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Rare Enterohepatic Fistula in Crohn's Disease: Case Analysis and Literature Synthesis.
Am J Case Rep
January 2025
Department of Surgery, Cantonal Hospital of Fribourg (HFR), Villars-sur-Glâne, Switzerland.
BACKGROUND Crohn disease is a chronic inflammatory bowel disease known for causing fistulous tracts, abscesses, and bowel perforation. Enterohepatic fistulas, a rare but significant complication, are scarcely reported. This article presents the case of a hepatic abscess due to an enterohepatic fistula in a patient with long-term Crohn disease and reviews the existing literature on this phenomenon.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFSilent Shadows: Unveiling the Psoas Abscess and Its Treatment.
Cureus
October 2024
General Surgery, Crystal Run Healthcare, Middletown, USA.
Iliopsoas abscesses are a rare complication of appendicitis and are associated with high morbidity and mortality without appropriate intervention. Current literature provides sufficient evidence for managing psoas abscesses via antimicrobial therapy, CT-guided percutaneous drainage, and laparoscopic or open drainage as primary approaches. However, there is insufficient data in the current literature for assessing improved patient outcomes with robotically assisted laparoscopic drainage as an approach to treatment.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFCostal cartilage as a promising technique for large bronchial fistula closure in fistulous empyema: a case report.
Gen Thorac Cardiovasc Surg Cases
February 2024
Department of General Thoracic Surgery, National Hospital Organization, Kanagawa Hospital, 666-1 Ochiai, Hadano, Kanagawa, 257-8585, Japan.
Background: There is no high level of evidence for the treatment of fistulous empyema. We report here a promising technique for closure of a bronchopleural fistula using costal cartilage as a bronchial embolus.
Case Presentation: The patient is a 79-year-old man.
A Rare Presentation of Acute Suppurative Thyroiditis.
Pediatrics
December 2024
Department of Pediatrics.
A previously healthy 17-year-old female patient initially presented with symptoms of anterior neck pain. After multiple emergency department visits, she was found to have unilateral enlargement of her thyroid gland. Laboratory studies were consistent with hyperthyroidism.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFOesophagopericardial fistula from mediastinal histoplasmosis presenting as purulent pericarditis with cardiac tamponade.
BMJ Case Rep
October 2024
Interventional Cardiology, Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
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- * Tests revealed infected fluid with multiple bacteria, leading to antibiotics being given while a recurring fluid issue was managed with a drain and fibrinolytic therapy.
- * Eventually, he was diagnosed with an esophageal perforation linked to the mass, indicating an unusual fistula, and was treated for histoplasmosis before being discharged with a feeding tube and medication.
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