In response to the publication "Acute appendicitis, foreign bodies and COVID-19 vaccination: correspondence", we reviewed the association between acute surgical abdomen and COVID-19 vaccination.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFA 50-year-old woman with a history of hysterectomy for endometrial cancer in 2015 visited because of abdominal pain for 1 week and fever simultaneous with her third dose of the COVID-19 vaccine. Physical examination revealed a mobile mass in the right iliac fossa, and laboratory testing showed C-reactive protein at 3 mg/dL, with no further changes. Ultrasound results were consistent with an appendiceal inflammatory mass, and a CT scan revealed an appendicolith as likely cause.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFScope: Some polyphenol-derived metabolites reach human breast cancer (BC) tissues at concentrations that induce cell senescence. However, this is unknown for isoflavones, curcuminoids, and lignans. Here, their metabolic profiling in normal (NT) and malignant (MT) mammary tissues of newly-diagnosed BC patients and the tissue-occurring metabolites' anticancer activity are evaluated.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: To describe our experience regarding post-endoscopic retrograde cholangio-pancreatography (ERCP) perforations and its conservative management.
Material And Methods: Retrospective study of the therapeutic management of post-ERCP perforations occurred over the period 2012-2017 in our hospital.
Results: There were 12 perforations after ERCP, with choledocholithiasis being the main indication for the test (66.
Subcutaneous metastasis is a rare initial manifestation of visceral tumors, and represent advanced stages with poor prognosis. We report the case of a female patient with a subcutaneous nodule over the sternum, which was ultimately found to be a metastasis of hilar cholangiocarcinoma. Only 20 cases of subcutaneous metastasis from Klatskin tumors have been reported - a rare occurrence with poor survival rates.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIatrogenic esophageal perforations are rare but associated with a high morbidity and mortality. Secondary to placing a Sengstaken ballon are even more extraordinary because of the infrequency which this measure is used to control upper gastrointestinal bleeding. Therefore, we think it is of interest to communicate this complication, to remember the need to check the correct placement of the Sengstaken ballon before insufflation, since it would help further decrease this complication.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Splenic cysts are rare diseases that are diagnosed incidentally during imaging studies. When cysts are recognized, surgical treatment is recommended adapted to the particular case, depending on the size and location of the cyst and the age of the patient in order to avoid dangerous complications such as spleen rupture or cyst infection with abscess.
Clinical Case: We report 2patients with symptomatic splenic epidermoid cyst treated by laparoscopic cleavage.
Duodenal diverticula are a rare, usually asymptomatic clinical condition. When a complication arises clinical suspicion is key for the diagnosis. On occasion these patients receive a delayed diagnosis and undergo inadequate medical therapy.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFWe present two cases of intestinal ileal GIST who developed complications of nonspecific signs and required to be operated urgently, providing unusual images of tumors because of its characteristics.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPercutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) is the best approach to feeding patients not eligible for oral nutrition who have a functioning digestive system. Pneumoperitoneum after PEG is a relatively common complication. As regards management, the most important decision is whether conservative therapy or an exploratory laparotomy should be indicated.
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