giant/hemorrhage

BACKGROUND A consecutive series of 269 cases of bleeding gastric ulcer were studied prospectively from 1979 to 1993 inclusive. METHODS Fifty-five (21%) had a giant gastric ulcer with a diameter of 3 cm or more. These cases were compared with those with ulcers less than 3 cm in diameter in terms of

Rhinoscleroma is a chronic granulomatous respiratory tract disease. The initial lesion site is often intra-nasal. Giant tumor presentations are rare. The authors report a case of extensive nasal rhinoscleroma. METHODS A 35-year-old African male patient consulted for a large tumor of the nose. The

Giant aneurysms (> 2.5 cm) represent only 5-7% of all aneurysms. Nevertheless, their management is rather difficult due to their atypical natural history and peculiar treatment. Clinical history of giant aneurysms does not differ from that of the smaller ones regarding the incidence of subarachnoid

We describe the CT and MR findings in a patient diagnosed with tuberous sclerosis after presenting with a hemorrhagic subependymal giant cell astrocytoma (SEGCA). While these tumors are not uncommon in tuberous sclerosis, hemorrhage into them is extremely rare.

OBJECTIVE Giant-cell arteritis frequently poses diagnostic and therapeutic challenges. This article summarizes recent investigations concerning diagnosis and treatment of giant-cell arteritis. RESULTS Efforts to improve diagnostic accuracy have centered on serologic markers and imaging techniques.

Twenty-five cases of benign giant duodenal ulcer have been studied. In every case a barium meal examination showed an ulcer crater with a radiographic diameter of at least 2 centimetres. Abdominal pain was the commonest symptom but less than half of the patients had had pain characteristic of

OBJECTIVE To present a cae of giant renal angiomyolipoma that required surgical treatment owing to its size and concomitant intratumoral hemorrhage. METHODS The characteristics of the case are presented and discussed. CONCLUSIONS Giant renal angiomyolipoma is one of the most frequent causes of

A 55-year-old man was referred to our department with bleeding from a painless tumor located at the left parietal region of the head which had been progressively growing for a period of 2 years. Physical examination showed a fist-sized pediculated mass overlying the left parietal region and the

Marginal ulcer is a well-known complication of gastroenterostomy. It occurs in 3% of patients post-Billroth II subtotal gastrectomy; it occurs in less than 1% if truncal vagotomy is included but in up to 30% of patients with gastroenterostomy without vagotomy. These ulcers occur at the anastomosis,

Adrenal cysts are a rare entity which makes their treatment somewhat tough. Discovered in a fortuitous way or in the course of explorations for very aspecific symptoms, it is necessary to decide on a case-by-case basis, and after a careful clinical examination, whether the lesion is to be treated

Light and electron microscopic investigations and studies of the resorption ability in vitro of giant cells were done in two patients with giant cell osteolytic lesions of metatarsal bone. Giant cells harvested from both patients were similar in morphologic features and ability to resorb dentin.

Two cases of occult intestinal blood loss due to giant ileal diverticula are described. In one of them, ectopic gastric mucosa was found at microscopic dissection. In the other that was probably originating from a blind loop formation at a previous operation, multiple mucosal erosions, probably due