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Eosinophilic enterocolitis is a rare condition representing the least frequent manifestation of eosinophilic gastrointestinal disorders. We report a 49-year-old man who presented with abdominal pain, diarrhea, and intractable vomiting for 2 weeks. Abdominal computed tomography demonstrated gastric
Acute esophageal necrosis (AEN) is a very rare disorder typically presenting as a diffuse black esophageal mucosa on upper endoscopy. For this reason, AEN is often considered to be synonymous with 'black esophagus'. The pathogenesis of entity is still unknown. We report a case of AEN with duodenal
Internal radioembolization with yttrium-90 is a promising treatment method, predominantly for liver tumors. However, the shifting of yttrium-90-loaded spherules into the arteries and veins that supply the duodenum and stomach, leading to ulceration, hemorrhage, perforation, and outlet obstruction of
A 64- year-old man with smoldering myeloma presented to the hospital for nausea, vomiting, and PO intolerance. Abdominal CT demonstrated massive gastric distention and collapsed proximal duodenum consistent with gastric outlet obstruction (GOO). Esophagogastroduodenoscopy demonstrated pyloric edema.
BACKGROUND
The purpose of this study was to correlate clinical course, gastric emptying, and gastric myoelectric activity in a patient after gastric operation and to determine the effect of electric stimulation and the administration of erythromycin on the patient's gastric rhythm.
METHODS
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Eight patients (five men, three women), mean age 36.9 +/- 13.5 (17-60) yr, were diagnosed to have eosinophilic gastroenteritis. The condition was proved in five patients by biopsies through endoscope, and in three, by operation. All had hypereosinophilia (absolute eosinophil count of
The early and late radiological features of damage to the stomach and duodenum caused by acid ingestion are described based on our experience with ten patients. The radiological features of early corrosive damage to the stomach caused by acid are: gastric atony, thickened mucosal folds and mural
Caustic injuries of the eye usually occur accidentally and can result in minor eye irritations to total loss of vision. All chemical exposures to the eye require immediate decontamination by copious irrigation with an aqueous solution for at least 15-30 minutes up to two hours in single cases of
Reported herein is an experience with retrograde intussusception. The index case was a 25-year-old African American woman who was status post-multiple previous intraperitoneal procedures, including a truncal vagotomy, distal gastrectomy, and Roux-en-Y gastrojejunostomy for the treatment of gastric