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View article: Medically Refractory Nesidioblastosis as a Late Adverse Effect of Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass
Medically Refractory Nesidioblastosis as a Late Adverse Effect of Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass Open
A male in his late 40s with a past medical history of morbid obesity status post Roux-en-Y gastric bypass in 2004 presented to the emergency department with recurrent hypoglycemia. The hypoglycemic episodes were triggered by preceding hype…
View article: Impact of Order Set on Exocrine Pancreatic Insufficiency in Chronic Pancreatitis, Pancreatic Cancer, and Pancreatic Resection
Impact of Order Set on Exocrine Pancreatic Insufficiency in Chronic Pancreatitis, Pancreatic Cancer, and Pancreatic Resection Open
View article: Spontaneous Air Embolism Following Contrast Injection: A Diagnostic Challenge in a Post-COVID-19 Patient
Spontaneous Air Embolism Following Contrast Injection: A Diagnostic Challenge in a Post-COVID-19 Patient Open
A 72-year-old male with a complex medical history, including chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), hypertension, atrial fibrillation, and a recent COVID-19 infection, presented to the emergency department with shortness of breath a…
View article: Successful Multidisciplinary Treatment of Small Bowel Obstruction With an Ileal Stricture Resulting in Bowel Perforation in the Setting of Multidrug-Resistant Gastrointestinal Tuberculosis: A Case Report
Successful Multidisciplinary Treatment of Small Bowel Obstruction With an Ileal Stricture Resulting in Bowel Perforation in the Setting of Multidrug-Resistant Gastrointestinal Tuberculosis: A Case Report Open
We present the case of a male in his 40s who recently emigrated from Russia and was actively undergoing treatment for multidrug-resistant (MDR) pulmonary tuberculosis (TB) with the BPaL-M (bedaquiline, pretomanid, linezolid, moxifloxacin, …
View article: Safety of cold resection of non-ampullary duodenal polyps: Systematic review and meta-analysis
Safety of cold resection of non-ampullary duodenal polyps: Systematic review and meta-analysis Open
Background and study aims Endoscopic resection has traditionally involved electrosurgical cautery (hot snare) to resect premalignant polyps. Recent data have suggested superior safety of cold resection. We aimed to assess the safety of col…
View article: Whipple's Disease Presenting With a Chief Complaint of Dyspnea and Cough From Pulmonary Invasion Without Evidence of Gastrointestinal Involvement
Whipple's Disease Presenting With a Chief Complaint of Dyspnea and Cough From Pulmonary Invasion Without Evidence of Gastrointestinal Involvement Open
View article: Recurrent Acute Upper Gastrointestinal Bleed Due to Diffuse B-cell Lymphoma of the Duodenum in a Renal Transplant Patient: A Case Report and Literature Review
Recurrent Acute Upper Gastrointestinal Bleed Due to Diffuse B-cell Lymphoma of the Duodenum in a Renal Transplant Patient: A Case Report and Literature Review Open
View article: Large gastric ulcer presenting as gastric pneumatosis
Large gastric ulcer presenting as gastric pneumatosis Open
A man presented with nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain and diarrhoea. Cross-sectional imaging of the abdomen and pelvis showed gastric pneumatosis. He was treated conservatively with broad-spectrum antibiotics, bowel rest, nasogastric tube …
View article: Non-uremic Calciphylaxis With Possible Initial Misdiagnosis as Erythema Multiforme/Toxic Epidermal Necrolysis Successfully Treated as Inpatient
Non-uremic Calciphylaxis With Possible Initial Misdiagnosis as Erythema Multiforme/Toxic Epidermal Necrolysis Successfully Treated as Inpatient Open
View article: Large Esophageal Intramural Hematoma After Solid Food Ingestion in a Patient Without Identifiable Inherited or Acquired Coagulopathy
Large Esophageal Intramural Hematoma After Solid Food Ingestion in a Patient Without Identifiable Inherited or Acquired Coagulopathy Open
We present the case of an elderly man without any significant medical history and not on any anticoagulant or antiplatelet therapy who presented with severe epigastric abdominal and substernal chest pain shortly after eating a baguette. He…
View article: Idiosyncratic drug-induced liver injury related to use of novel selective androgen receptor modulator RAD140 (Testalone): a case report
Idiosyncratic drug-induced liver injury related to use of novel selective androgen receptor modulator RAD140 (Testalone): a case report Open
View article: Adherence to guideline-directed hepatocellular carcinoma screening: A single-center US experience
Adherence to guideline-directed hepatocellular carcinoma screening: A single-center US experience Open
Rates of screening were poor even in a subspecialty hepatology clinic. Screening failure was mostly due to systemic factors such as radiology availability and time between hepatology appointments rather than individual error.
View article: Prolonged Intractable Hiccups Associated with HSV (I&II) Esophagitis and H. pylori Gastritis
Prolonged Intractable Hiccups Associated with HSV (I&II) Esophagitis and H. pylori Gastritis Open
An immunocompetent male presented with an intractable hiccup. EGD revealed circumferential ulceration of middistal esophagus and biopsies confirmed HSV (I&II) esophagitis and H. pylori gastritis. He was prescribed triple therapy for H. pyl…
View article: Conservative management of gastric pneumatosis following left gastric artery embolisation
Conservative management of gastric pneumatosis following left gastric artery embolisation Open
Gastric pneumatosis, the presence of air within the stomach wall, is a very rare occurrence with poor outcomes. One of the most common mechanisms for gastric pneumatosis is gastric ischaemia, also a rare entity. Although patients with gast…
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View article: Post-transplant patients with COVID-19 associated acute respiratory distress syndrome, a role for Tociluzumab: A case series
Post-transplant patients with COVID-19 associated acute respiratory distress syndrome, a role for Tociluzumab: A case series Open
COVID-19 is the disease caused by SARS-CoV-2 that portends both a relatively high mortality rate as well as high rate of intensive care admission amongst all age groups; however effective therapy remains poorly characterized. Post-transpla…