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A Case of Robot-Assisted Pylorus-Preserving Pancreatoduodenectomy for Branch-Duct Intraductal Papillary Mucinous Neoplasms Complicated With an Annular Pancreas.
Asian J Endosc Surg
January 2025
Department of Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic and Transplant Surgery, Mie University, Tsu, Mie, Japan.
Annular pancreas is a rare congenital anatomical anomaly, in which the pancreatic parenchyma surrounds the descending duodenum. Generally, annular pancreas is diagnosed on the basis of symptoms associated with complications of peptic ulcer, pancreatitis, cholelithiasis, and rarely, malignant tumors. Herein, we report an 84-year-old man for whom, during hospitalization for a urinary tract infection, pancreatic cystic lesions and an annular pancreas were noted incidentally on computed tomography.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFNew-onset gastrointestinal disorders in COVID-19 patients 3.5 years post-infection in the inner-city population in the Bronx.
Sci Rep
December 2024
Department of Radiology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine and Montefiore Medical Center, 1300 Morris Park Avenue, Bronx, NY, 10461, USA.
This study examined the incidence, characteristics, and risk factors of new gastrointestinal disorders (GID) associated with SARS-CoV-2 infection up to 3.5 years post-infection. This retrospective study included 35,102 COVID-19 patients and 682,594 contemporary non-COVID-19 patients without past medical history of GID (controls) from the Montefiore Health System in the Bronx (3/1/2020 to 7/31/2023).
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPneumopericardium caused by gastric ulcer perforation into the pericardium. An inusual complication.
Cir Cir
November 2024
Departamento de Cirugía Cardiotorácica. Hospital General Regional 1, Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social, Chihuahua, Chihuahua, México.
Pneumopericardium is an unusual condition defined by the presence of gas into the pericardial sac. Gastric perforation into pericardium is a complication of gastric ulcer with high mortality. In this clinical case, we describe the condition of a male with a silent gastric ulcer, which penetrated into the pericardium, developing pneumopericardium and purulent pericarditis as a complication.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFComparison of Demographic and Clinical Characteristics of Taiwan Biobank Participants with Nonparticipants.
J Epidemiol
October 2024
National Center for Geriatrics and Welfare Research, National Health Research Institutes.
Article Synopsis
- The study analyzed demographic variables of participants in the Taiwan Biobank (TWBB) and compared them with national statistics to identify differences in sociodemographic and clinical characteristics.
- It included 128,663 TWBB individuals aged 30 to 70 without cancer and matched them to 514,652 nonparticipants from health records, examining various health metrics and conditions.
- The findings revealed that TWBB participants tended to be older, predominantly female, more educated, wealthier, and living in urban areas, showing higher mortality but lower cancer risk compared to nonparticipants.
Complicated Meckel's Diverticulum Presenting as Pneumoperitoneum in an Adolescent.
Am J Case Rep
September 2024
Division of Pediatric Surgery, Department of Surgery, Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons/NewYork-Presbyterian Morgan Stanley Children's Hospital, New York City, NY, USA.
Article Synopsis
- An 18-year-old boy had severe stomach pain and was found to have air in his belly, which can mean something is wrong inside.
- Doctors figured out that he had a problem called perforated Meckel's diverticulum, where a part of his intestine got infected and caused a hole.
- After some tests and surgery to remove the damaged part of his intestine, the doctors confirmed the issue and showed that doctors need to think about Meckel's diverticulum when young people have these kinds of belly problems.
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