Published in Case Reports in Gastroenterology
Our patient is a 47-year-old African American female with a past medical history of recurrent episodes of small bowel obstruction. She presented to the emergency department with symptoms of nausea, vomiting, and abdominal pain. Upon further evaluation, imaging showed obstruction at the terminal ileum. Based on the holistic clinical presentation, we...
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A bypass procedure such as a hepaticoduodenostomy may be an alternative to the traditional choledochoduodenostomy in the management of the retained, impacted distal common bile duct (CBD) stone, especially in the presence of sepsis. We present herein a hepaticoduodenotomy performed for a retained, impacted distal CBD stone in a low-resource setting...
Published in Case Reports in Gastroenterology
Lemmel syndrome is a rare clinical entity characterized by the presence of a periampullary duodenal diverticulum resulting in compression and dilatation of the pancreatic and common bile ducts, accompanied by obstructive jaundice. Gastric outlet obstruction is not a known complication of this syndrome, and there are no standardized approaches to it...
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Esophageal neuroendocrine neoplasms are extremely rare, and their prognosis is poor. Mixed neuroendocrine non-neuroendocrine neoplasms (MiNENs) are even more rare and are defined as tumors consisting of neuroendocrine carcinoma and either adenocarcinoma or squamous cell carcinoma. We report a rare case featuring endoscopic submucosal dissection (ES...
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Colorectal cancer is one of the most common malignant neoplasms worldwide. Overall mortality is 33%. Synchronous colorectal cancer refers to more than one malignant tumor detected in different segments of the colon, simultaneously or within 6 months of initial diagnosis. The development of colorectal cancer is a multistep process that originates wi...
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A 36-year-old male with a previous medical history of persistent Clostridium difficile presented to clinic for evaluation of diarrheal symptoms intermittently for the last 2 years. He reported recurrent episodes of C. difficile that initially began after prophylactic antibiotic use prior to a tooth extraction. He underwent 12 unsuccessful treatment...
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Microscopic colitis is a common cause of chronic diarrhea, particularly in patients with autoimmune disorders. Colonic mucosa appears normal and only shows inflammation on histological examination. There are two histological variations of microscopic colitis. It has been associated with several drug classes, and certain drugs are associated with on...
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Oral manifestations of IBD can be specific or nonspecific, due to intestinal malabsorption or induced by pharmacological treatments. Oral manifestations may precede the diagnosis of IBD or interfere with timely diagnosis and treatment. The paradigm of treatment for oral lesions in patients with IBD is based on treating and controlling the intestina...
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Primary Peritoneal Mesothelioma is a rapidly aggressive and rare neoplasm that arises from the lining of mesothelial cells of the peritoneum and spreads extensively within the confines of the abdominal cavity. The pathogenesis of all forms of mesothelioma is strongly associated with industrial pollutants, of which asbestos is the principal carcinog...
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Laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding was previously a commonly performed bariatric procedure. However, in recent years, the procedure has become less commonly performed. Long-term complications nonetheless persist and continue to be seen in clinical practice. We present a case of an esophago-pleural fistula complicating a longstanding laparoscop...
