Granulomatous hepatitis, choroiditis and aortoduodenal fistula complicating intravesical Bacillus Calmette-Guérin therapy: Case report.

Background: Intravesical instillation of Bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG) is the treatment of choice for superficial bladder carcinoma. Complications of BCG therapy include local infections and disseminated BCG infection with multiple endorgan complications.

Case Presentation: We report a case of disseminated, post-treatment BCG infection that initially presented with granulomatous hepatitis and choroiditis.

A case of hypoglycemia, lactic acidosis, and hematologic malignancy.

Objective: To report a case of chronic and persistent hypoglycemia and lactic acidosis in a 74-year-old military veteran.

Methods: The clinical, laboratory, radiologic, and cytogenetic details of the case are presented, followed by a discussion of the related literature.

Results: The patient was treated for septicemia without evidence of infection.

Current concepts in radiation enteritis and implications for future clinical trials.

Background: Radiation enteritis is one of the most feared complications of abdominal and pelvic radiation. Once its occurs, the process is relentless and may result in the patient's death. Available treatment is only supportive.

Combined chemotherapy and radiation therapy for head and neck malignancies: quality of life issues.

Background: The standard of care for locally advanced head and neck carcinoma usually has been surgery followed by radiation therapy. Patient survival using this approach has been reported to be poor. The disfiguration resulting from surgery and the long-term morbidity of postoperative radiation often results in considerable distress.