Daily Archives: January 4, 2017

Nosocomial infection with Clostridium difficile pose a considerable problem despite numerous attempts by health care workers to reduce risk of transmission. Asymptomatic carriers of C difficile might spread their infection to other patients. We investi… Continue reading →

Nosocomial infection with Clostridium difficile pose a considerable problem despite numerous attempts by health care workers to reduce risk of transmission. Asymptomatic carriers of C difficile might spread their infection to other patients. We investi… Continue reading →

Question: A 70-year-old man presented to the outpatient clinic with a 4-cm stone that he described to have been expelled from a wound in his abdomen, after experiencing a bout of colicky abdominal pain. The stone was ovoid-shaped, hyperpigmented, solid… Continue reading →

Question: A 70-year-old man presented to the outpatient clinic with a 4-cm stone that he described to have been expelled from a wound in his abdomen, after experiencing a bout of colicky abdominal pain. The stone was ovoid-shaped, hyperpigmented, solid… Continue reading →

Video capsule endoscopy (CE) provides a noninvasive option to assess the small intestine, but its use with respect to endoscopic procedures and cross-sectional imaging varies widely. The aim of this consensus was to provide guidance on the appropriate … Continue reading →

Video capsule endoscopy (CE) provides a noninvasive option to assess the small intestine, but its use with respect to endoscopic procedures and cross-sectional imaging varies widely. The aim of this consensus was to provide guidance on the appropriate … Continue reading →

Maintenance and differentiation of progenitor cells in the developing enteric nervous system (ENS) are controlled by molecules such as the signaling protein endothelin 3 (EDN3), its receptor (the endothelin receptor type B, EDNRB), and the transcriptio… Continue reading →

Maintenance and differentiation of progenitor cells in the developing enteric nervous system (ENS) are controlled by molecules such as the signaling protein endothelin 3 (EDN3), its receptor (the endothelin receptor type B, EDNRB), and the transcriptio… Continue reading →

Question: A 57-year-old man presented to our hospital with a week of generalized weakness and abdominal pain. Relevant medications included diclofenac 75 mg twice daily, aspirin 81 mg, and clopidogrel 75 mg/d. Vital signs were normal. Physical examinat… Continue reading →