Int J Surg Case Rep
November 2020
Introduction: Ménétrier's disease is a rare condition, frequently associated with Helicobacter pylori infection, hypergastrinemia and hypoalbuminaemia.
Presentation Of The Case: A case of a 55 years-old female patient with a previous diagnosis of pernicious anemia complaining of epigastric discomfort, hyporexia, vomiting, and weight loss is reported. Endoscopy showed multiple gastric polyploid formations and Helicobacter pylori infection was detected.
Purpose: To evaluate the incidence of fistula and stenosis of the cervical esophagogastric anastomosis with invagination of the proximal esophageal stump into the stomach after subtotal esophagectomy.
Methods: We studied 54 patients who underwent subtotal esophagectomy, 45 (83.3%) patients with carcinoma and nine (16.
This article reports the case of a patient with a diagnosis of diarrhea and weight loss. Subsidiary exams showed ulcerovegetant lesion in the second duodenal portion and duodenocolic fistula. An exploratory laparotomy was performed and a neoplastic lesion in the hepatic angle of the colon was observed invading the second duodenal portion.
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