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Cureus
December 2024
Professorial Surgical Unit, National Hospital of Sri Lanka, Colombo, LKA.
Sarcoidosis is a chronic granulomatous disease with multisystemic involvement with unspecified aetiology. Pancreatic involvement is a rare manifestation of systemic sarcoidosis and is often detected in postmortem studies. This clearly implies the rarity of the disease and its diagnostic challenges.
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January 2025
Department of Gastroenterology, Ganzhou People's Hospital, Ganzhou, Jiangxi, 341000, China.
Introduction: Bowel perforation due to migrated biliary stent is a rare complication. Here, we report a case of duodenal and ascending colonal perforation due to biliary stent migration.
Case Presentation: A 35-year-old man is complaining of right upper abdominal pain presented to the gastroenterology department.
Cureus
December 2024
Nephrology Department, Unidade Local de Saúde (ULS) Algarve - Hospital de Faro, Faro, PRT.
Fibrillary glomerulonephritis (FGN) is a rare glomerular disease characterized by the deposition of fibrils within the mesangium and glomerular basement membrane. Most cases are idiopathic, but it can be linked to autoimmune diseases, neoplasms, and infections. There is limited evidence on the best treatment approach, and many patients progress to end-stage kidney disease.
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March 2025
Department of Radiology, National Academy of Medical Sciences (NAMS), Bir Hospital, Mahabouddha, Kathmandu, 44600, Nepal.
Gallbladder duplication is a rare anatomical variation with an incidence of approximately 1 in 3800 to 4000 live births, resulting from aberrant biliary organogenesis. This case report discusses a 35-year-old female who presented with intermittent lower abdominal pain, with initial imaging revealing a complex left adnexal cyst. Follow-up CT and ultrasound examinations revealed 2 distinct gallbladder-like structures in the gallbladder fossa, each with a cystic duct draining into the common bile duct.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIntroduction: Primary Biliary Cholangitis (PBC) is a chronic autoimmune liver disease causing bile duct destruction and inflammation, impacting patient quality of life (QoL) due to variable symptoms. Digital symptom-tracker apps may improve patient care through enhanced monitoring. This feasibility study reassessed symptom burden in PBC patients using a tailored symptom-tracker app, focusing on its usability, effectiveness, and impact on management and QoL.
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