Monthly Archives: January 2017

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 →

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 →

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 →

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 →

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 →

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 →

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 →

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 →

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 →

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 →