Publications by authors named "Satpal Singh Virk"
Article Synopsis
- Fistulizing perianal Crohn's disease is a serious condition that significantly impacts patients' quality of life, and MRI is the best imaging tool for evaluating perianal fistulas, though there's limited research on this in India.* ! -
- In a study of 175 Crohn's disease patients, 27 had complex perianal fistulas; the majority were trans-sphincteric and showed signs of active disease, along with complications like abscesses and proctitis.* ! -
- Treatment often involved a combination of biologics and other medications, with a small percentage of patients receiving surgical interventions like fistulectomy and fecal diversion.* !
History Part one of this case appeared 4 months previously and may contain larger images. A 40-year-old woman presented to the outpatient department of our hospital with a 2-year history of abdominal pain, which had worsened in the past few days. There were no other constitutional symptoms; in particular, there was no weight loss or loss of appetite.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFWe report a 62-year-old man with cardiac failure and acute renal failure, who had massive hematemesis. Upper GI endoscopy showed a large gastric lesser curvature ulcer. Billroth II gastrectomy specimen showed fungal invasion.
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