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Diverticular bleeding is the most common cause of lower gastrointestinal bleeding and accounts for 20.8%-41.6% of cases in the Western world.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFKey Clinical Message: Triple gallbladder, an extremely rare congenital anomaly, can mimic more common biliary conditions. Accurate diagnosis through imaging and a multidisciplinary approach is essential for timely surgical management, preventing complications, and ensuring better patient outcomes.
Abstract: The multiplication of the gallbladder is a congenital malformation with a rare incidence of 1 in 4000 patients, among which the trifoliate gallbladder, even rarer, is included.
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- Drug-induced acute pancreatitis is an often overlooked condition that ranks as the third most common cause of acute pancreatitis, following alcohol intake and gallstones.
- Levofloxacin, a fluoroquinolone antibiotic used for treating infections, can lead to acute pancreatitis, alongside its known side effects like photosensitivity and liver toxicity.
- A case study is presented of a woman who developed acute pancreatitis after taking levofloxacin for urinary tract infections, with her diagnosis confirmed through clinical signs, lab results, and imaging tests.
Perforated gastric adenocarcinoma is a rare and challenging complication of gastric cancer, which can lead to intra-abdominal abscesses and other complications. Management of perforated gastric adenocarcinoma with an intra-abdominal abscess requires a multidisciplinary approach, including empiric antibiotic therapy and fluid resuscitation, partial gastrectomy with Roux-en-Y reconstruction, and image-guided drainage. This case report highlights the complex and challenging nature of managing perforated gastric adenocarcinoma with intra-abdominal abscesses.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIntussusception is the telescoping or invagination of the proximal part of the gastrointestinal tract into an adjacent section. It is rare in adults, accounting for 1% of adult bowel obstruction. Adult presentation of intussusception is variable, with nonspecific, vague symptoms like abdominal pain, nausea, vomiting, and rectal bleeding.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFFactors Influencing Compliance with The Utilization of Effective Malaria Treatment and Preventive Measures in Wulu, South Sudan.
Ethiop J Health Sci
July 2020
Department of Public Health School of Public Health, Texila American University Georgetown, Guyana, South America.
Background: High incidence of malaria disease in South Sudan may be largely due to poor/non-compliance with effective treatment and preventive measures. This study examined factors limiting/enhancing compliance with the utilization of known and effective malaria treatment and preventive measures in Wulu, South Sudan.
Methods: A case-control study involving 396 respondents was conducted.
Editorial: Ecology, Virulence, and Detection of Pathogenic and Pandemic Vibrio parahaemolyticus.
Front Microbiol
February 2016
Department of Microbiology, School of Medicine, Texila American University Georgetown, Guyana.