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Gastrointestinal Disorders, Volume 6, Issue 1

March 2024 - 24 articles

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Articles (24)

  • Brief Report
  • Open Access
1 Citations
3,203 Views
9 Pages

Bowel Cleansing Preparations Are Associated with Gastroduodenal Lesions

  • Anas Khouri,
  • Cesar G. Moreno and
  • Jack A. Di Palma

Background: During esophagogastroduodenoscopy performed with colonoscopy, gastric and duodenal erythema, erosions, and ulcerations are often observed. This investigation was designed to review the prevalence of gastroduodenal lesions in patients who...

  • Review
  • Open Access
18 Citations
10,893 Views
22 Pages

A Critical Review on In Vitro and Ex Vivo Models of the Intestinal Epithelium of Humans and Monogastric Animals

  • Célia Maria Costa,
  • Nelson Mota de Carvalho,
  • Diana Luazi de Oliveira and
  • Ana Raquel Madureira

Recently, the bioactive potential of several functional ingredients and biomolecules has been evaluated regarding human and animal nutrition. The digestive process from food intake to absorption and metabolism are important events that induce changes...

  • Review
  • Open Access
22 Citations
21,070 Views
25 Pages

Main Disorders of Gastrointestinal Tract in Older People: An Overview

  • Antonella Gallo,
  • Simona Pellegrino,
  • Erika Pero,
  • Maria Chiara Agnitelli,
  • Caterina Parlangeli,
  • Francesco Landi and
  • Massimo Montalto

From a physiological standpoint, aging is a progressive reduction in each organ system’s capacity to maintain homeostasis in the face of illness or stressors. With advancing age, gastrointestinal (GI) symptoms and signs may increase, not only d...

  • Editorial
  • Open Access
3 Citations
6,035 Views
5 Pages

Functional gastrointestinal disorders (FGIDs) are classified as those with no organic cause and those not attributable to structural or biochemical abnormalities [...]

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
2,535 Views
16 Pages

Detection of Ulcerative Colitis Lesions from Weakly Annotated Colonoscopy Videos Using Bounding Boxes

  • Safaa Al-Ali,
  • John Chaussard,
  • Sébastien Li-Thiao-Té,
  • Éric Ogier-Denis,
  • Alice Percy-du-Sert,
  • Xavier Treton and
  • Hatem Zaag

Ulcerative colitis is a chronic disease characterized by bleeding and ulcers in the colon. Disease severity assessment via colonoscopy videos is time-consuming and only focuses on the most severe lesions. Automated detection methods enable fine-grain...

  • Review
  • Open Access
4 Citations
8,186 Views
35 Pages

Sarcomas are rare lesions and encompass a wide variety of entities, depending on their nature. In recent years new entities have been described and new knowledge, especially that provided by molecular studies, has been increasing. This makes it very...

  • Review
  • Open Access
3,307 Views
16 Pages

Biologics in Focus: A Comprehensive Review of the Current Biological Therapies for Ulcerative Colitis in the United Arab Emirates (UAE)

  • Ahmed El-Sayed,
  • Ceyhun Oztumer,
  • Camellia Richards,
  • Omar-Adam Salim,
  • Mathuri Sivakumar and
  • Laith Alrubaiy

Background: Ulcerative colitis (UC) is a relapsing–remitting inflammatory condition that has an increasing incidence across the world, including in the Middle East. Biological monoclonal antibody drugs (biologics) have been shown to be advantag...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2,661 Views
11 Pages

Prospective Visual Inspection of the Ventrum of Tongue (VIVOT) Vasculature Predicts the Presence of Esophageal Varices

  • Martin Tobi,
  • Monina Pascua,
  • Rebecca Rodriguez,
  • Yu-Xiao Yang,
  • John Lieb,
  • Douglas Weinstein and
  • David E. Kaplan

Venous collateral shunting of blood from the splanchnic to systemic venous systems due to portal hypertension increases the pressure in the ventral lingual venous bed. We hypothesized that the appearance of sublingual varices evaluated by pre-endosco...

  • Review
  • Open Access
7 Citations
10,819 Views
16 Pages

Diabetic Gastroparesis: Navigating Pathophysiology and Nutritional Interventions

  • Alfredo Caturano,
  • Massimiliano Cavallo,
  • Davide Nilo,
  • Gaetano Vaudo,
  • Vincenzo Russo,
  • Raffaele Galiero,
  • Luca Rinaldi,
  • Raffaele Marfella,
  • Marcellino Monda and
  • Giovanni Luca
  • + 1 author

Diabetic gastroparesis (DGP) delays gastric emptying in diabetes patients, notably impacting those with type 1 and long-standing type 2 diabetes. Symptoms include early satiety, fullness, appetite loss, bloating, abdominal pain, and vomiting, arising...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3,483 Views
12 Pages

An Evaluation of the Efficacy and Safety of TAMIXAM®, Based on Hyaluronic Acid and Tamarind Seed Extract, for Esophageal Mucosal Protection from Acid Insult

  • Marisa Francesca Motta,
  • Giuseppe Pulitano,
  • Antonino Bagnulo,
  • Giampaolo Buriani,
  • Umberto Di Maio,
  • Fabio Amone,
  • Vincenzo Nobile and
  • Rocco Malivindi

TAMIXAM® is a novel technology that combines hyaluronic acid and tamarind seed extract in its formulation. It is designed to protect the esophageal mucosa by creating a barrier through its filmogenic properties. The aim of this study is to evalua...

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Gastrointest. Disord. - ISSN 2624-5647