Dermoid Cyst of the Pancreas: A Report of an Unusual Case and a Review of the Literature by Aynur Albayrak, Umran Yildirim, Metin Aydin

“…Ultrasonography and computed tomography showed a smooth borders, solid, hyperechoic tumor within midline abdomen, without any connection to the stomach or spleen. At surgery, the entire mass was excised off of the head and inferior part of pancreas. …”
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Vomiting-Induced Gastric Emphysema and Hepatoportal Venous Gas: A Case Report and Review of the Literature by Malav P. Parikh, Muhammed Sherid, Venu Ganipisetti, Venu Gopalakrishnan, Maria Habib, Monika Tripathi

“…Gastric pneumatosis is the presence of air within the wall of the stomach. It represents a spectrum of conditions ranging from benign disease to septic shock and death. …”
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Osteopetrosis and Its Relevance for the Discovery of New Functions Associated with the Skeleton by Amélie E. Coudert, Marie-Christine de Vernejoul, Maurizio Muraca, Andrea Del Fattore

“…In particular, the interplay of bone with the stomach, insulin metabolism, male fertility, the immune system, bone marrow, and fat is described.…”
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Colonic Interposition in a Woman with Attenuated Familial Adenomatous Polyposis: Does the Location of the Colon Affect Polyp Formation? by Melanie D Beaton, Brian Taylor, David Driman, Peter Ainsworth, Paul C Adams

“…While she had developed adenomatous polyps in her native cecum, there was no evidence of polyps or cancer in the segment of large intestine interposed between her upper esophagus and stomach. Therefore, various environmental differences between the upper and lower gastrointestinal tract may play a role in the expression of AFAP phenotype.…”
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Intragastric Endoscopic Assisted Single Incision Surgery for Gastric Leiomyoma of the Esophagogastric Junction by Salvador Morales-Conde, Isaias Alarcón, Carlos Ortiz-Moyano, Antonio Barranco, Francisco J. Padillo, María Socas

“…Appling this technical development, we have developed a new technique based on an intragastric approach using a single port device assisted by endoscopy (I-EASI: intragastric endoscopic assisted single incision surgery) in order to remove benign gastric lesions and GIST tumors placed in the posterior wall of the stomach or close to the esophagogastric junction or the gastroduodenal junction. …”
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Spatial heterogeneity determines the gastrointestinal microbiome signatures and ecological processes that govern bacterial community assembly in sheep by Yukun Zhang, Jiangbo Cheng, Changchun Lin, Fadi Li, Xiaoxue Zhang, Chong Li, Deyin Zhang, Xiaobin Yang, Dan Xu, Yuan Zhao, Liming Zhao, Xiaolong Li, Huibin Tian, Xiuxiu Weng, Weimin Wang

“…Furthermore, we found that the assembly processes of bacterial communities in the four-chambered stomach and small intestine were mainly stochastic, while those in the large intestine were mainly shaped by deterministic processes, with a higher ecological niche width than other GIT regions. …”
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Preventing Foodborne Illness: Norovirus by Keith R. Schneider, Renée M. Goodrich, Michael J. Mahovic, Rajya Shukla

“…Norovirus, similar to Norwalk virus, causes an illness called gastroenteritis, which is commonly referred to as “the stomach flu” (no relation to the common flu, which is a respiratory illness caused by the influenza virus).  …”
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Treatment compliance of patients with gastro-intestinal diseases by O. P. Alekseyeva, L. N. Kasimova, Ye. Ye. Goryacheva

“…Overall 151 patients (57 - with irritable bowel syndrome, 57 - with gastroesophageal reflux disease and 37 - with peptic ulcer of the stomach and duodenum) were investigated by structured interview method applying «the basic questionnaire for clinical and epidemiologic ethnocultural studies». …”
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Duodenal Pyloric Gland Adenoma in a 59-Year-Old Asian Male by Mia Manabat, Matthew Jackson, Kha Ngo, Laurence Stawick

“…Pyloric gland adenomas (PGAs) are rare precancerous tumors typically arising from the stomach. Even more rarely do they arise in extragastric sites such as the duodenum and gallbladder. …”
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A Case of Ultrasound Diagnosis of Fetal Hiatal Hernia in Late Third Trimester of Pregnancy by Stefania Di Francesco, Mariano Matteo Lanna, Marcello Napolitano, Luciano Maestri, Stefano Faiola, Mariangela Rustico, Enrico Ferrazzi

“…Congenital hiatal hernia is a condition characterized by herniation of the abdominal organs, most commonly the stomach, through a physiological but overlax esophageal hiatus into the thoracic cavity. …”
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Preventing Foodborne Illness: Norovirus by Keith R. Schneider, Renée M. Goodrich, Michael J. Mahovic, Rajya Shukla

“…Norovirus, similar to Norwalk virus, causes an illness called gastroenteritis, which is commonly referred to as “the stomach flu” (no relation to the common flu, which is a respiratory illness caused by the influenza virus).  …”
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A Bezoar Composed of Bilirubin Calcium, Calcium Carbonate, and Fatty Acid Calcium by Masaya Iwamuro, Haruo Urata, Shoichiro Hirata, Toru Ueki, Tetsuro Hanabata, Sho Takeda, Akira Teraoka, Hiroyuki Okada

“…A 68-year-old Japanese man was diagnosed with bezoar in the stomach, which was endoscopically retrieved. The bezoar was composed of bilirubin calcium, calcium carbonate, and fatty acid calcium. …”
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Effect of laser lithotripsy of giant bile duct stones under endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography and nursing management (内镜逆行胰胆管造影术下胆总管巨大结石激光碎石效果观察及护理)... by WANG Shuang (王爽), ZHENG Hongmei (郑红梅), GAO Donghua (高冬华), XU Bing (许冰), PENG Dan (彭丹)

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Effects of Whey Protein Concentrate on the Bioaccessibility and Microstructure of 5-Methyltetrahydrocalcium Folate in Simulated Digestive Environment in Vitro by Yusong ZHANG, Weiran CUI, Zhenyue TANG, Hongyu BAI, Meili SHAO

“…According to the findings, 5-MTHF could be securely wrapped, shielded by WPC throughout the stomach stage of digestion, and then moved to the small intestine for full release. …”
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Development of a Dual-Targeted Oral Delivery System for Mesalazine and Acetaminophen by Fatemeh Soltani, Reihaneh Arghand, Ghazaleh Mehdipour, Hossein Shahdadi Sardou, Ali Mohammadi, Abbas Akhgari

“…Conclusion: This study demonstrated that the optimized formulation effectively enables the targeted delivery of acetaminophen to the stomach and mesalazine to the colon in a single dosage form.…”
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Indicators Of Morbidity And Mortality From Diseases of the Digestive System in the Krasnodar Krai and the Quality of Medical Care for Gastroenterological Patients by N. V. Korochanskaya, V. M. Durleshter, O. V. Kovalevskaya, S. N. Serikova, K. I. Popandopulo

“…The peptic ulcer of the stomach, duodenum and “other diseases of the digestive system” (8.8 % and 7.7 %, respectively) are represented in almost equal shares. …”
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Antisecretory treatment efficacy by proton pump inhibitors at gastroduodenal ulcer bleedings by M. A. Evseyev, I. M. Klishin

“…Prolonged intravenous injection of esomeprazole with subsequent intake of the drug per os is proved for application in clinical practice for patients with bleeding stomach and duodenum ulcers after endoscopical verification of hemostasis.…”
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A Pitfall in Transrectal Prostate Biopsy: Malakoplakia Evaluation of Two Cases Based on the Literature Review by Dudu Solakoglu Kahraman, Sevil Sayhan, Gulden Diniz, Duygu Ayaz, Tugba Karadeniz, Ertan Can

“…Although malakoplakia usually affects the genitourinary tract, it may also be observed in the colon, stomach, lungs, liver, bones, uterus, and skin. Malakoplakia of the genitourinary system usually involves the bladder, whereas it may also affect the prostate along with the bladder. …”
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Giant leiomyoma of the esophagus. Presentation of a case by Tomas Ariel Lombardo Vaillant, Leopoldo de Quesada Suárez

“…Diagnostic tests included radiography of the esophagus, stomach, and duodenum, upper digestive endoscopy, computed tomography, and MRI. …”
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Gastroesophageal junction adenocarcinoma. A case report by Marcos Félix Osorio Pagola, Jesús Iván Gonzalez Batista, Nelia Maria Quintana Garcia

“…The patient was diagnosed with gastroesophageal junction adenocarcinoma type III in the Gastroenterology Department of the Provincial University Hospital of Cienfuegos where he arrived with weight loss of about 20 pounds in four months along with dyspeptic manifestations such as stomach acidity, slow digestion, bloating and epigastric pain unrelated to food consumption. …”
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