Category: Gastroenterology

Portal Hypertension

Portal hypertension is the condition in which portal pressure is increases (more than 12mmHg) within the portal vein characterized by gastrointestinal bleeding, ascites and encephalopathy due to mechanical obstruction of the portal venous system. Normal portal pressure is normally between 5 and 10 mmHg.

Zollinger-Ellison syndrome

Zollinger-Ellison syndrome is one of the severe cause of peptic ulcer disease (PUD) due to pancreatic adenoma gastrin-mediated gastric acid hypersecrection

Acute fatty liver of pregnancy

Acute fatty liver of pregnancy

Acute fatty liver of pregnancy (AFLP) is a rare and potentially fatal complication that typically occurs in the last trimester or early postpartum period usually from unknown

G protein and Disease

G protein and Disease

proteins functions as key transducers of information across cell membranes by coupling receptors to effectors such as adenylyl cyclase (AC) or phospholipase C.They are part of

Acid secretion and duodenal ulcer

emptying rate may be greatly increased in duodenal ulcer patients. Another abnormality in duodenal

Irritable bowel syndrome

Irritable bowel syndrome in short IBS is used to describe a heterogeneous group of abdominal symptoms characterized by chronic abdominal pain, discomfort

Liver Cirrhosis…

The 10th leading cause of death in the world wide is the chronic irreversible liver damage, characterized by replacement of normal liver tissue by fibrosis,

Dieulafoy, s lesion

Dieulafoy, s lesion, a large dilated tortuous aberrant sub mucosal arteriole mostly located in the lesser curvature of the stomach wall which erodes and bleeds.It is relatively uncommon but potentially fatal cause of gastrointestinal bleeding.

ursodeoxycholic acid ……

ursodeoxycholic acid ……

what is the mechanism of ursodeoxycholic acid in dissolution of bile stone??