BACKGROUND
Patients undergoing bariatric surgery often complain of bad breath. However, the relationship between bariatric surgery and halitosis is relatively unknown. The purpose of the present study was to evaluate and compare the occurrence of halitosis among patients before and after a specific
BACKGROUND
Gastric diverticulum is a rare and frequently asymptomatic condition. Symptoms include vague pain, fullness, dyspepsia, vomiting, hemorrhage and perforation. Occasionally, the patient can present with belching and oral fetor.
METHODS
We report a 58-year-old woman with a gastric
OBJECTIVE
Information on childhood gastritis in developing countries is rare; hence, the objective of this study is to report the pattern of this condition in Saudi Arab children.
METHODS
Data analysis were carried out in all children <18 years of age who were referred for endoscopy at King Khalid
OBJECTIVE
We aimed to evaluate a possible relation between gastroesophageal reflux disease and middle ear effusion in children.
METHODS
Children who came to ear, nose, and throat (ENT) department with the symptoms of hearing loss or aural fullness and diagnosed as OME by examination and tympanometry
Gastroesophageal reflux is considered a risk factor for recurrent or persistent upper and lower respiratory tract conditions including asthma, chronic cough, sinusitis, laryngitis, serous otitis and paroxysmal laryngospasm. Fifty-one subjects with recurrent (more than three) episodes of upper
Pediatric tonsillectomy is a common procedure in the ENT practice, usually in a Day-surgery basis. The aim of the present work is to further investigate postoperative morbidity to improve both treatment and quality of assistance. 126 children operated in our Day-surgery unit were included in the
OBJECTIVE
To reduce the post-tonsillectomy morbidity by swab soaked with 5 ml levobupivacaine hydroclorur (25 mg/10 ml).
METHODS
A double-blind prospective randomized controlled clinical study.
METHODS
In this randomized double-blind study in group I (30 children, mean age 7.5+/-2.6) we tightly
OBJECTIVE
Postoperative sore throat is one of the most common problems after tonsillectomy. Antibiotics remove the local flora and reduce inflammation and thus may reduce postoperative pain after tonsillectomy.
OBJECTIVE
To assess the effect of topical sucralfate and clindamycin on local pain
Gastrocolic fistula (GCF) secondary to colon carcinoma is a rare entity. Establishing the diagnosis of GCF is difficult because it has nonspecific symptoms on admission. The characteristic triad of clinical manifestations includes diarrhoea, faeculent vomiting, and weight loss. Surgical treatment of
OBJECTIVE
to determine if there is a correlation between common otolaryngologic symptoms and presence of gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) in children.
METHODS
charts of 295 children presenting with suspicion of GERD were reviewed for presenting symptoms including: (1) airway symptoms: stertor,
BACKGROUND
Accidental dislodgment is one of the most frequent causes of avoidable cost and consternation related to gastrostomy tubes. The Sacks-Vine gastrostomy tube, inserted in an antegrade fashion by a percutaneous technique, is extremely stable due to the construction of its disc retention
Epiphrenic diverticulum of the esophagus is an uncommon finding. Small diverticula are usually asymptomatic in nature. Large diverticula may present with dysphagia, chest or upper abdominal discomfort, vomiting, irritating cough or halitosis. There are a few different surgical approaches to
BACKGROUND
In Mexico the prevalence of irritable bowel síndrome (IBS) using Rome II criteria varies between 16 and 35%.
OBJECTIVE
To analyze the relative frequency of the IBS subtypes according to the Rome III criteria.
METHODS
A multicentric study in 1677 IBS-Rome III patients that consulted
An 11-year-old spayed female cat presented with a 6-month history of a progressive nodular skin disease with concurrent, ocular lesions, intermittent vomiting, halitosis and weight loss. The cat had received different topical treatments without success prior to
BACKGROUND
Triple therapy with a proton-pump inhibitor and two antibiotics is widely used in the treatment of Helicobacter pylori infection in adults. Experience with such therapy in the pediatric population is limited. This was a prospective, nonrandomized, open-label trial to evaluate safety and
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