Publications by authors named "Bashir Tijjani"
Several attempts have been made in the last two decades to investigate ulcerative colitis (UC) patients during the natural course of the disease so as to identify appropriate surrogate markers of disease activity. Most patients with quiescent inflammatory bowel disease have low grade inflammation and it is possible that relapse occurs only once the inflammatory process crosses a critical intensity. Since inflammation is a continuous process, its direct assessment may provide us a quantitative pre-symptomatic measure of imminent relapse.
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- Bezoars are undigested materials that accumulate in the gastrointestinal tract, categorized by the type of material involved, such as phytobezoars (plant matter), tricobezoars (hair), lactobezoars (milk), and the rare lithobezoars (stones).
- The article discusses a specific case of a gastrointestinal lithobezoar causing ulcer-like abdominal pain, with some stones removed via endoscopy and others expelled using promotility medications.
- The case highlights the importance of conducting thorough psychiatric evaluations to identify underlying factors that may lead to the recurrence of such gastrointestinal issues.