly low prevalence. We report a case of a 73-year-old man with metastatic malignant melanoma to the colon from an unknown primary. …”
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Plasmablastic plasmacytoma of the rectum and anal canal in a patient with ulcerative colitis by Katarina Jankovic, Sanja Rajic, Sanja Dragasevic, Ivan Jovanovic

“…Involvement of the gastrointestinal tract (GIT) occurs in approximately 10% of EMP cases, with the stomach and small intestine being most commonly involved [1, 3–5]. …”
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Intestinal oxygen utilisation and cellular adaptation during intestinal ischaemia–reperfusion injury by Paraschos Archontakis‐Barakakis, Theodoros Mavridis, David‐Dimitris Chlorogiannis, Georgios Barakakis, Eleni Laou, Daniel I. Sessler, George Gkiokas, Athanasios Chalkias

“…Abstract The gastrointestinal tract can be deranged by ailments including sepsis, trauma and haemorrhage. …”
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Clinical Characteristics and Prognosis of Gastrointestinal Metastases in Solid Tumor Patients: A Retrospective Study and Review of Literatures by Li Lin, Xiangyi Wang, Chuanhao Tang, Jun Liang

“…The diagnosis of gastrointestinal tract metastases was based on histopathology. …”
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A Rare Case of Colonic Sarcoidosis Presenting as a Mass by Haozhe Sun, Jasbir Makker, Harish Patel, Nikhitha Mantri, Ali N. Hussain, Naeem Abbas

“…The most common initial manifestations of this disease involve the pulmonary system, and involvement of the gastrointestinal tract is rare. Sarcoidosis of the gastrointestinal tract occurs in an oral-anal gradient, with the esophagus and stomach being the most commonly involved sites, while colonic involvement remains extremely rare. …”
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Physiology‐based pharmacokinetic model with relative transcriptomics to evaluate tissue distribution and receptor occupancy of anifrolumab by Pradeep Sharma, David W. Boulton, Lynn N. Bertagnolli, Weifeng Tang

“…A novel relative transcriptomics approach was employed to determine IFNAR1 expression in tissues (blood, skin, gastrointestinal tract, lungs, and muscle) using mRNA abundances from bioinformatic databases. …”
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The Videofluorographic Swallowing Study in Rheumatologic Diseases: A Comprehensive Review by Ambra Di Piazza, Federica Vernuccio, Massimo Costanzo, Laura Scopelliti, Dario Picone, Federico Midiri, Francesco Salvaggi, Francesco Cupido, Massimo Galia, Sergio Salerno, Antonio Lo Casto, Massimo Midiri, Giuseppe Lo Re, Roberto Lagalla

“…Inflammation in autoimmune diseases may lead to serious damage to other organs including the gastrointestinal tract. Gastrointestinal tract involvement in these patients may also due to both a direct action of antibodies against organs and pharmacological therapies. …”
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Chronic Lymphoid Leukemia Complicated with Ascites by Chemir Mamode, Patrice Beauregard, Serge Langevin, Charles-Jacques Mongeau

“…Ascites are common in malignancies of the gastrointestinal tract but are rarely associated with chronic lymphoid leukemia. …”
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Update on Gastroesophageal Reflux and Respiratory Disease in Children by Susan R Orenstein

“…The provocative embryological and physiological connections between the upper gastrointestinal tract and the respiratory tract, and recent understanding of the compensatory anatomy and physiology that protect the normal individual from respiratory manifestations of GERD are also explored. …”
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Nodular Elastosis of the Pancreas by Whitney Wedel, Geoffrey Talmon, Aaron Sasson

“…Elastofibromatous change is a benign process that has been increasingly recognized in the tubular gastrointestinal tract. These changes can present as a colonic polyp or be seen in conjunction with inflammatory changes. …”
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Adenotonsillar Hypertrophy as a Cause of Failure to Thrive by Ann G Sheehan, R Brent Scott, Helen M Machida

“…Clinical and laboratory investigations excluded any underlying abnormality of 1he gastrointestinal tract. Because of a history of obstructive upper respiratory symptoms, both were referred for ear, nose and throat evaluation, and both were found to have partial upper airway obstruction secondary to adenotonsillar hypertrophy. …”
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Pitfalls in Labelled Leukocyte Scanning by H Hodgson, M Roddie

“…Certain diagnostic pitfalls and causes of false-positive results including radiation enteritis, nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug ingestion and intra- and extra-abdominal sepsis are discussed in full, and it is shown that in most cases good labelling technique, careful imaging and awareness of alternative mechanisms for leukocyte appearance in the gastrointestinal tract will ensure correct interpretation of these scans.…”
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The significance of radiological methods in the diagnostics of Gastroenterological diseases (according to the materials of the 18th Russian Gastroenterology Week) by Z. A. Lemeshko

“…The findings of the research studies and practical use of the radiological methods in the diagnostics of the diseases of the liver, biliary tract, pancreas, gastrointestinal tract, spleen, etc. were presented. The increase in the demands to the imaging studies and the enlarging of the sphere of the questions to be addressed in this regard were marked.Conclusion. …”
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Oral Fusobacterium nucleatum resists the acidic pH of the stomach due to membrane erucic acid synthesized via enoyl-CoA hydratase-related protein FnFabM by Xiaocong Li, Shipeng Zhang, Huafang Sheng, Yan Zhen, Buling Wu, Zhuang Li, Dingqiang Chen, Hongwei Zhou

“…Background and Objective Oral bacteria can translocate to the intestine, and their colonization efficiency is influenced by the gastrointestinal tract pH. Understanding how oral bacteria resist acidic environments is crucial for elucidating their role in gut health and disease.Methods To investigate the mechanisms of acid resistance in oral bacteria, an in vitro gastrointestinal tract Dynamic pH Model was established. …”
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Hematemesis as Initial Presentation in a 10-Week-Old Infant with Eosinophilic Gastroenteritis by Varun Shetty, Kayla E. Daniel, Anil Kesavan

“…Eosinophilic gastroenteritis is a rare condition characterized by eosinophilic inflammation in the gastrointestinal tract resulting in a variety of gastrointestinal symptoms. …”
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Ultrasound of the Small Bowel in Crohn’s Disease by Emma Calabrese, Francesca Zorzi, Francesco Pallone

“…The recent development of innovative and noninvasive imaging techniques has led to a new and exciting area in the exploration of the gastrointestinal tract, especially in Crohn’s disease patients by using ultrasound with oral or intravenous contrast.…”
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Pyogenic Granuloma: An Unusual Cause of Massive Gastrointestinal Bleeding from the Small Bowel by Dana C Moffatt, Paul Warwryko, Harminder Singh

“…Pyogenic granuloma is a common inflammatory vascular tumour of the dermis, which rarely occurs in the gastrointestinal tract. Pyogenic granuloma is a rare cause of overt or obscure small bowel bleeding. …”
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Intestinal Obstruction due to Colonic Lithobezoar: A Case Report and a Review of the Literature by Metin Şenol, Zehra Ünal Özdemir, İbrahim Tayfun Şahiner, Hakan Özdemir

“…Bezoar is defined as the accumulation of undigested foreign bodies or nutrients in the gastrointestinal tract. These foreign bodies can be hair (trichobezoar), fibers or seeds of vegetables and fruits (phytobezoar), or remnants of milk (lactobezoar) and stones (lithobezoar). …”
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Acromioclavicular Septic Arthritis Caused by Veillonella parvula by Marc Prod’homme, Gilles Pfander, Patricia Pavese, Alexandre Cech, Islam Abouelnaga, Lionel Helfer

“…This bacteria is rare as a pathogen but is well known as a commensal of the lungs, vagina, mouth, and gastrointestinal tract of humans. However, it may turn as an opportunistic pathogen. …”
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Spontaneous Intramural Duodenal Hematoma: Pancreatitis, Obstructive Jaundice, and Upper Intestinal Obstruction by Chalerm Eurboonyanun, Kulyada Somsap, Somchai Ruangwannasak, Anan Sripanaskul

“…Nontraumatic intramural duodenal hematoma can cause upper gastrointestinal tract obstruction, upper gastrointestinal hemorrhage, jaundice, and pancreatitis and may be present in patients with normal coagulation. …”
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