International Journal of Gastroenterology

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Volume 5, Issue 1, June 2021

  • Gastric Actinomycosis Case Report and Literature Review

    Plamen Chernopolsky, Rossen Madjov, Vasil Bozhkov, Ivan Krasnaliev, Valentina Madjova

    Issue: Volume 5, Issue 1, June 2021
    Pages: 1-4
    Received: 3 December 2020
    Accepted: 11 January 2021
    Published: 22 January 2021
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    Abstract: Actinomycosis is an indolent infection that usually presents a diagnostic challenge to the physician. The most commonly affected zones are the cervicofacial, thoracic and abdominal areas. Abdominal actinomycosis although recognized for more than 150 years, is still wide unknown for most of the clinicians. Its various clinical manifestations are usu... Show More
  • Epidemiology and Sensibility Profile of Some Enteric Bacteria Isolated from Stool Samples in Some Douala-Cameroon Hospitals

    Raphael Tchientcheu, Calixte Ida Penda, Rebecca Madeleine Ebelle Etame, Colette Grace Ngondi Dalle, Raymond Simplice Mouokeu, Rosalie Anne Ngono Ngane

    Issue: Volume 5, Issue 1, June 2021
    Pages: 5-17
    Received: 21 December 2020
    Accepted: 29 December 2020
    Published: 22 January 2021
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    Abstract: Background: Gastroenteritis caused by bacteria are a serious public health issue. Antibiotic resistance is common. This work described the epidemiological and resistance profile of bacteria involved in gastrointestinal infection in Douala, Cameroon. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted from March to December 2017 on stool samples. Bacteri... Show More
  • Advances in Diagnosis and Treatment of Cytomegalovirus Gastrointestinal Infection in Immunocompetent Adults

    Guo Lin Dai, Chu Tian Wu, Shao Hui Tang

    Issue: Volume 5, Issue 1, June 2021
    Pages: 18-25
    Received: 4 January 2021
    Accepted: 15 January 2021
    Published: 22 January 2021
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    Abstract: Cytomegalovirus (CMV), a kind of human herpes virus, is highly prevalent globally. It was believed that CMV posed a considerable risk only in newborns and immunocompromised individuals in the past, but there are increasing reports that CMV caused adverse outcomes in immunocompetent adults. The gastrointestinal canal (especially colon) is one of the... Show More
  • Streaming from a Diagnostic and Therapeutic Endoscopy Room: It Is Possible at Low Cost

    Claudio Navarrete Garcia, Lazaro Arango, Eduardo Valdivieso, Marcelo Ponce, Cecilia Castillo, Carlos Barrientos, Priscilla Lopez, Arturo Valle, Ignacio Robles, Jaquelina Gobelet, Hugo Incopff, Diego Marutate, Jorge Isaguirre, Jesus Rodriguez, Alvaro Jalal, Pablo Ortiz, Wladimir Estrada, Luis Villota, Carlos Jaramillo, Andres Sanchez, Claudia Diaz, Alberto Angel, Fabian Puentes, Mario Jaramillo, Monica Londoño

    Issue: Volume 5, Issue 1, June 2021
    Pages: 26-32
    Received: 1 April 2021
    Accepted: 19 April 2021
    Published: 8 May 2021
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    Abstract: Background and Aims: Before the covid-19 pandemic, medicine was practice and taught almost entirely face-to-face. The new normal, presented us with an opportunity to change the paradigm. Previously, live video transmission was only possible with the use of satellites, that were too expensive to be use regular bases. Now it is possible to broadcast ... Show More
  • Non-medicine Methods of Treatment of Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease

    Matanat Efendiyeva

    Issue: Volume 5, Issue 1, June 2021
    Pages: 33-39
    Received: 20 December 2020
    Accepted: 30 April 2021
    Published: 21 May 2021
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    Abstract: Few decades away a problem of throwing of acidic gastric content into an esophagus was reduced to the concept of reflux-esophagitis. In-depth study of pathogenesis of a disease resulted in “gastroesophageal reflux disease” (GERD) term which is acknowledged as leading disease of digestive system in terms of frequency and dangerous complications. GER... Show More