Tuberculosis (TB) is a rare cause of chylothorax and chylous ascites. This is a case of simultaneous TB-chylothorax and chylous ascites in a 20-year-old patient who had been diagnosed with disseminated Multi-Drug Resistant (MDR) Tuberculosis two years ago. Abdominal distention with horseshoe-shaped dullness was found on examination.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Peutz-Jeghers Syndrome (PJS) is an uncommon intestinal polyposis disorder. Bowel obstructions are a recurring problem in PJS and as many as 50% of these patients require surgery. The current standard of care for these patients is to perform a flexible enteroscopic polypectomy.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIntroduction And Importance: The origin of the mesenteric vasculature is highly variable. One such variation is the common celiaco-mesenteric trunk (CMT). To our knowledge, this is the first reported case of subacute duodenal obstruction caused by common CMT.
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