Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) is a frequently performed procedure in the management of hepatobiliary diseases that can be conducted as a therapeutic or diagnostic procedure. Also, it can be done with or without sphincterotomy and stent insertion. Hemorrhage is one of the most common post-ERCP complications, which can be presented as late as 10 days.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBreast cancer is considered one of the most common cancers worldwide. The most common sites for breast cancer to metastasize are the lymph nodes, bones, lungs, brain, and liver. Involvement of the gastrointestinal tract is uncommon, and metastasis to the appendix is rare.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFA hiatal hernia describes a defect of the portion of the esophageal hiatus of the diaphragm, which leads to herniation of the abdominal contents into the chest cavity. Type IV paraesophageal hernias (PEH) have been associated with relatively large defects and are usually symptomatic. Surgical intervention is indicated in patients with symptoms or complicated paraesophageal hernias.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFSpindle cell lipoma (SCL) is an uncommon benign tumor. A 67-year-old male with multiple comorbidities, presented with a complain of swelling in the neck, which was excised, and the diagnosis of spindle shape lipoma was made based on pathological examination.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIntroduction And Importance: Ewing's sarcoma is a rare entity of malignant in both skeletal and extra-skeletal sites. There are few patients reported as Extra-Skeletal Sarcoma, and fewer reported cases for Extraskeletal Ewing sarcoma involving the retroperitoneal region. Reporting such a rare entity will add to literature in helping the diagnosis and management of such cases.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Obesity is associated with an increased risk of morbidity and mortality, so weight reduction is important. Bariatric surgery is a well-tolerated approach for reducing body weight, with laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy commonly performed. An uncommon and potentially fatal sequela of laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy is portomesenteric vein thrombosis, which may result in severe bowel ischemia.
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