Celiac Artery Dissection in a Young Smoker.

Isolated dissection of the celiac artery (IDCA) is a rare phenomenon with unclear pathogenesis. Although several risk factors have been attributed, it is essential for clinicians to maintain this diagnosis in the list of differentials to ensure prompt implementation of diagnostic and treatment modalities. We present the case of a 37-year-old smoking male who presented with upper abdominal pain radiating to the left upper quadrant with associated nausea/vomiting, diaphoresis, and diarrhea.

Uremic Pancolitis in an Adult Patient with Newly Diagnosed, Rapidly Progressive Crescentic Immunoglobulin A Nephropathy.

Uremic gastroenteropathy is a well-accepted but less often described sequelae of an underlying renal disease. With the advent of modern dialysis treatments, rarer manifestations, such as pancolitis, may go overlooked in the evaluation, pursuing more common diagnoses. The underlying pathophysiology of uremic gastroenteropathy is not completely understood; however, several underlying mechanisms have been identified to play a role.