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Ann Ital Chir
December 2024
Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, University of Bologna, 40126 Bologna, Italy; General and Oncologic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Morgagni-Pierantoni Hospital, 47121 Forlì, Italy.
Gastric cancer is a significant health concern worldwide, and its diagnosis and management are of paramount importance. Ectopic pancreas (EP) refers to an embryological abnormality where healthy pancreatic tissue develops without anatomical, vascular, or neural communication with the normal pancreas. We report the case of a patient whose initial endoscopic evaluation suggested early gastric cancer, but computed tomography scan (CT scan) and endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) indicated a locally advanced tumor.
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August 2024
Department of Research Medical Research Circle (MedReC) Bukavu Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Key Clinical Message: This is a challenging case where the surgeon has initially thought it is a gallbladder (GB) mucocele. The surprise finding of a mucocele during an emergency laparotomy highlights the deceptive nature of certain clinical manifestations within the hepatobiliary domain. The intraoperative discovery of a 1×1 cm GB hole on the right lateral wall of the GB fundus revealed an unexpected and significant deviation from the hypothesized pathogenesis.
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May 2024
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, NYC Health+Hospitals Queens, New York, USA.
Background: Gastroparesis is a condition that affects the motility of the gastrointestinal (GI) tract, causing a delay in the emptying process and leading to nausea, vomiting, bloating, and upper abdominal pain. Motility treatment along with symptom management can be done using antiemetics or prokinetics. This study highlights the diagnostic and therapeutic challenges of gastroparesis and suggests a potential link between facial trauma and symptom remission, indicating the need for further investigation.
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February 2024
Crestwood Medical Center, Huntsville, AL, USA.
Bilothorax, an exudative pleural effusion due to the accumulation of bile. It is also called cholethorax or thoracobilia and was initially reported in 1971. Here, we report a rare case of an elderly male presenting with bilateral bilothorax due to esophageal rupture.
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January 2024
Department of Paediatrics, Faculty of Medical Sciences in Zabrze, Medical University of Silesia, Katowice, Poland.
Introduction: Bezoars are masses of indigestible foreign material in the gastrointestinal tract, usually in the stomach. These materials could be indigestible fruits, hair, milk products, or tablets. In children, the most common type of bezoar is trichobezoar (formed from hair).
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