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Intractable nausea, vomiting and diarrhea in a Mexican woman with No recent travel history.

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A 45-year-old Mexican woman with a history of noninsulin dependent diabetes mellitus (NIDDM), hypertension, and coronary artery disease presented to the hospital after 2 months of intractable nausea, vomiting and diarrhea-all made worse by eating and drinking. She reported fever, chills, anorexia

Giardiasis: characteristics, pathogenesis and new insights about treatment.

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Giardia intestinalis infection causes enterocytes damage and loss of brush border of the epithelial cells of the intestine that leads in shortening of microvilli and altered epithelial barrier function. This pathology curses with aqueous diarrhoea, steatorrhea, nausea, abdominal pain, vomiting and

The psychological impact of symptoms related to esophagogastric cancer resection presenting in primary care: A national linked database study.

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BACKGROUND The objective was to evaluate incidence, risk factors and impact of postoperative symptoms following esophagogastric cancer resection in primary care. METHODS Patients undergoing esophagogastrectomy for cancer from 1998 to 2010 with linked records in Clinical Practice Research Datalink,

Chronic pancreatitis and maldigestion.

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Patients with chronic pancreatitis may suffer from maldigestion and malnutrition. Longstanding inflammation and fibrosis in the gland can destroy exocrine tissue, leading to inadequate delivery of digestive enzymes to the duodenum in the prandial and postprandial period and subsequent maldigestion.

A randomized trial of tamoxifen alone or combined with octreotide in the treatment of women with metastatic breast carcinoma.

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BACKGROUND Tamoxifen (TAM) is generally considered the hormonal agent of choice for postmenopausal women with hormone receptor positive breast carcinoma. The somatostatin analogues, including octreotide, have demonstrated inhibition of breast carcinoma cell lines and multiple endocrinologic actions,

Pancreatic somatostatin-secreting gangliocytic paraganglioma with lymph node metastases.

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Gangliocytic paraganglioma (GPG) with local lymph node metastasis was found in the pancreas of a 74-yr-old female who presented with diarrhea, steatorrhea, vomiting, nausea, and abdominal pain. A Whipple procedure led to a complete resolution of these symptoms and a return of an elevated

Complicated Jejunal Diverticulosis: Small Bowel Volvulus with Obstruction.

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The incidence of the diverticulum of the small bowel varies from 0.2-1.3% in autopsy studies to 2.3% when assessed on enteroclysis. It occurs mostly in patients in the 6th decade of their life. Of all the small bowel diverticuli, jejunal diverticulum is the most common type. This rare entity is

[Cholecistocolic fistula: an uncommon cause of lower gastrointestinal bleeding].

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Cholecystocolic fistula is an uncommon biliary-enteric fistula with a variable clinical presentation that usually appears as a rare complication of gallstone disease. It can present with abdominal pain, nausea, weight loss, diarrhoea with or without associated steatorrhea, and dyspeptic symptoms.

Malnutrition and the role of nutritional support for radiation therapy patients.

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The nutritional status of a tumor patient can be negatively influenced by the local and systemic effects of the malignant tumor (tumor cachexia, anorexia, difficult oral food intake), by the effects of the various antitumoral therapy modalities (surgery, radiotherapy, chemotherapy), and by the

Exocrine pancreatic insufficiency in type 1 and type 2 diabetes mellitus: do we need to treat it? A systematic review.

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The exocrine and endocrine pancreata are very closely linked both anatomically and physiologically. Abdominal symptoms such as nausea, bloating, diarrhea, steatorrhea, and weight loss can often occur in diabetic patients. Impairments of the exocrine pancreatic function seem to be a frequent

Drug treatment of the overweight patient.

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Three medications with approval for long-term use in the treatment of obesity are currently available in the United States. Sibutramine (U.S. Food and Drug Administration [FDA] approved in 1997), orlistat (FDA approved in 1999), and rimonabant (available in Europe and given FDA approvable status in

FNAC diagnosis of pancreatic somatostatinoma.

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Somatostatinomas are rare pancreatic endocrine neoplasms (PEN). We present a case of a PEN in a 63-year-old lady having diabetes mellitus, cholelithiasis, steatorrhea, weight loss, indigestion, nausea and fatigue. Ultrasonography revealed a large calcified mass occupying the liver, pancreas and

Duodenal somatostatinoma: a case report and review.

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Somatostatinomas are rare functioning carcinoid tumors that usually arise in the pancreas and duodenum. They are seldom associated with typical clinical symptoms; their diagnosis is confirmed only by histological and immunohistochemical studies and the presence of specific hormones. Two distinct

[Pancreatic islet cell carcinoma with multiple hepatic metastases successfully treated with a streptozocin/5-FU regimen--a case report].

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A 53-year-old woman was hospitalized because of lientery and steatorrhea. CT scans revealed a pancreatic head tumor along with multiple liver tumors. The pancreatic head tumor had spread to the duodenum. Following tumor biopsy with gastrointestinal fiberscopy, we diagnosed a pancreatic malignant

Why oral opioids may not be effective in a subset of chronic pain patients.

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OBJECTIVE To identify possible underlying causes of poor oral opioid effectiveness. METHODS Ninety-five (95) adults who were referred for evaluation and medical management of their intractable pain were screened to determine if oral opioids provided enough pain relief to physically and mentally

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