Background: Gastrointestinal (GI) lipomas are benign submucosal tumors of mature adipocytes that arise mainly in the colon and stomach, sometimes in the ileum and jejunum, and rarely in the duodenum. Patients with symptomatic lipomas require endoscopic or surgical treatment. Spontaneous expulsion of lipomas after biopsy is a rare condition that has limited case reports.
Case Summary: A 56-year-old man presented to our hospital with intermittent postprandial epigastric fullness. Esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGD) revealed a 10-mm soft yellowish submucosal lesion with the "pillow sign," located in the second portion of duodenum. Endoscopic ultrasonography (EUS) using a 12-MHz catheter probe showed a hyperechoic, homogenous, and round solid lesion (OLYMPUS EUS EU-ME2, UM-DP12-25R, 12-MHz radial miniprobe, Olympus Corporation, Tokyo, Japan). Deep biopsy was performed using the bite-on-bite technique with forceps. Histological examination was compatible with submucosal lipoma. The lesion spontaneously expelled 12 d after the biopsy. Follow-up EUS performed after 2 mo confirmed this condition.
Conclusion: Deep biopsy could lead to spontaneous GI lipoma expulsion. This might be the first step in lipoma diagnosis and treatment.
Download full-text PDF |
Source |
---|---|
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9494927 | PMC |
http://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v28.i34.5086 | DOI Listing |
Curr Pharm Biotechnol
December 2024
LMAE, Faculty of Sciences Exactes, University of Mascara, B.P. 763, Mascara, Algeria.
Introduction: A stone is a compact mass of one or more crystallised substances. The essential mechanism of stone formation is an excessive concentration of poorly soluble compounds in the urine. In excessive concentration, these compounds precipitate into crystals, which then aggregate to form a stone.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFContraception
December 2024
Planned Parenthood South Atlantic, Raleigh, NC, USA and McLeod Regional Medical Center, Florence, SC, USA; University of Washington Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, 1959 NE Pacific St, Box 356460, Seattle, WA 98005, USA; Pegasus Health Justice Center, Dallas, TX, 75207, USA; Washington University, St. Louis, MO, USA.
Early pregnancy loss (EPL), also known as miscarriage or spontaneous abortion, makes up 15-20% of all clinically recognized pregnancies. EPL is a broad term that includes intrauterine pregnancies (IUPs) with findings that suggest the pregnancy may not progress or definitely will not progress; pregnancies with a gestational sac (GS) in the lower endometrial cavity or endocervical canal in the process of expulsion; residual pregnancy tissue or persistent GS; and complete passage of the GS without residual tissue. This document addresses medication management of EPL in which the complete passage of the GS has not yet occurred, including pregnancies concerning for and diagnostic of EPL (sometimes called "missed abortion") and EPL in progress.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFWorld J Urol
November 2024
Hannover Medical School, Division of Surgery, Department of Urology & Urological Oncology, Hannover, Germany.
Purpose: Urolithiasis and symptomatic ureterolithiasis represent diseases known to be on the increase in most westernized countries. The present article aims to give an overview on some drug principles assumed to target signalling systems involved in modulating ureter smooth muscle contractility and to present background to their potential use or prospects in ureter stone disease.
Methods: The article reviews drugs that have been evaluated over the last decades in vitro, in vivo and/or in clinical settings with regard to their properties to achieve spontaneous passage of (distal) ureteral stones and relieve colic pain.
BJOG
November 2024
Port-Royal Maternity, AP-HP, Hôpital Cochin, FHU PREMA, Paris, France.
Objective: To assess the association between the decrease in the use of episiotomy and the incidence of obstetric anal sphincter injuries (OASIS) over a 10-year period and understand their reasons by interviewing obstetricians and midwives.
Design: Mixed-methods study.
Setting: A tertiary university public maternity hospital, Paris, France.
Heliyon
September 2024
School of Medicine, Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou, China.
Introduction: This study aimed to compare the clinical efficacy of sexual stimulation with that of placebo in the treatment of distal ureteral stones.
Methods: We searched PubMed, Web of Science, Cochrane Library, and Google Scholar from January 1, 2000 to December 31, 2022 for studies comparing the efficacy of sexual stimulus with that of placebo for the treatment of distal ureteral stones. RevMan 5.
Enter search terms and have AI summaries delivered each week - change queries or unsubscribe any time!