Problem of Foreign Body in GI Tract by Yahya Daneshbod, Abdolrasoul Talei, Shahrzad Negahban, Hossein Soleimanpour, Azita Aledavoud, Neda Bagheri, Mahsa Khanlari, Khosrow Daneshbod

“…Most foreign bodies pass through the gastrointestinal tract uneventful. We report of a case of inadvertently ingested foreign body, which by endoscopy simulated a polyp and on biopsy reported as cancer, so the patient underwent an unnecessary major operation. …”
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Ileocaecal Intussusception with a Lead Point: Unusual MDCT Findings of Active Crohn’s Disease Involving the Appendix by Ebru Ozan, Gokce Kaan Atac, Egemen Akincioglu, Mete Keskin, Kamil Gulpinar

“…Crohn’s disease (CD) may affect any part of the gastrointestinal tract, including the appendix. It was shown to be a predisposing factor for intussusception. …”
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Functional Dyspepsia and Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease: From Pathogenesis to Current Treatment Strategies by A. S. Trukhmanov, D. E. Rumyantseva

“…Currently, acotiamide is recognized as an effective drug that affects the motility of the upper gastrointestinal tract. Acotiamide is an antagonist of muscarinic M1 and M2 receptors and a reversible inhibitor of acetylcholinesterase. …”
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Genital and Intertriginous Rashes Refractory to Antimicrobial Treatments: Have You Thought about Crohn’s Disease? by Candelaria O’Farrell, Annette Roberts, Claudia Riera Canales, Carrie Firestone Baum, Lina Maria Felipez

“…Crohn’s disease is an inflammatory bowel disease that can have multiple extraintestinal manifestations and can develop prior to, following, or simultaneously with gastrointestinal tract involvement (Aberumand et al. (2017), Georgious et al. (2006), Larsen et al. (2010), Levine and Burakoff (2011), Louis et al. (2018)). …”
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A Case Report of a Metastatic Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor Occurring in Femur by Chang-kun Zheng, Wu-Sheng Kan, Peng Li

“…Gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GISTs) are mesenchymal neoplasms that most commonly affect the stomach or small intestine, but can occur anywhere throughout the gastrointestinal tract. To the best of our knowledge, few cases have been reported in the literature about the femur metastasis of GIST. …”
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Nonfamilial Juvenile Polyposis Syndrome with Exon 5 Novel Mutation in SMAD 4 Gene by Amna Ahmed, Badr Alsaleem

“…Juvenile polyposis syndrome (JPS) is a rare autosomal dominant hereditary disorder, characterized by multiple juvenile polyps in the gastrointestinal tract and an increased risk of colorectal cancer. …”
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Successful desensitization with 5-fluorouracil in a patient who developed anaphylaxis after 5-fluorouracil infusion by Mehmet Erdem Çakmak, Nida Oztop, Osman Ozan Yeğit

“…5-Fluorouracil (5-FU) is a chemotherapeutic agent widely used in the treatment of gastrointestinal tract, skin and breast cancers. Hypersensitivity reactions may occur due to the use of chemotherapeutic drugs. …”
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Biomarkers in Inflammatory Bowel Disease-Associated Spondyloarthritis: State of the Art and Unmet Needs by Devis Benfaremo, Michele Maria Luchetti, Armando Gabrielli

“…Inflammatory bowel disease-associated spondyloarthritis is a systemic disease characterized by the chronic inflammation of both the gastrointestinal tract and the musculoskeletal system. Since inflammatory bowel disease-associated spondyloarthritis has been associated with a significant diagnostic delay, which may lead to poor quality of life and progression of joint damage, efforts to discover new reliable and noninvasive diagnostic biomarkers have been made. …”
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Extraosseous Multiple Myeloma: Case Report of Presentation in the Lower Extremity Soft Tissues with Literature Review by Jeff Ames, Ahmad Al-Samaraee, Takashi Takahashi

“…Analysis of the anatomic location of EM-MM lesions demonstrates the majority being in the upper airway (33.8%), soft tissues including retroperitoneum and abdomen (14.1%), gastrointestinal tract (10.3%), central nervous system, head and neck (16.0%), and GU (2.4%). …”
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An Approach to Iron-Deficiency Anemia by Imran Rasul, Gabor P Kandel

“…In adult men and postmenopausal women, gastrointestinal tract pathology is often the cause of iron-deficiency anemia, so patients are frequently referred for endoscopic evaluation. …”
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Extragastrointestinal Stromal Tumor during Pregnacy by Ilay Gözükara, T. U. Kutlu Dilek, Hüseyin Durukan, Duygu Düsmez Apa, Suna Kabil Kucur, Saffet Dilek

“…Extragastrointestinal stromal tumors (EGISTs) are mesenchymal neoplasms without connection to the gastrointestinal tract. Gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GISTs) and EGIST are similar according to their clinicopathologic and histomorphologic features. …”
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Cytokines as Therapeutic Targets for the Gastrointestinal Manifestations of Scleroderma by Jennifer M Raoul, Monica Verma, Ernest Tan, Theresa C Peterson

“…It has significance for gastroenterologists because the gastrointestinal tract is involved in 90% of SSc patients, who often present with esophageal dysfunction. …”
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Intestinal Carcinoid Tumours in a Father and Daughter by Tuya Pal, Alexander Liede, Margot Mitchell, Alain Calender, Steven A Narod

“…All cases reported in the world literature have involved carcinoid tumours of the gastrointestinal tract. Two cases of carcinoid tumours of the small intestine in a father and daughter are presented. …”
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Mitral Valve Endocarditis due to Lactobacillus by Patrick Groga-Bada, Iris I. Mueller, Federico Foschi, Meinrad Gawaz, Christian Eick

“…They belong to the lactic acid bacteria group and are also known as a usual part of the normal flora of the gastrointestinal tract as well as of the urinary and genital tracts. …”
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Kaposi´s sarcoma, epidemic type. Case presentation by Gilberto Serrano Ocaña, Juan Carlos Ortiz Sablon, Ilen Ochoa Tamayo

“…In AIDS patients, the KS tends to develop more rapidly compromising the skin, lungs, gastrointestinal tract and other organs. In people with AIDS, Kaposi's sarcoma is caused by an interaction between HIV, a weakened immune system and human herpes virus 8. …”
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An Unusual Cause of Intestinal Obstruction in a Young Adult Patient: Inflammatory Fibroid Polyp by Meryem Rais, Hafsa Chahdi, Mohammed Elfahssi, Abderrahmane Albouzidi, Mohamed Oukabli

“…Inflammatory fibroid polyps are uncommon benign lesions that originate in the submucosa of the gastrointestinal tract. The stomach and the ileum are the most commonly affected sites. …”
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The latest therapeutic reports on short-term and long-term prophylaxis in the treatment of hereditary angioedema by Maciej Kozłowski, Karolina Żurawska, Iwona Poziomkowska-Gęsicka

“…Symptoms can occur on various parts of the body, including the gastrointestinal tract, face and extremities, with the most dangerous form being swelling of the larynx and airways, which can be life threatening for the patient. …”
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New strategy for gastrointestinal protection based on gaseous mediators application by O. N. Sulaieva, J. L. Wallace

“…Application of H2S-releasing NSAIDs provides powerful protection of the gastrointestinal tract, while maintaining and/or enhancing the antiinflammatory effect. …”
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A Case of Gastric Metastatic Melanoma 15 Years after the Initial Diagnosis of Cutaneous Melanoma by Sohail Farshad, Scott Keeney, Alexandra Halalau, Gehad Ghaith

“…Melanoma is the most common cancer to metastasize to the gastrointestinal tract; however, metastasis to the stomach is a rare occurrence. …”
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Review of NVP and HG and Early Pharmacotherapeutic Intervention by Shannon M. Clark, Maged M. Costantine, Gary D. V. Hankins

“…The most common etiologies for NVP include the hormonal changes associated with pregnancy, the physiologic changes in the gastrointestinal tract, and a genetic predisposition. Up to 10% of women will require pharmacotherapy to treat the symptoms of NVP despite conservative measures. …”
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