Publications by authors named "Andre Trigo"
Article Synopsis
- - Whipple's disease is a rare chronic infection that affects multiple systems and is often marked by symptoms like weight loss, diarrhea, and joint pain, but can also present as localized disease, acute infection, or be asymptomatic.
- - Diagnosis involves examining duodenal biopsies and using PCR to analyze specific genetic material from the causative agent.
- - A case study highlights a middle-aged man with ongoing joint pain and gastrointestinal issues, illustrating how the rarity of Whipple's disease makes it challenging to diagnose despite its diverse symptoms.
An 82-year-old woman with a medical history of dementia was admitted to the emergency department with a line under tension by lead weights through her mouth, suspecting inadvertent swallowing of a fishhook. The chest X-ray was normal. An emergent endoscopy revealed the hook imprisoned in the middle esophagus.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFDuodenal variceal bleeding as a presentation of hepatocellular carcinoma.
Rev Esp Enferm Dig
December 2022
A 79-year-old man with alcoholic liver cirrhosis without regular medical follow-up, presented at the emergency room with hematemesis. An upper endoscopy revealed a varix at the anterior wall of bulb with a red wale sign, indicating recent bleeding. An injection N-butyl-2 cyanoacrylate plus metacryloxisulfolane was successfully performed.
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