www.doi.org/10.52768/jjgastro/1016
To evaluate the overall survival, disease free survival, clinicopathological characteristics and prognostic factors of patients with gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GISTs) who were treated at Faculty of Medicine Vajira Hospital. A retrospective review data of 39 GISTs patients who underwent surgery at Vajira hospital from 2007 to 2011 was performed. The patient characteristics, overall survival, disease-free survival of patients and prognostic factors were evaluated.
www.doi.org/10.52768/jjgastro/1017
A 55-year-old man presented to an emergency department with a history of abdominal pain and vomiting for one week. He had a history of having peptic ulcer perforation surgery. He appeared weak and frustration from pain, abdominal distension at upper abdomen without peritonitis sign on physical examination.
www.doi.org/10.52768/jjgastro/1018
Gastric İntestinal Metaplasia (GIM) and Gastric Atrophy (GA) are pre-neoplastic lesions that can lead to gastric cancer. Nowadays, there are no recognized good biomarkers of GIM and GA. The neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR) is an economical, effective, and repetitive indicator of inflammation. We aimed to comparatively evaluate Red Cell Distribution Width (RDW) and the NLR.
www.doi.org/10.52768/jjgastro/1019
Rejection is an important adverse event after pediatric liver transplantation (LT). We aimed to study the incidence and risk factors for post-transplant rejection in pediatrics. The study included 40 pediatric patients underwent LT. All patients' records were reviewed. A wide range of potential risk factors for rejection, were recorded.
www.doi.org/10.52768/jjgastro/1020
The aim of this retrospective study was to compare the outcomes after laparoscopic cholecystectomy using titanium clips or Hem-o-lok polymeric clips to close cystic artery and cystic duct. A total of 154 patients who underwent laparoscopic cholecystectomy for gallbladder disease from January 2019 to December 2019 at the Department of Surgery of the San Giovanni Addolorata Hospital in Rome (Italy) were studied retrospectively.