Daily Archives: January 3, 2017
American Gastroenterological Association Institute Technical Review on Initial Testing and Management of Acute Liver Disease
Acute liver failure (ALF) is an uncommon but dramatic clinical syndrome characterized by rapid loss of hepatocyte function in an individual without pre-existing liver disease. The syndrome is rare in the United States, with an estimated incidence of 20… Continue reading
American Gastroenterology Association Institute Technical Review on Initial Testing and Management of Acute Liver Disease
Acute liver failure (ALF) is an uncommon but dramatic clinical syndrome characterized by rapid loss of hepatocyte function in an individual without pre-existing liver disease. The syndrome is rare in the United States, with an estimated incidence of 20… Continue reading
A Rare Cause of Massive Gastrointestinal Bleeding
Question: A 50-year-old male patient with squamous cell carcinoma and a previous esophagogastroduodenoscopy revealing a stenotic and infiltrative lesion at 21 to 30 cm from the incisors was admitted with history of intermittent upper gastrointestinal b… Continue reading
A Rare Cause of Massive Gastrointestinal Bleeding
Question: A 50-year-old male patient with squamous cell carcinoma and a previous esophagogastroduodenoscopy revealing a stenotic and infiltrative lesion at 21 to 30 cm from the incisors was admitted with history of intermittent upper gastrointestinal b… Continue reading
An Unusual Case of Cholangitis
Question: A 52-year-old woman without any significant medical history presented to the emergency department with a 2-day history of poor appetite, chills, and abdominal pain. The patient was alert at the emergency room. The initial temperature was 98.6… Continue reading
An Unusual Case of Cholangitis
Question: A 52-year-old woman without any significant medical history presented to the emergency department with a 2-day history of poor appetite, chills, and abdominal pain. The patient was alert at the emergency room. The initial temperature was 98.6… Continue reading
Painful Perineal Mass: What Is the Diagnosis?
Question: A 69-year-old woman presented to the emergency department of our hospital for a painful perineal mass, which had appeared 6 hours before. Her past medical history included chronic constipation, Waldestrom disease, hypothyroidism, and coronary… Continue reading
Painful Perineal Mass: What Is the Diagnosis?
Question: A 69-year-old woman presented to the emergency department of our hospital for a painful perineal mass, which had appeared 6 hours before. Her past medical history included chronic constipation, Waldestrom disease, hypothyroidism, and coronary… Continue reading
Covering the Cover
In a nationwide, population-based study, exposure to endoscopy during pregnancy was associated with a minor increased risk of preterm birth or small for gestational age, but not congenital malformations or stillbirth. Continue reading
A Subhepatic Calcified Cyst
Question: A 68-year-old woman, asymptomatic, with no medical history, underwent an abdominal computed tomography scan in a traumatic context. An enhanced series (Figure A) revealed a 4-cm cystic mass with tissue and calcified rim components located und… Continue reading