Volume 7 - Issue 2 - Articles - Gastroenterology

Open Access Research Article Article ID: ACG-7-200

Intestinal dysbiosis: definition, clinical implications, and proposed treatment protocol (Perrotta Protocol for Clinical Management of Intestinal Dysbiosis, PID) for the management and resolution of persistent or chronic dysbiosis

10.17352/2455-2283.000100

Published On: July 26, 2021 | Pages: 056 - 063

Author(s): Giulio Perrotta*

The human intestinal Microbiota is considered the second brain, because of its implications and correlations in hundreds of functional and dysfunctional processes. Therefore, if knowing the Microbiome (and the Microbiota) is important from a neurobioimmunological point of view, on the other hand it is equally important to investigate the correlations between dysbiosis ... CrossMark Publons Harvard Library HOLLIS Search IT Semantic Scholar Get Citation Base Search Scilit OAI-PMH ResearchGate Academic Microsoft GrowKudos Universite de Paris UW Libraries SJSU King Library SJSU King Library NUS Library McGill DET KGL BIBLiOTEK JCU Discovery Universidad De Lima WorldCat VU on WorldCat

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Open Access Literature Review Article ID: ACG-7-199

Bowel obstruction due to tuberculosis band: A case report and review of the literature

10.17352/2455-2283.000099

Published On: June 14, 2021 | Pages: 053 - 055

Author(s): Lafkih Oussama, Ouchane Mohamed*, Saad Rifki El Jai, Hajri Amal, Errguibi Driss, Boufettal Rachid and Farid Chehab

Peritoneal tuberculosis accounts for 0.1-0.7% of all tuberculosis patients, the clinical signs are non-specific apart from a complication; The incidence of intestinal obstruction due to tuberculosis bands from 12% to 60%. Tuberculosis can affect any part of the body, but the abdomen is one of the most common sites after the lungs, The clinical presentation of abdomina ... CrossMark Publons Harvard Library HOLLIS Search IT Semantic Scholar Get Citation Base Search Scilit OAI-PMH ResearchGate Academic Microsoft GrowKudos Universite de Paris UW Libraries SJSU King Library SJSU King Library NUS Library McGill DET KGL BIBLiOTEK JCU Discovery Universidad De Lima WorldCat VU on WorldCat

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Open Access Research Article Article ID: ACG-7-198

Bezoars: An unusual cause of intestinal obstruction in children

10.17352/2455-2283.000098

Published On: June 11, 2021 | Pages: 049 - 052

Author(s): Hemonta KR Dutta, Mauchumi Baruah* and Debasish Borbora

Intestinal obstruction in children are mostly caused by congenital anomalies of the gastrointestinal tract. Ingested foreign bodies can cause GI disturbance including obstruction. Bezoars are concretions of human or vegetable fibers that accumulate in the gastrointestinal tract. The most common type of bezoar in human is the trichobezoar, which is mostly made of hair, ... CrossMark Publons Harvard Library HOLLIS Search IT Semantic Scholar Get Citation Base Search Scilit OAI-PMH ResearchGate Academic Microsoft GrowKudos Universite de Paris UW Libraries SJSU King Library SJSU King Library NUS Library McGill DET KGL BIBLiOTEK JCU Discovery Universidad De Lima WorldCat VU on WorldCat

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Open Access Review Article Article ID: ACG-7-197

Continue peritoneal lavage in acute pancreatitis: How do peritoneal cells response?

10.17352/2455-2283.000097

Published On: June 10, 2021 | Pages: 043 - 048

Author(s): Mariana Barreto Serra*, Denise Frediani Barbeiro, Heraldo Possolo de Souza and Marcel Cerqueira César Machado

Continuous peritoneal lavage is part of a set of minimally invasive techniques, called the Step up approach. These techniques have been used in the management of acute necrotizing (severe) pancreatitis (SAP), as they remove toxins and reduce serious metabolic disorders, although their effects on mild acute pancreatitis and on the content of peritoneal cells during mil ... CrossMark Publons Harvard Library HOLLIS Search IT Semantic Scholar Get Citation Base Search Scilit OAI-PMH ResearchGate Academic Microsoft GrowKudos Universite de Paris UW Libraries SJSU King Library SJSU King Library NUS Library McGill DET KGL BIBLiOTEK JCU Discovery Universidad De Lima WorldCat VU on WorldCat

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Open Access Clinical Image Article ID: ACG-7-196

The early phase of Crohn’s disease in a young girl

10.17352/2455-2283.000096

Published On: June 08, 2021 | Pages: 041 - 042

Author(s): Zhong-Xin Yang, Wei-Wen Tang and Wei Liu*

A 21-year-old girl was transferred to our hospital with 1-year history of abdominal pain and vomiting that had progressed over the preceding 3 weeks. She had presented to the local hospital with a 3-day history of fever before presentation. Physical examination revealed normal vital signs and mild periumbilical tenderness with active bowel sounds. Laboratory tests of ... CrossMark Publons Harvard Library HOLLIS Search IT Semantic Scholar Get Citation Base Search Scilit OAI-PMH ResearchGate Academic Microsoft GrowKudos Universite de Paris UW Libraries SJSU King Library SJSU King Library NUS Library McGill DET KGL BIBLiOTEK JCU Discovery Universidad De Lima WorldCat VU on WorldCat

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Open Access Review Article Article ID: ACG-7-194

The intestinal microbiota: Towards a multifactorial integrative model. Eubiosis and dysbiosis in morbid physical and psychological conditions

10.17352/2455-2283.000094

Published On: June 01, 2021 | Pages: 024 - 035

Author(s): Giulio Perrotta*

The human intestinal microbiota is considered “an organ within an organ”, partially shrouded in mystery, as the issue related to the bacterial component but less the viral component and the other microorganisms present has been thoroughly investigated. To date, research has focused attention on the bacterial component and on the correlations between intestinal dysbios ... CrossMark Publons Harvard Library HOLLIS Search IT Semantic Scholar Get Citation Base Search Scilit OAI-PMH ResearchGate Academic Microsoft GrowKudos Universite de Paris UW Libraries SJSU King Library SJSU King Library NUS Library McGill DET KGL BIBLiOTEK JCU Discovery Universidad De Lima WorldCat VU on WorldCat

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Open Access Mini Review Article ID: ACG-7-193

COVID-19 vaccines in elderly subjects: Considerations on efficacy and safety

10.17352/2455-2283.000093

Published On: May 19, 2021 | Pages: 021 - 023

Author(s): Marco Bongiovanni*

The SARS-CoV-2 pandemic dramatically involved elderly subjects, causing a very high number of deaths in this specific population, with a risk of mortality reaching 50% in subjects older than 80 years [1-3]. As a consequence, as the world prepares for a mass campaign to vaccinate as many people as possible in the shortest time, older and frailty individuals have been r ... CrossMark Publons Harvard Library HOLLIS Search IT Semantic Scholar Get Citation Base Search Scilit OAI-PMH ResearchGate Academic Microsoft GrowKudos Universite de Paris UW Libraries SJSU King Library SJSU King Library NUS Library McGill DET KGL BIBLiOTEK JCU Discovery Universidad De Lima WorldCat VU on WorldCat

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