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A case of autoimmune hepatitis in a patient with inflammatory bowel disease and significant lymphadenopathy in the porta hepatis

JPGN Reports, EarlyView.
Abstract The diagnosis of autoimmune hepatitis (AIH) is supported by the presence of elevated transaminases, hypergammaglobulinemia, liver biopsy consistent with AIH, and the presence of AIH autoantibodies. In this case presentation, we highlight the challenges associated with diagnosing AIH in a patient with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) who ...
Benjamin J. Malamet, Shannon Joerger, Karen Caudill, Mai He, Juan Reyes Genere, Janis Stoll   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Recent advancement in daignosis of gastrointestinal diseases

Journal of Applied Pharmaceutical Research, 2015
Gastrointestinal diseases refer to ulcerative disorders of the upper gastrointestinal tract. Stomach acids and some enzymes can damage the lining of the G.I. tract if natural protective factors are not functioning normally.
Pranit Saraswat, Pragati Khare, Ritesh Tiwari   +2 more
doaj  

Endoscopic screening for esophageal squamous cell carcinoma [PDF]

, 2013
Esophageal cancer (EC) is the eighth common cancer and the sixth most common cause of death from cancer worldwide. Esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC) remains the most common type of EC in the developing world and an important health problem in ...
Amiriani, T., Khoshnia, M., Merat, S., Nouroozi, A., Pourshams, A., Roshandel, G., Semnani, S.   +6 more
core  

Endoscopic and clinical evaluation of treatment and prognosis of Cronkhite-Canada syndrome: a Japanese nationwide survey. [PDF]

, 2016
BackgroundFirst reported in 1955, Cronkhite-Canada syndrome (CCS), a rare syndrome characterized by ectodermal abnormalities and inflammatory changes of the gastrointestinal tract mucosa, has been associated with a poor prognosis and life-threatening ...
Hibi, Toshifumi, Hirata, Ichiro, Hokari, Ryota, Kaunitz, Jonathan D, Komoto, Shunsuke, Miura, Soichiro, Tanaka, Masanori, Tomita, Kengo, Watanabe, Chikako   +8 more
core   +1 more source

Isolated gastrointestinal Langerhans cell histiocytosis in a 16‐month‐old child: A case report

JPGN Reports, EarlyView.
Abstract Langerhans cell histiocytosis (LCH) is a rare disorder characterized by clonal proliferation of Langerhans cells, most often involving the skin or bone. Isolated gastrointestinal (GI) involvement is extremely uncommon in young children. We report a 16‐month‐old girl with a 1‐month history of chronic vomiting, bloody diarrhea, and failure to ...
Al‐Qasim AL‐Bahlani, Laraib Touseeq, Mohammed Al‐Masqari, Emad Saad   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Review of small bowel capsule endoscopy for diagnosis of gastrointestinal bleeding

International Journal of Gastrointestinal Intervention
Capsule endoscopy (CE), introduced in 2001, is now a key tool for evaluating small-bowel bleeding, which accounts for 5% to 10% of gastrointestinal (GI) bleeding.
Dong Jun Oh
doaj   +1 more source

Nanotechnology in multimodal theranostic capsule endoscopy [PDF]

, 2017
Video capsule endoscopy (VCE) has become a clinically accepted diagnostic modality in the last 20 years and has established a technological roadmap for other capsule endoscopy (CE) devices, incorporating microscale technology, a local power supply and ...
Button, T. W., Cochran, S., Cox, B. F., Cumming, D. R. S., Gourevich, D., Lay, H. S., Mulvana, H., Nathke, I. S., Stewart, F.   +8 more
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Rapunzel syndrome: Trichobezoar‐induced pancreatitis unraveled

JPGN Reports, EarlyView.
Abstract Trichobezoars are rare hair‐based intraluminal foreign bodies that may cause significant gastrointestinal complications, particularly when extending into the duodenum as in Rapunzel syndrome. We report the case of an 11‐year‐old girl with sensory processing difficulties and undiagnosed avoidant/restrictive food intake disorder (ARFID), who ...
Halen Scott, Alisha Sansguiri, Ashley Polachek, Stacy Matthews, Megha Mehta   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Gastric Kaposi Sarcoma With Distinct "Lobster-Like" Endoscopic Lesions in a Human Immunodeficiency Virus-Positive Patient. [PDF]

DEN Open
ABSTRACT Kaposi Sarcoma (KS) is a rare vascular tumor linked to Human Herpesvirus‐8 (HHV‐8) infection, most often affecting immunocompromised patients with Human Immunodeficiency Virus/Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (HIV/AIDS). Gastrointestinal KS (GI‐KS) is frequently underdiagnosed, particularly in resource‐limited settings, and may present with ...
Safizadeh Shabestari SA, Farahvash A, Farahvash MJ.   +2 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

Synchronous gastric and duodenal metastases from head and neck squamous cell carcinoma: a unique presentation of upper gastrointestinal bleeding. [PDF]

, 2018
Metastatic disease to the stomach or duodenum is an infrequent diagnosis, and head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) is one of the least common primary malignancies that lead to gastric or duodenal metastases.
Daitch, Zachary, Jiang, Wei, Kistler, Charles Andrew, Quirk, Daniel M., Tarangelo, Nicholas P.   +4 more
core   +1 more source