Meet the editors

Dr. Xingshun Qi was born in July 1984 in Shenyang, obtained his doctoral degree at the Fourth Military Medical University in Xi'an, and completed his post-doctoral fellowship at the General Hospital of Shenyang Military Area in Shenyang, China. He is currently working at the Department of Gastroenterology of the General Hospital of Shenyang Military Area as a Vice Chief Physician. His major work was published in the *Nature Reviews Gas-*

*troenterology and Hepatology, BMC Medicine, Journal of Hepatology, Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Alimentary Pharmacology & Therapeutics, Thrombosis and Haemostasis, American Journal of Medicine,* etc. He has edited one English-language book and written several chapters for 7 English and Chinese books. He has served as a peer-reviewer in more than 110 journals. According to the Scopus, his H-index is 32, and total number of citation is 3185.

Dr. Sam Koruth's educational qualifications include MBBS, MS (General Surgery), FMAS, and DMAS (Fellowship and Diploma in Minimal Access Surgery). He has worked in the field of general surgery for over 6 years, and is currently practicing in Lourdes Hospital Kochi, Kerala, India where he has been trained under the reputed surgeon Dr. Santhosh John Abraham (Former President of Associations of Surgeons of India). In the last 6 years, Dr.

Koruth has presented various papers at national and state levels and has published many articles in the international forum. He also got the privilege of co-editing two chapters in the book "Contemporary Book of Surgery". Dr. Koruth won the *Best Thesis of the Year Award*, the *Best Poster of the Year Award*, *2nd Best Research Paper* and *Best Faculty Video Presentation* in 2017 in the state forum. Additionally, he has won many awards at the national level. His best work has been on "Collagen 3 involvement in all types of Hernias" proving that it's not just a primary disorder but a congenital defect, which has been accepted in an international journal.

Contents

**Section 1**

Peptic Ulcer Disease *by Monjur Ahmed*

*by Monjur Ahmed*

*by Ravi Kant Avvari*

Observational Study

*and Xingshun Qi*

**Section 3**

**Section 2**

Mid-Gastrointestinal Bleeding

**Preface III**

Gastrointestinal Duct **1**

**Chapter 1 3**

**Chapter 2 23**

**Chapter 3 35** Gastrointestinal Manifestations of IgA Vasculitis-Henoch-Schönlein Purpura *by Camelia Cojocariu, Ana Maria Singeap, Stefan Chiriac, Catalin Sfarti,* 

**Chapter 4 45**

Liver **71**

**Chapter 5 73** Serum Sodium Concentration in Patients with Portal Hypertension and Acute

Biliary System **87**

**Chapter 6 89**

Gastrointestinal Bleeding Treated with Terlipressin: A Retrospective

*by Xinmiao Zhou, Lichun Shao,Tingxue Song, Wenchun Bao, Xiaozhong Guo* 

*Irina Girleanu, Oana Petrea, Anca Trifan and Carol Stanciu*

Biomechanics of the Small Intestinal Contractions

Prologue: Biliary System - History and Background

*by Sam Koruth and Sooraj Sankar*
