Liver transplantation in patients with type IIIa glycogen storage disease, cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma.

Type III glycogen storage disease (GSD-III) is an autosomal recessive disorder due to the deficiency of the glycogen debrancher enzyme. 80% of the patients have hepatic and muscular involvement (IIIa), compared to 15% with only liver involvement (IIIb). As the life expectancy improves in these patients, the possible liver complications are better understood.

Gastric schwannoma presenting as a casual ultrasonographic findings.

We present the case of a patient under study due to ascites in which a mass located on the gastric wall was observed during ultrasonography. Further studies (upper endoscopy and computed tomography) confirmed this finding. After an ultrasound-guided percutaneous biopsy, diagnosis of gastric schwannoma was made as intense S-100 expression was found.

Hepatoportal sclerosis clinical different evolutionary stages: presentation of 3 cases and literature review.

Hepatoportal sclerosis (HPS) is characterized by presinusoidal intrahepatic portal hypertension associated with splenomegaly and anemia in patients with non-cirrhotic liver. Liver biopsy is essential, especially to rule out other processes. Being a disease of unknown etiology, the majority of cases have been described in eastern countries.

[Multiple splenic abscesses].

Multiple splenic abscesses is a rare condition in the clinical practice encountered mostly in immunocompromised patients. We report the case of a 81 year old male admitted to the hospital for fever, abdominal pain and jaundice. An abdominal ultrasound and computed tomography demonstrated multiple splenic abscesses.