Current Health Sciences Journal - For the first time in the history of gastroenterology, an international conference will take place which joins together the forces of four pre-eminent organisations: GASTRO 2009, UEGW/WCOG London.

  • http://www.chsjournal.org/online-submission Online submission - Address for correspondenceNicolae CerneaCurrent Health Sciences JournalUniversity of Medicine and Pharmacy CraiovaPetru Rares Street, No 2-4200345 Craiova, RomaniaE-mail:[email protected], Web Site: http://www.cshjournal.org  
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  • http://www.chsjournal.org/issues/volume-42-issue-3-2016/role-of-metabolites-of-nitric-oxide-and-arginase-in-the-pathogenesis-of-glomerulonephritis Role of Metabolites of Nitric Oxide and Arginase in the Pathogenesis of Glomerulonephritis - Purpose: The aim of the study is to assess the level of nitric oxide metabolites and arginase in the urine of children with glomerulonephritis depending on clinical evolutional stages of the disease. Materials and methods: The prospective study included 65 children with primary glomerulonephritis, 25 children with steroid-sensitive nephrotic syndrome (SSNS) and 20 children with steroid-resistant nephrotic syndrome (SRNS), 20 children with mixed form of chronic glomerulonephritis(CGN). Results: Thus in the SRNS group, during relapse period the concentration of NO metabolites in urine was increased by 4,2 times, while in SSNS by 3,0 times in comparison with the control group. The concentration of NO metabolites in the urine increased by 4,8 times during relapse CGN mixed form in comparison to the control values. During remission, the levels of NO metabolites in the urine remain increased in both groups. In relapse of SSNS arginase levels in the urine increased by 4,5 times in comparation to SRNS, thus the concentration of arginase was reduced. During remission period arginase levels in the urine were practically reduced to the levels of the control group. In the mixed form of CGN, relapse period arginase levels in the urine were increased by 2,9 times and during remission were decreased by almost 1,9 times in comparision to the control group. Conclusions: Assesment of NO metabolites and arginase in urine can be used as a diagnostic method in order to monitor renal disease process, evolution and effectiveness of the applied treatment.
  • http://www.chsjournal.org/issues/volume-42-issue-3-2016/upper-gastrointestinal-bleeding-in-chronic-kidney-disease-patients Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding in Chronic Kidney Disease Patients - Aim: To investigate upper GI bleeding as a particular complication in chronic kidney disease patients. Material and methhod: 30 chronic kidney disease patients admitted to the Nephrology Department for upper gastrointestinal bleeding over a period of 5 years. Results: 16 patients were undergoing hemodialysis (53.3%) and 14 patients were not in a hemodialysis program. There were no patients undergoing peritoneal dialysis. Very high comorbidity rate for all patients, most important being cardiovascular diseases. Only 10% of patients had oral anticoagulant treatment prior to GI bleeding. Conservative treatment was successful for all patients; no endoscopic or surgical haemostasis was needed. Conclusion: Although chronic disease kidney patients have a high risk of upper GI bleeding compared to the general population, the conservative treatment applied has a very high rate of success in stopping the bleeding without the need for endoscopic or surgical haemostasis treatment.
  • http://www.chsjournal.org/issues/volume-42-issue-3-2016/clinical-histological-and-prognosis-correlations-in-diagnosis-and-treatment-of-gastric-cancer Clinical, Histological and Prognosis Correlations in Diagnosis and Treatment of Gastric Cancer - Purpose The study authors have proposed to highlight the mainepidemiologic and prognostic aspects of digestive malignancies in the Dolj county population, justifying the need for permanent and detailed estimate of this phenomenon. Methods The authors of the study have proposed to outline adescriptive epidemiological panel,characteristic for the population groups at risk of developing gastric cancers and establishing clinical factors (tumor location, disease stage, type of surgery) and histological factors (histopathological type, degree of tumor differentiation) with prognostic significance having as landmark, survival rate at 5 years or disease-free survival of 5 years. Results The study was conducted on a sample of 458 patients with gastric tumors endoscopically detected,histologically confirmedand treated between 2000-2010. The epidemiological study allowed us to outline the descriptive epidemiological panel characteristic for the group of patients at risk of developing gastric cancer. Analysis of correlation between clinical parameters and histopathological parameters reached statistical threshold in multivariate statistical analysis of the localization of tumor, disease stage and histological type (p 0.001), depending on the location of the tumor, correlated with other clinical factors (disease stage, type of surgery) and histological factors (histopathological type, tumor differentiation grade), which allowed us to outline clinical,histological and prognostic groups. Conclusions Defining the clinical,histological and prognostic groups, allows an accurate assessment of patient prognosis from the time of randomization and initiation of treatment, type of surgery in advanced locoregional, reconverted to operability, after neoadjuvant polychemotherapy being dictated by the location of the tumor (1/3 superior vs 1 / 3 medium vs 1/3 lower stomach).
  • http://www.chsjournal.org/issues/volume-42-issue-3-2016/plant-growth-regulating-activity-of-some-n-substituted-chloroacetylanilines Plant Growth Regulating Activity of Some N-Substituted Chloroacetylanilines - Purpose. The synthesis and physico-chemical characterization of six N-substituted chloroacetylanilines and testing their plant growth regulating activity. Material/Methods. The synthesis of the six N-substituted chloroacetylanilines was accomplished by condensation of N-substituted anilines, in an acidic medium, with chloroacetylchloride. Purified compounds obtained were physico-chemical characterized by elemental analysis and spectral analysis. Five different concentrations (0.1%, 0.5%, 0.75%, 1% and 5%) of the compounds solubilized in chloroform were used to analzyed their effects on the germination and mainly on the radicular elongation of wheat caryopses, Triticum aestivum subsp. aestivum (Poaceae), Dropia variety. Results. The N-substituted chloroacetylanilines were solid, differently colored, with high melting temperatures and high yields. Their structure was confirmed both by elemental analysis and by the spectral methods (UV–Vis, FTIR, 1H–NMR, 13C–NMR, GC–MS). Conclusions. For the six analyzed compounds, at five different concentrations (0.1%, 0.5%, 0.75%, 1% and 5%), the experimental data obtained by the method of linear measurement, in the Triticum assay, showed the inhibition of mean radicular elongation compared with the reference
  • http://www.chsjournal.org/issues/volume-42-issue-3-2016/histopathological-study-on-conservatively-operated-breast-carcinomas Histopathological Study on Conservatively Operated Breast Carcinomas - In this histopathological study we looked at 303 cases of breast carcinomas, managed though conservative breast surgery and later analysed with the help of a classical histopathological technique, paraffin embedding. The carcinomas were assessed in terms of tumor size, lymph node status, histological type, correlation between invasive tumors and an situ carcinoma component, resection margins, grading and patients age. Following assessment, we looked at associations between above morphological and clinical parameters and ipsilateral local recurrences. We concluded that more than half of our cases were carcinomas, measuring between 2 cm and 5 cm, with no associated lymph node involvement, in keeping with pTNM criteria for stage II. By far, in our study, the most frequent histopathological type was type NOS (63.37%) followed by invasive lobular carcinoma (10.56%) and mixed ducto-lobular invasive carcinoma (6.27%). Other types of invasive carcinoma were rarer, each representing less than 4% of cases. In regards to in situ carcinomas we noted the most common histological types to be both cribriform intraductal carcinoma and comedocarcinoma, each identified in 1.65% of cases. Amongst invasive breast carcinomas, infiltrating ductal carcinoma not otherwise specified (NOS) was found to be most commonly associated with in situ ductal carcinoma lesions. This was seen in 34.9% of cases, and was the only type associated with an extensive in situ component. Analysing the grading of mammary carcinomas in our study showed that the vast majority of cases (63.04%) were grade 3 tumors. In regards to surgical resection margins, ¾ of cases were noted to have negative margins. Tumor recurrences were noted in 12 cases. These cases were most commonly noted to reoccur following initial poorly differentiated, infiltrating ductal carcinomas, not otherwise specified (NOS), with positive resection margins, measuring less than 2 cm. Patiens tended to be under the age of 40 and had positive lymph nodes. The emergence of local recurrences after conservative surgery for early breast cancer is singnificantly linked to poorly differentiated primary tumors (p 0.05). In terms of increasing the risk of ipsilateral recurrence the most important aspect highlighted in our sudy was the status of the resection margins. Patients with positive resection margins had a significantly high risk to develop recurrences after the conservative surgery, compared to those with negative margins (p
  • http://www.chsjournal.org/issues/volume-42-issue-3-2016/incidence-of-pulmonary-andor-systemic-thromboembolism-in-pregnancy Incidence of Pulmonary and/or Systemic Thromboembolism in Pregnancy - Pregnancy associate with thromboembolism is one of leading causes of maternal morbidity and mortality. Worldwide the incidence of pregnancy related venous thromboembolism is approximately 1 in 1500 deliveries. The arterial thromboembolism risk is increased from 3 to 4 fold and the risk of venous thromboembolism is five times higher in a pregnant that in a non-pregnant woman. With an appropriate prophylaxis and therapy, prevention of death from systemic thromboembolism in pregnancy necessitates a high index of clinical suspicion succeeded by a timely and accurate diagnostic approach. In pregnancy the clinical diagnosis of systemic thromboembolism is notoriously difficult due to the overlap of signs and symptoms between the pulmonary embolus with or without deep venous thrombosis. We performed a retrospective study of 86 pregnant women with Pulmonary thromboembolism (PTE) and Deep venous thrombosis (DVT) diagnosed between 2009-2015 in Obstetrics-Gynecology Clinic 1 at Emergency County Hospital of Craiova. Our study evaluated these cases considering frequency, maternal and fetus risk associated with thromboembolism. In 6 years we had 35 women diagnosed as PTE, 8 women diagnosed as DVT and PTE, and 43 patients diagnosed as DVT. The underlying disease in our study was hypertension and the most frequent symptoms reported were dyspnea and limb swelling.(100%).During the third trimester of pregnancy the incidence of PTE was 45% and DVT 57%. 12 cases of DVT were related to thrombophilia. Also we found 25 % of PTE that occurred after cesarean and 8 % of PTE after vaginal delivery. We notice that vaginal delivery is safer than cesarean surgery. Also the importance of third trimester of pregnancy and postpartum it is evident.
  • http://www.chsjournal.org/issues/volume-42-issue-3-2016/edwards-intuity-aortic-bioprosthesis-in-patient-with-bicuspid-aortic-valve Edwards Intuity Aortic Bioprosthesis in Patient with Bicuspid Aortic Valve - Bicuspid aortic valve (BAV) is generally considered to be a contraindication to sutureless aortic valve replacement (AVR). Implantation of the Edwards Intuity aortic bioprosthesis is an innovative approach associated with superior hemodynamic performance, significantly reduced myocardial ischaemia and cardiopulmonary bypass times and proves to be suitable for type 1 and 2 of bicuspid aortic valves replacement. We report a case of successful AVR using a fast deployment bioprosthesis,the Edwards Intuity Valve System, in a 67-year-old woman with a bicuspid aortic valve and concomitant severe aortic stenosis.
  • http://www.chsjournal.org/issues/volume-42-issue-3-2016/fatal-evolution-in-the-pneumonia-caused-by-diesel-fuel-aspiration-case-report Fatal Evolution in the Pneumonia Caused by Diesel Fuel Aspiration - Case Report - Aspiration pneumonia in infants emerges as a result of deglutition disorders, congenital malformations and severe gastroesophageal reflux. Hydrocarbon pneumonitis is caused by the accidental ingestion and aspiration of hydrocarbons into the body. In children, it can be seen as a result of both the lack of monitoring and the tendency for the exploration of the environment. The accidental ingestion of a large quantity is quite rare due to the bad taste of hydrocarbons. Initially, the central nervous system is the one affected, followed by the respiratory system, causing the chemical pneumonia (through direct injury of the lung). Furthermore, we shall present the case of an 18 month infant with severe trauma as a result of the accidental ingestion of diesel, followed by vomiting and who was brought late to the hospital. The pneumothorax that emerged as a complication was remitted after the treatment, but the initially chemical and then mixed pneumonia through bacterial overinfection led to the infant’s death after 12 days of medical attention in the Anesthesia and Intensive Care Unit. The histopathological examination of the analyzed lung fragments did not point out any lipid or foam cells that are characteristic to this type of pathology, but which are not mentioned by the majority of toxicology textbooks and those of pathological anatomy, through the low rate of mortality and numerous factors that can lead to negative false results
  • http://www.chsjournal.org/issues/volume-42-issue-3-2016/the-role-of-msct-in-superior-mesenteric-artery-syndrome-smas The Role of MSCT in Superior Mesenteric Artery Syndrome (SMAS) - Superior mesenteric artery syndrome (SMAS) is a rare condition caused by compression of the third part of the duodenum between the superior mesenteric artery (SMA) and the aorta, causing symptoms of duodenal outflow obstruction. We report a case of superior mesenteric artery syndrome in a 48-year-old female associated with severe dehydration and vomiting resulting from duodenal compression that necessitated surgical treatment, undiagnosed for 14 years. The diagnosis was performed with MSCT. Diagnostic evaluation revealed compression of the third portion of the duodenum by the SMA with resultant proximal dilatation. The patient successfully had duodeno-jejunal anastomosis.

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