Protein losing gastroenteropathy due to infection without giant rugal folds, erosion or polyposis.

An 85-year-old woman was admitted to our hospital because of progressive hypoproteinemia and generalised oedema. Technetium-99m human albumin scintigraphy revealed protein leakage in the gastrointestinal tract. Upper gastrointestinal endoscopy revealed small whitish nodules from the gastric body up to the duodenal bulb.

[Efficacy of endoscopic gastroduodenal stenting for gastric outlet obstruction caused by unresectable gastric cancer].

Background: In this retrospective study, we investigated the clinical outcomes of endoscopic gastroduodenal stenting (EGDS) for gastric outlet obstruction( GOO) caused by unresectable gastric cancer( UGC).

Methods: A retrospective study was performed on 20 UGC patients with GOO between 2007 and 2012. We compared the clinical outcomes of EGDS using the WallFlex stent( GDS group, n=8) and palliative Roux-en-Y gastrojejunostomy( RYGJ group, n=12).