Atypical Presentation of Gastric Cancer Approached Via Retrograde Single Balloon Enteroscopy.

The paradigm for the diagnosis and management of gastric cancer is changing with advanced diagnostic and therapeutic interventions. Prior gastric surgery (20 years or more) is one of the risk factors for gastric cancer. Increased intragastric carcinogen formation is thought to contribute toward gastric cancer development in the remaining portion of the stomach.

Safety and Outcomes of Capsule Endoscopy in Patients with Left Ventricular Assist Device: a Single-Center Retrospective Case Series.

Obscure gastrointestinal bleeding (GIB) in patients with continuous-flow left ventricular assist devices (CF-LVAD) is common. Capsule endoscopy (CE) can be used in the diagnosis of obscure GIB. Safety and outcomes of CE in patients with CF-LVAD are unknown.

Panniculitis: a presenting manifestation of disseminated histoplasmosis in a patient with rheumatoid arthritis.

We report a case of histoplasma panniculitis in a patient with rheumatoid arthritis treated with multiple immunosuppressive agents including infliximab. The patient presented with erythematous plaques involving the right upper anterior abdominal wall, the right flank and later extension to involve the left flank and the left axilla. The histopathologic examination of these lesions was consistent with lobular panniculitis and the cultures of these lesions and blood grew Histoplasma capsulatum.

Successful treatment of Helicobacter pylori-negative gastric MALT lymphoma with rituximab.

Helicobacter pylori infection is strongly associated with low-grade gastric lymphoma, commonly known as mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue (MALT) lymphoma. H. pylori eradication leads to complete remission in 80% of early stage MALT lymphomas.

Primary aortoenteric fistula to jejunum: a case report.

Primary aortoenteric fistula (PAEF) is a well-known but rare cause of gastrointestinal bleeding. The diagnosis can be difficult since the majority of patients do not have classical symptoms. "Herald bleed" is usually followed by a massive hemorrhage.