Small bowel obstruction secondary to uterine fibroids: a case presentation by Andreas Antzoulas, Georgios-Ioannis Verras, Vasileios Leivaditis, Athanasios Papatriantafyllou, Levan Tchabashvili, Nikolaos Benetatos, Francesk Mulita

“…Large uterine fibroids can cause mechanical small intestine obstruction, although this is not a common cause. …”
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Overview of 5-ASA in Therapy of Inflammatory Bowel Disease by CN Williams

“…First, a pro-drug form in which 5-ASA, the active principal, is attached to a c.arrier molecule and released in the intestine by bacterial cleavage. An example of this is sulfasalazine, originally developed in the 1940s and found to be effective, cheap, but limited by side effects due to the sulfapyridine component. …”
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Malnutrition and Its Influence on Gut sIgA–Microbiota Dynamics by Monica Profir, Robert Mihai Enache, Oana Alexandra Roşu, Luciana Alexandra Pavelescu, Sanda Maria Creţoiu, Bogdan Severus Gaspar

“…Recent evidence suggests that malnutrition alters the intestinal microbiota, known as dysbiosis. Secretory immunoglobulin A (sIgA) plays an important role in maintaining and increasing beneficial intestinal microbiota populations and protecting against pathogenic species. …”
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Antibiotic Susceptibility Pattern and Biofilm Formation in Clinical Isolates of Enterococcus spp. by Sridevi Shridhar, Biranthabail Dhanashree

“…Enterococcus is a commensal in the intestine and is now emerging as a drug-resistant pathogen. …”
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White Spot Disease in Black Tiger Shrimp (Penaeus Monodon Fab.) : Infection of White Spot Virus at 20, 100 and 200 uG/Ml by Dipping Method within 120 Minutes Exposure Time by M. Alifuddin, D. Dana, M. Eidman, M.B. Malole, F.H. Pasaribu

“…This study also indicated that white spot virus infect hepato-pancreatic tissue as well as gill, intestine and lymphoid tissues. Key word: White spot virus, infectious disease, tiger shrimp, Penaeus monodon Fab.   …”
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Superior mesenteric artery injury during laparoscopic radical nephrectomy by E. A. Kruglov, A. I. Narkevich, A. I. Babich, Y. A. Pobedintseva, V. A. Kudlachev, E. V. Filimonov, A. N. Goncharov, V. M. Unguryan

“…This type of injury has a high risk of total necrosis of the small intestine. However, due to the concerted ac ons of the surgical service and the readiness of surgeons to complete the vascular suture of the main vessels, a successful reimplanta on of the superior mesenteric artery into the aorta was performed. …”
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Construction and Radiolabeling of Adenovirus Variants that Incorporate Human Metallothionein into Protein IX for Analysis of Biodistribution by Lei Liu, Buck E. Rogers, Natalia Aladyshkina, Bing Cheng, Stephen J. Lokitz, David T. Curiel, J. Michael Mathis

“…Localization of activity to liver and bladder was seen, with activity detected in spleen, intestine, and kidneys. Afterwards, the mice were euthanized and selected organs were dissected for further analysis. …”
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First Description of the Clinical Activity of Avapritinib in Sporadic Mesenteric Desmoid Tumor by Rebecca Ganzon, Wei Chen, Gabriel Tinoco

“…In this case report, we describe a 55-year-old man with a history of D842V-mutant gastric GIST who presented several years after complete resection of the GIST with an enlarging soft tissue mass in the small intestine. After a nondiagnostic biopsy, the patient was started on avapritinib due to concerns for recurrent D842V-mutant GIST. …”
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Constipations in elderly: diagnostics and treatment approach by Yu. O. Shulpekova

“…One of the vital issues related to it, is decrease of quality of life and social activity of patients. The basic role in intestinal function disorders is played not so much by age-related changes of gastro-intestinal tract, but rather by systemic back- ground disease, characteristic for persons of the senior age. …”
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Emerging antihelminthic drug resistance: Implications for mass drug administration program by Agarwal Harshita, Rajkumari Nonika

“…These parasites live in the human intestine, consuming nutrients intended for the human body. …”
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Are obese rats influenced by GLP1 and IR through aerobic exercise? A case study by Ali Sayyah, Hamid Mohebbı, Hamid Arazı, Abbas Baharı

“…Glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) is characterized as incretion hormones secreted from the intestine upon ingestion of food to maximize insulin secretion, regulate blood sugar and enhance insulin resistance (IR). …”
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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. …”
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Is the Gut Microbiota a New Factor Contributing to Obesity and Its Metabolic Disorders? by Kristina Harris, Amira Kassis, Geneviève Major, Chieh J. Chou

“…The gut microbiota refers to the trillions of microorganisms residing in the intestine and is integral in multiple physiological processes of the host. …”
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Difficulties of iron-deficiency anemia diagnostics by I. V. Mayev, D. T. Dicheva, D. N. Andreyev, Yu. S. Subbotina

“…To illustrate difficulties of detection of sources of gastro-intestinal bleeding (GIB) at investigation of patient with severe chronic iron-deficiency anemia.Key points. …”
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Possible bi-directional link between ETA receptors and protein kinase C in rat blood vessels by A. M. Northover, B. J. Northover

“…The results suggest a possible bi-directional link between ETA receptors and PKC in the intestinal vasculature.…”
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Hyperinsulinemia, cancer and maqui berry: The promise of nutritional supplementation by Brett Deters, Mir Saleem

“…The berry, which has been shown to be as effective as metformin at increasing insulin sensitivity and controlling blood glucose levels, follows a simple mechanism of action that involves the inhibition of sodium dependent glucose transporters in the small intestine, slowing the rate at which sugars enter the bloodstream and thereby decreasing blood sugar spikes and the corresponding increase in insulin levels. …”
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Organes du corps et dispositifs de la forge chez les Moose du Burkina Faso by Lidia Calderoli

“…An example of these parallels is offered by the therapeutic rite that aims to treat an illness affecting the last section of the intestine (particularly an anal or rectal prolapse). …”
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Heminthiasis in a Wild Rats (Rattus sp.) in Surabaya by Hemasayu Nirmala Putri, Budiarto Budiarto, Arimbi Arimbi, Lucia Tri Suwanti, Kusnoto Kusnoto, Soeharsono Soeharsono

“…The result of 31 samples of rat's digestive organs examine using a surgical method showed positive resulth of the presence of Hymenolepis diminutain the intestine and 5 positive samples were Capillaria hepatica, and then 25 positive samples were Taenia taeniaformis obtained from rat liver organs. …”
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Prevalence of Coccidiosis in Free-Range Chicken in Sidi Thabet, Tunisia by Khaled Kaboudi, Sajid Umar, Muhammad Tanveer Munir

“…The mucosa of small intestine and the caeca were examined for the presence and identification of parasitic forms using parasitology methods. …”
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Iron Deficiency Anaemia Caused by Nonspecific (Idiopathic) Small Bowel Ulceration: An Uncommon Presentation of an Uncommon Disease by Gabriele Capurso, Edith Lahner, Nadia Pallotta, Francesco Panzuto, Gianfranco Delle Fave, Bruno Annibale

“…The diagnosis of a small bowel pathology resembling Crohn’s disease was made by small bowel follow through and small intestine contrast ultrasonography. An ileal ulcer was identified at surgery, and after resection the patient experienced a stable recovery from the anemia without ulcer recurrence. …”
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