Acta gastro-enterologica Belgica

A 50-year-old woman presented with pain in her right upper abdomen. In her medical history we note a Caesarean section and a laparotomy with bilateral ovariectomy because of benign cysts. The liver enzymes were mildly elevated: aspartate tr…

Background and aimAcute pancreatitis (AP), an inflammatory disorder of the pancreas, is associated with significant morbidity and mortality. The pathogenesis of AP has been suggested to -involve high oxidative stress (OS), combined with ina…

We present a case of an unusual cause of colonic obstruction in a 45 year old female. The woman presented at the emergency department with a large bowel obstruction. Computed tomography of the abdomen showed distension of the colon with a l…

The efficacy of medical and surgical treatment of endometriosis and pelvic pain is a source of questions and controversies. Complete resolution of endometriosis is not yet possible but therapy has essentially three main objectives: 1) to re…

In most patients coming to the general practitioner or specialist with a history of bloody diarrhoea, bacteria or drugs are the most likely causative agents and it will be possible to make a diagnosis fairly easily. Because of differences i…

Endometriosis is a relatively frequent disease in fertile women. The intestine is involved in 12-37% of cases. Intestinal endometriosis is usually asymptomatic and complete obstruction of the bowel lumen occurs in less than 1% of cases. We …

HP infection of the stomach is not a risk factor for reflux oesophagitis, and may even protect against reflux oesophagitis. HP eradication may lead to an accelerated development of GERD in duodenal ulcer disease patients. It is unknown whet…