A Review of Helicobacter pylori Infection in Patients with Diabetes Mellitus.

Gastrointestinal symptoms, such as abdominal discomfort, chronic abdominal pain, dysphagia, heartburn, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea and constipation are more common in patients with Diabetes Mellitus (DM) than in the general population. Studies published in the past two decades have suggested a link between Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) infection and DM in many aspects. These include; higher H. pylori infection prevalence however the data on the prevelance of H. pylori infection in patients with DM are scanty and contradictory, the eradication rate of H. pylori seems to be lower in DM patients than in non-diabetic controls, control of dyspeptic symptoms with eradication as well as association with late complications in DM patients. The aim of the present review is to gain a better understanding of H. pylori infection in DM patients.

Gastric Metastatis of Renal Cell Carcinoma Presenting as Polyps.

Metastatic tumors of the stomach are very rare, with an incidence of 0, 2%- 0, 7% in the autopsy series. Malignant melanoma, carcinomas of breast, esophagus and lung are the most frequent primary tumor sites. The present case describes a 57-year-old woman who presented to the gastroenterology department with epigastric pain, nausea and vomiting for two months. Examinations revealed gastric metastasis of Renal Cell Carcinoma.

Pulmonary Sequestration Presenting with Recurrent Abdominal Pain.

Pulmonary sequestration is a rare congenital malformation of the pulmonary system. This nonfunctioning cystic or solid mass is asymptomatic unless infected. Patients primarily present with pulmonary symptoms such as cough, hemoptysis, dyspnea, chest pain, and fever due to recurrent pulmonary infections. We report herein the case of a young woman who presented with recurrent left upper abdominal pain and was diagnosed by contrast-enhanced computed tomography as intralobar pulmonary sequestration.