Publications by authors named "L Karydakis"
Pneumatosis intestinalis (PI) is characterised by pathological gas infiltration into the submucosa and subserosa of the gastrointestinal tract, sometimes with an unclear pathogenesis. The clinical presentation of PI varies, with the diagnosis established via computed tomography (CT), where PI manifests as linear or bubbly gas patterns within the bowel wall. Management often necessitates surgical intervention to address potential life-threatening causes like mesenteric ischemia or bowel necrosis.
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- Cholecystoduodenal fistula (CDF) is a rare condition where the gallbladder and the part of the intestine called the duodenum are connected, often caused by gallstones.
- A 94-year-old woman had serious internal bleeding due to this condition, but doctors used a special method to treat her without major surgery.
- This case shows that doctors need to think about CDF when patients have unusual stomach issues, especially if they have had gallbladder problems before.
This case study reports a rare case of a non-functioning metastatic pancreatic neuroendocrine tumor (pNET) transforming into a functioning pNET. A 59-year-old male, previously treated with distal pancreatectomy, splenectomy, lymph node dissection, liver metastasectomy, and pharmacotherapy, presented with weakness, hypoglycemia, and daily episodes of watery diarrhea. A functioning neuroendocrine liver metastasis expressing insulin and gastrin was identified.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFHepatic small vessel neoplasm (HSVN) is a recently described vascular neoplasm of the liver. It demonstrates an infiltrative growth pattern and lacks cytologic atypia and mitotic activity. So far, no cases of metastasis or disease recurrence after excision have been reported in the literature.
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