Publications by authors named "Mohamad Ali Ibrahim"
Clinical features and temporal trends in H. pylori negative gastric maltoma.
Arab J Gastroenterol
January 2025
Article Synopsis
- Mucosa-Associated Lymphoid Tissue (MALT) lymphoma, particularly gastric MALToma, is often associated with Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) infection, though a significant number of cases occur without it.
- A study analyzed 52 patients with gastric MALToma from 2000 to 2021, finding that 48.1% were H. pylori-negative (HPN) and noted trends of increased HPN diagnoses in more recent years.
- Treatment outcomes showed that HPP patients had better responses to eradication therapy compared to HPN patients, who were more likely to receive additional chemo or radiotherapy.
- Despite these differences in treatment response, clinical features between HPP and HPN patients
Background: Mesenteric panniculitis (MP) is an uncommon non-neoplastic idiopathic inflammation of adipose tissue, mainly affecting the mesentery of the small intestine, with its etiology remaining largely speculative. The difference in prevalence of MP among females and males varies across multiple studies. In most cases, MP is asymptomatic; however, patients can present with nonspecific abdominal symptoms or can mimic underlying gastrointestinal and abdominal diseases.
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