Hungry bone syndrome following thyroid surgery.

The diagnosis of hypocalcemia-induced tetany following a total thyroidectomy is not common. However, there is a higher risk in patients with a history of gastric bypass surgery due to their malabsorption condition. This case describes postoperative hungry bone syndrome resulting from chronic malabsorption in a patient with a history of bariatric surgery.

Endoscopic vacuum therapy: management of upper gastrointestinal anastomotic leaks and esophageal perforations.

Background And Study Aims: Upper gastrointestinal tract (UGT) leaks are associated with severe morbidity and mortality. Endoluminal vacuum (EVAC) therapy is a promising approach for repairing effectively these defects. Our study describes the results obtained from a series of cases treated with EVAC for the management of esophageal anastomotic (EA) leak following esophagectomy for cancer, gastroenteric (GE) anastomoses leak after bariatric surgery and esophageal perforation (EP).

Giant sigmoid diverticulum.

Unlike acute diverticulitis, giant diverticulum larger than 4 cm is a rare entity with few cases described in the literature. We present a case of a 66-year-old male patient diagnosed with colonic diverticulosis. He presented to the emergency department with symptoms of acute abdomen and was diagnosed by CT scan with a 13x14 cm giant diverticulum showing signs of complication.

Effective and alternative treatment of anastomotic leak after gastrojejunal bypass: endoluminal vacuum therapy.

Anastomotic leak (AL) after with Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB) has a morbidity rate to 53% and it can be potentially lethal (mortality rate from 0.5 to 10%). In these cases, surgery is usually a challenge, so in recent years minimally invasive endoscopic treatment is gaining ground.

Post-vaccination SARS-CoV-2 axillary adenopathy. Differences with axillary metastases from breast cancer.

The differential diagnosis of the metastatic axillary lymphadenopathies of breast cancer with which they occur secondary to the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine against COVID-19, is imperative. In a series of cases, we analyzed the characteristics of unilateral axillary lymphadenopathy in patients after Pfizer-BioNTech vaccination. Axillary lymphadenopathy were observed ipsilateral to the vaccination arm.

Sigmoid colon Schwannoma simulating colon cancer.

Schwannomas tumours are uncommonly developed in the gastrointestinal tract (2-6%), located in 12% of cases in small and large intestines. An 87-year-old woman was studied due to epigastric pain and dyspepsia. CT scan and colonoscopy showed a neoplastic process in the sigmoid colon.

Cytomegalovirus colitis seems to be colon cancer. HIV debut.

Cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection is very common in immunosuppressed patients. It can y puede afectar a todo el tracto gastrointestinal, presentándose como úlceras o pseudotumores. A 43-year-old male with no personal background of interest, was studied due to constitutional syndrome.