Monthly Archives: November 2016

Question: An 85-year-old woman presented with a 5-month history of bowel habit change and bloody stool. Initially, she visited a local hospital for help. Her symptoms were intermittent attacks, were relieved with medication, and had increased in severi… Continue reading →

Question: An 85-year-old woman presented with a 5-month history of bowel habit change and bloody stool. Initially, she visited a local hospital for help. Her symptoms were intermittent attacks, were relieved with medication, and had increased in severi… Continue reading →

We thank you for the insightful comments in regard to our study “Rectal Indomethacin Reduces Pancreatitis in High- and Low-Risk Patients Undergoing Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography” published in Gastroenterology in August 2016.1 Preve… Continue reading →

We thank you for the insightful comments in regard to our study “Rectal Indomethacin Reduces Pancreatitis in High- and Low-Risk Patients Undergoing Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography” published in Gastroenterology in August 2016.1 Preve… Continue reading →

Question: A 60-year-old woman presented to our hospital in the South of France in June 2015 with acute severe feverish diarrhea: 10 to 15 stools per day, abdominal pain for 20 days, and a weight loss of 10 kg. She had no medical history, only underwent… Continue reading →

Question: A 60-year-old woman presented to our hospital in the South of France in June 2015 with acute severe feverish diarrhea: 10 to 15 stools per day, abdominal pain for 20 days, and a weight loss of 10 kg. She had no medical history, only underwent… Continue reading →

We read with great interest the comprehensive meta-analysis by Shelton et al1 on cancer recurrence after immunosuppressive therapies in patients with immune-mediated diseases. The authors observed similar incidence rates of new cancers or cancer recur… Continue reading →

We read with great interest the comprehensive meta-analysis by Shelton et al1 on cancer recurrence after immunosuppressive therapies in patients with immune-mediated diseases. The authors observed similar incidence rates of new cancers or cancer recur… Continue reading →

Question: A 69-year-old Japanese man was referred to the Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery in our hospital because of a chronic oral ulcer in the gingiva, which was initially suspected to be a gingival carcinoma. He had been administered mes… Continue reading →