[Duodenal duplication revealed by acute pancreatitis. A case report].

Background: Duodenum duplications are uncommon congenital anomalies. Most symptomatic cases are diagnosed in childhood and usually present with obstructive or bleeding symptoms. Acute pancreatitis is rarely attributed to these cysts.

Primary resistance to clarithromycin, metronidazole and amoxicillin of Helicobacter pylori isolated from Tunisian patients with peptic ulcers and gastritis: a prospective multicentre study.

Background: The frequency of primary resistance to antibiotics in H. pylori isolates is increasing worldwide. In Tunisia, there are limited data regarding the pattern of H.

[Epidemiological and clinical characteristics of intestinal microsporidiosis].

Introduction: Intestinal microsporidiosis is an opportunistic parasitological infection affecting mainly immunocompromised patients, particularly those infected with HIV.

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to analyse the epidemiological and clinical characteristics of intestinal microsporidiosis and the treatments available for it.

Material And Methods: This retrospective study examined records collected over a 13-year period (from January 1995 through December 2007).