Introduction: Food and water intake correlate positively. This may be due to their mutual dependence on body size, but an additional mechanism directly linking food and water intakes may also be involved. It is also believed that Cyperus esculentus (tiger nut) has some fertility...
Orbital myositis (OM), defined by the inflammation of one or more of extra ocular muscles was exceptionally reported in Crohn’s disease (CD) especially as initial presentation before the development of intestinal manifestations. We report a case of OM preceding CD. Through o...
The “Type of Article” of this paper is “Letter to the Editor”. This paper discuses about: “Call for Hope: Egypt Free of Hepatitis C”. No formal abstract is available. Readers are requested to read the full article.
Cytomegalovirus (CMV) esophagitis is well-documented in immunocompromised patients. A few studies have described CMV infection in immunocompetent patients diagnosed with a critical illness. However, CMV esophagitis has rarely been documented in immunocompetent hosts. We report a...
Complete situs inversus is a rare embryological anomaly characterised by complete inversion of the positions of thoracic and abdominal organs; Acute mesenteric infarction and gastric ulcer perforation are surgical emergencies with serious consequences. The association of these tw...
Background: The pathogenesis of hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection is based on the interactions between HBV replication and immune responses. The aim of this study was to look into the immune-regulatory functions of IL-12, TNF-α, IFN-γ, IL-8, and IL-10 in chronic hepatitis B (CHB)...
Most Neuroendocrine tumours (NETs) are of digestive origin (70%), they can involve from any organ of the digestive system. The small intestine and rectum are the most common locations, (small intestine 30%, colorectal 30%, appendix 20%, pancreas 10%, stomach 5%). The clinical pre...
Background: Botox toxin treatment is an effective method in chronic anal fissures. Although the risk of anal incontinence is very low in botox toxin treatment, the recurrence rates are very high. Therefore, it is necessary to develop new application methods that can reduce the re...
Background: In the era of COVID-19 pandemic, various procedures have been carried out to prevent the virus transmission, and emergency surgery on COVID-19 patients is reconsidered and extremely challenging. One of the most common emergency procedures is gastrointestinal surgery. ...
Aim: To study the incidence of various pathologies in upper gastrointestinal endoscopy (UGIE) and the correlation of the endoscopic findings with histopathological interpretation of the endoscopic biopsies. Incidence of H. pylori bacteria in patients with gastritis was also noted...