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Case reports of severe idiopathic portal hypertension (IPH) requiring liver transplantation are very rare. We report the case of a 65-year-old woman who was diagnosed as having IPH. At the age of 60 years, her initial symptom was hematemesis, due to ruptured esophageal varices. Computed tomography
Three patients out of 16 with chronic active hepatitis exhibited villous atrophy in biopsy specimens from the upper jejunum. These patients were put on a gluten-free diet for one year, and the intestinal changes normalized in two of the patients, but did not heal in the third patient. The levels of
Jejunogastric intussusception (GI) is an extremely rare complication of gastrojejunostomy (GJS) that may appear any time after surgical intervention. Less than 200 cases have been reported so far, on very small series. Young female, 32, who 12 years ago was operated for a gastroduodenal disease that
A 69-year-old woman with a history of graft replacement of descending aortic aneurysm was referred to our hospital due to massive hematemesis with shock status. Additionally, the deterioration of respiratory status made us start the management under mechanical ventilation. The emergent
Hereditary dysembryoplasia, the B. R. B. N. (Bean, 1958) is a variety of bluish nevus of the skin, associated with angioma of the gastrointestinal tract with serious bleeding, and sometimes of liver, spleen, bones, brain, marrow. The angiomas of the skin may occur in 3 forms: large cavernous
Rendu-Osler disease, hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia is a genetic disorder, autosomal dominent. Telangiectasia of the skin, face, trunk, upper and lower extremities are associated with angiomas of the oral and nasopharyngal membranes, lips, tongue and internal organs (intestine tract, liver,
BACKGROUND
Heterotopic pancreas is characterized by pancreatic tissue outside the pancreatic bed. However, duodenal heterotopic pancreas in children is rarely reported so far. We describe herein duodenal heterotopic pancreas in a child who suffered from chronic abdominal pain.
METHODS
An 8-year-old
Clinical features of pregnancy in women with liver cirrhosis and/or portal hypertension have been reviewed. Termination of pregnancy is seldom indicated in a woman with compensated cirrhosis or a young woman with extrahepatic venous obstruction. However, the risk of spontaneous abortion is increased
Gastric mixed adenoneuroendocrine carcinoma arising from Helicobacter pylori-associated multifocal atrophic gastritis is exceedingly rare. An added association with autoimmune thyroiditis in this case highlighted a complex interplay between Helicobacter, autoimmunity and gastric atrophy. A
OBJECTIVE
In this study, the aim was to determine the demographic characteristics of elderly patients with gastroduodenal ulcer who had undergone endoscopic hemostasis by comparing them with younger patients.
METHODS
A total of 353 patients with Forrest class I-IIa hemorrhagic gastroduodenal ulcer
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Giant peptic ulcers (GPUs) are detrimental for all patients, especially for children. However, few reports have described GPUs in children. This study aims to evaluate the characteristics of GPUs in Chinese children and to identify risk factors.
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We retrospectively analyzed
From November 1, 1990 to January 31, 1991, 381 patients visited our emergency unit with the chief complaints of hematemesis (n = 153) and melena (n = 228). Of these patients, 298 (78.2%) received UGI endoscopy at the emergency unit, 29 (7.6%) received examination after they were admitted to wards, 3
A gastric hemorrhage in a patient with pseudoxanthoma elasticum (PXE) is reported. A 44-year-old woman was admitted to our hospital with hematemesis. Bleeding point was located at upper body of the stomach. As neither endoscopic alcohol injection nor operative hemostasis by over sewing under
An emergency transthoracic transection of the esophagus was performed on a 62 year old man for hematemesis caused by rupture of esophageal varices. Hepatic functional reserve of this patient was classified as Child C. Postoperative celiac arteriography revealed an arteriovenous fistula between a
Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever and dengue hemorrhagic fever are endemic in Pakistan. However, the overlap of geographic distribution and early clinical features between the two conditions make a reliable diagnosis difficult in the initial stage of illness. A 16-year-old boy presented with a history