varicose veins/diarrhea

We report the case of a 39-year-old woman with portal hypertension caused by a splenic arteriovenous fistula that was diagnosed by Doppler ultrasound and splenic arteriography. She presented with esophageal variceal hemorrhage and was initially treated with sclerotherapy. Ascites and secretory

BACKGROUND Spontaneous rupture of uterine surface varicose veins is rare but may become a serious complication of pregnancy. METHODS A 40-year-old woman, gravida 2, para 0-0-1-0, presented with worsening generalized abdominal pain after occasional nausea, vomiting and diarrhea over the previous 2

A 59 year old female, who presented with abdominal pain, diarrhea, and ascites, developed major bleeding from esophageal varices. Celiac angiography demonstrated a splenic arterio-venous fistula with early filling of an enlarged splenic vein and esophageal varices (pre-sinusoidal extra hepatic

A 66-year-old woman had sudden onset of portal hypertension manifested by diarrhea, ascites, and varices. When a splenic arteriovenous fistula was found to be the cause, the fistula was resected. Her signs and symptoms did not recur.

Long-standing complete obstruction of the superior mesenteric artery and vein and recurrent gastrointestinal bleeding from varices within the bowel were encountered in a child as a complication of midgut malrotation and volvulus. This condition is unusual, but should be considered in cases of

A 60-year-old woman presented with six months of abdominal pain, weight loss and diarrhea for which she underwent bidirectional endoscopies that were unremarkable. Over the next two weeks, she developed non-cirrhotic portal hypertension and presented with esophageal variceal bleeding. A diffuse

Colonic varices, usually detected by means of colonoscopy, are extremely rare and typically indicative of portal hypertension or chronic hepatopathology. Even more rare are those cases with no underlying disease, or idiopathic colonic varices. The authors report a case of these unexplained varices

Gastric emptying of mixed solid and liquid meals was studied in 34 subjects (5 normal young males, 6 preoperative patients and 23 patients after direct operations for esophageal varices), using double isotope method. Operative procedures were trans-abdominal esophageal transections in 16 patients

Mucinous cystic neoplasms (MCN) are an uncommon form of exocrine neoplasms of the pancreas. Symptoms are most often vague and this makes the diagnosis more difficult. The current case is one of three cases yet reported where the MCN caused left-sided portal hypertension leading to the formation of

Between 1985 and 1988, a two-phase epidemiological study was conducted at the "Ruta 100" company in Mexico City to examine the harmful effects of the working conditions on drivers of urban transport vehicles. In the first phase, five groups of nine drivers each were interviewed regarding their

OBJECTIVE To investigate the effect of pericardial devascularization combined with preservation of Latarjet's innervation on portal hypertension. METHODS Sixty-two patients (57 men and 5 women) have been undergone pericardial devascularization combined with Latarjet's innervation since 1984.

BACKGROUND Bacillus Anthraces is a non-motile, rod like, gram-positive and aerobic bacillus that produces central oval-shaped spores and characterized by rough, irregular and often comma-shaped colonies in blood agar. About 95% of human anthrax is cutaneous and 5% respiratory. GI anthrax, a very

In patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) there is an increased incidence of thromboembolic events. We report a case of a female, age 14, with a 6 months history of diarrhea with occasional presence of red blood and with a very distended abdomen with evident ascites. The diagnosis was

Dyskeratosis congenita (DC) is a rare hereditary condition with characteristic dermatological findings and is frequently associated with the development of pancytopenia. Involvement of the gastrointestinal tract and liver occurs in a significant proportion of patients. Although the disorder is

The clinical signs of varicocele typically emerge during the puberty. Varicocele is found in 15% of men in the general population and 25-35% and 50-80% of males presenting with primary and secondary infertility, respectively. Factors contributing to the development and recurrence of varicocele