Paul Tasker, FRCS, Harbans Sharma, MSc, PhD, DSc, Joan Braganza, DSc, FRCP, Maynard Case, BSc, PhD. Manchester Royal Infirmary. INTRODUCTION: In the closed duodenal-jejunal loop, single shot doses of standard pH solutions had a very transitory effect on duodenal luminal pH. METHOD: To produce a more persistent change in luminal pH at different levels, the […]
Paul Tasker, FRCS, Harbans Sharma, MSc, PhD, DSc, Joan Braganza, DSc, FRCP, Maynard Case, BSc, PhD. Manchester Royal Infirmary. INTRODUCTION: In the rat closed duodenal-jejunal loop, rat pancreatic juice (PJ) inhibited 64Cu absorption. Pancreatic insufficiency in man was found not to increase 64Cu absorption in man, so the rat closed duodenal-jejunal loop was re-examined testing for pH […]
Paul Tasker, FRCS, Harbans Sharma, MSc, PhD, DSc, Joan Braganza, DSc, FRCP. Manchester Royal Infirmary. INTRODUCTION: In the rat, high liver copper in pancreatic insufficiency (PI) reduced with pancreatic extract, and, in duodenal-jejunal loops, rat pancreatic juice (PJ) inhibited 64Cu absorption compared to isotonic saline. The inhibition of 64Cu absorption with rat PJ in the rat closed loop […]
Heidi J Miller, MD, MPH, Nadia Awad, MD, Jihan Hegazy, MD, FACS. Albert Einstein Healthcare Network. We present the case of a 42 year old male who presented to the emergency room with 2 days of nausea, vomiting and abdominal pain. He complained of sharp, epigastric pain that radiated to the umbilicus and was associated […]
Ahmed Hammad, Mr, Mohamed Attique, Mr, Imran Inam, Mr, Manreek Basi, Dr, Mohamed Sajed, Dr, Sajed Mahmud, Mr. Upper GI unit. Hairmyres Hospital. NHS Lanarkshire. Glasgow. Aim: Pseudoaneurysm of the cystic artery is rare, two third of the cases are iatrogenic, the remaining third includes trauma, malignancies, inflammation and A-V malformations either congenital or acquired. […]