Detection of infection mimicking Crohn's disease using video capsule endoscopy.

Capsule endoscopy was used to detect intestinal infection in a 19-year-old man. The patient was initially believed to have Crohn's disease due to a notable family history of the disease. Capsule endoscopy is a valuable tool for diagnosing tapeworm infection even when Crohn's disease is suspected.

Retrospective study of the associations between hepatitis C virus infection and metabolic factors.

Aim: To evaluate the bidirectional association between metabolic syndrome (MS) components and antiviral treatment response for chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection.

Methods: This retrospective cohort study included 119 HCV + patients treated with pegylated-interferon-α and ribavirin. Metabolic characteristics and laboratory data were collected from medical records.

[THE COMBINED LAPAROSCOPIC AND ENDOSCOPIC TREATMENT FOR CONCOMITANT GALLSTONES AND COMMON BILE DUCT STONES: TWO STAGE OR SINGLE STAGE MANAGEMENT?].

Common bile duct stones occur in 3%-33% of patients suffering from gallbladder stones. Concurrent gallbladder and common bile duct stones should be treated due to the risk of life-threatening complications such as pancreatitis and cholangitis. There is no consensus regarding the optimal management of common bite duct stones associated with cho[elithiasis.

[ASYMPTOMATIC ADULT RETROGASTRIC BRONCHOGENIC CYST: DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT CONSIDERATION BY ENDOSCOPIC ULTRASOUND FINE NEEDLE ASPIRATION (EUS-FNA)].

Background: Adult bronchogenic cysts are rare. Retrogastric bronchogenic cysts are even rarer with only over 30 cases being reported in the English literature. These foregut cysts can be confused with cystic tumors.

Primary effusion lymphoma-like lymphoma in a patient with inflammatory bowel disease.

A 77-year-old man with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) and who was treated with anti-tumor necrosis factor (TNF), 6-mercaptopurine and corticosteroids, presented with primary effusion lymphoma-like lymphoma (PEL-like lymphoma) with massive ascites. The patient's clinical course was complicated by acute renal insufficiency and hypotension, which led to death within 2 wk. In general, patients with IBD may have an increased risk for development of lymphoma, which is frequently associated with immunosuppressive and/or anti-TNF antibody therapies.

Diagnostic challenges of Wilson's disease presenting as acute pancreatitis, cholangitis, and jaundice.

Wilson's disease is a rare disorder of copper transport in hepatic cells, and may present as cholestatic liver disease; pancreatitis and cholangitis are rarely associated with Wilsons's disease. Moreover, cases of Wilson's disease presenting as pigmented gallstone pancreatitis have not been reported in the literature. In the present report, we describe a case of a 37-year-old man who was admitted with jaundice and abdominal pain.

Pylephlebitis due to perforated appendicitis in a teenager.

Pylephlebitis, a septic thrombophlebitis of the portal vein, is a life-threatening complication of intraabdominal infections, commonly associated with acute appendicitis in children, and diverticulitis in adults. A 13-year-old boy was admitted for high fever and jaundice. On the fifth day of hospitalization, ultrasound Doppler flow and Computer Tomography scan studies showed thrombosis of the portal vein and acute appendicitis.

Arthritis or vasculitis as presenting symptoms of Crohn's disease.

Objective: The aim of this study was to describe arthritis or vasculitis as initial manifestations of Crohn's disease (CD).

Methods: We describe three cases in which the rheumatological manifestations preceded the bowel disease and one with rheumatological manifestation and asymptomatic gut inflammation. The information on clinical manifestations, laboratory examination results, imaging procedures, and histological data were gathered from the patients' medical charts.