Background Acute appendicitis remains the most common cause of the acute abdomen in
young adults, and the mainstay of treatment in most centres is an appendectomy. However, …

Objective: The aim of this review was to assess the safety and effectiveness of esophageal
stents in the management of benign esophageal perforation and in the management of …

Context It is rare for ectopic pancreatic tissue to cause symptoms or require treatment,
however diseases of normal pancreas may also occur in ectopic pancreas tissue.

PURPOSE: The aim of this study was to investigate any possible relation between the
severity of anorectal dysfunction in diabetes mellitus and duration of disease and presence of …

Background: Intravenous (iv) erythromycin enhances gastric emptying and oesophageal
motility in both healthy and disease situations, acting either as a motilin or acetylcholine agonist…

OBJECTIVE: Erythromycin exhibits prokinetic properties. The drug enhances esophageal and
gastric motility by acting as a motilin agonist and promoting acetylocholine release. 5-HT 3 …

Background Roux-en-Y reconstruction is sometimes associated with symptoms that suggest
food stasis, as a result of dysmotility of either the gastric remnant and/or the efferent jejunal …

Objective: Gastric dysrhythmias have been noted in diabetic patients with upper GI
symptoms attributed to delayed gastric emptying. The aim of this study was to assess gastric …

… Mary Jo Thompson is Stoma/Coloproctology Nurse Specialist; and Emanuel Epanomeritakis
is Consultant Surgeon, Craigavon Area Hospital Group Trust, Craigavon, Northern Ireland …

RATIONALE AND OBJECTIVES.: The purpose of the study was to determine the effect of
orally administered cisapride on gallbladder emptying in healthy subjects during fasting and …