Acute Calculous Cholecystitis Caused by : A Case Report.

Acute cholecystitis is an infectious disease of the gallbladder caused mainly by , , and species. , previously known as biotype II/2, rarely causes endocarditis, meningitis, and septicemia, mainly in children. Biliary tract infections by are extremely rare.

Cecal volvulus: report of a case and review of Japanese literature.

A 78-year-old woman presented with fever, severe abdominal pain, and distension. She had been institutionalized for depression and senile dementia. Laboratory examinations disclosed a leucocytosis (WBC: 12,500/microL) and elevated levels of serum C-reactive protein (2.

Endoscopic enucleation of gastrointestinal stromal tumors of the stomach: report of five cases.

Gastrointestinal stromal tumor (GIST) of the stomach was treated by endoscopic enucleation in five patients. They were three men and two woman, aged 36-56 years. Tumors located in the cardia were completely enucleated endoscopically without any serious complication.