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Diaphragmatic and pericardial reconstruction using a Gore-Tex® patch in a patient with an invasive liver malignancy
Diaphragmatic and pericardial reconstruction using a Gore-Tex® patch in a patient with an invasive liver malignancy
The Gore-Tex® polytetrafluoroethylene patch is one of the most used prostheses for diaphragm, vessel, and pericardial...
Prepyloric gastric antral muscular ring in an infant
Prepyloric gastric antral muscular ring in an infant
We present a unique case of a prepyloric gastric muscular ring, a pathology distinct from a gastric web. There is scarcity...
Relapsing sclerosing mesenteritis with multiple strictures of the small intestine
Relapsing sclerosing mesenteritis with multiple strictures of the small intestine
Sclerosing mesenteritis (SM) is a rare disorder that involves the mesenteric adipose tissue with chronic fibrosing inflamm...
Gastric band removal: mind the arterial anastomoses!
Gastric band removal: mind the arterial anastomoses!
Bariatric surgery may sometimes be challenging and may lead to severe complications. Surgical re-intervention in such case...
A case of immune checkpoint inhibitor-associated hemophagocytosis after initiation of atezolizumab plus bevacizumab therapy for advanced hepatocellular carcinoma
A case of immune checkpoint inhibitor-associated hemophagocytosis after initiation of atezolizumab plus bevacizumab therapy for advanced hepatocellular carcinoma
A woman in the 70s with a decreased appetite and weight loss (4 kg) in the last 3 months was referred to...
Tubular adenoma at the hepatico-jejunal anastomosis in familial adenomatous polyposis (FAP) following pancreaticoduodenectomy: challenges in adenoma surveillance and management
Tubular adenoma at the hepatico-jejunal anastomosis in familial adenomatous polyposis (FAP) following pancreaticoduodenectomy: challenges in adenoma surveillance and management
Upper gastrointestinal tumors, including ampullary adenomas, occur frequently in patients with familial adenomatous polypo...
Arsenic and young liver: a case report of hepatic steatosis due to arsenic toxicity
Arsenic and young liver: a case report of hepatic steatosis due to arsenic toxicity
Arsenic toxicity is rare in developed countries. It may be difficult to diagnose due to its heterogenous symptom presentat...
A case of situs inversus totalis with hemosuccus pancreaticus due to intrapancreatic pseudocyst perforation of the common hepatic artery treated with a vascular stent graft
A case of situs inversus totalis with hemosuccus pancreaticus due to intrapancreatic pseudocyst perforation of the common hepatic artery treated with a vascular stent graft
Hemosuccus pancreaticus (HP) is characterized by gastrointestinal bleeding from the papilla of Vater via the pancreatic du...
Thrombotic complications following bariatric surgery: how medical tourism poses challenges to comprehensive care in obesity medicine
Thrombotic complications following bariatric surgery: how medical tourism poses challenges to comprehensive care in obesity medicine
The global prevalence of obesity has more than tripled since 1975. Unfortunately, bariatric surgery waiting lists can last...
A case of MSI-high pancreatic body-tail cancer successfully treated with radical resection after pembrolizumab
A case of MSI-high pancreatic body-tail cancer successfully treated with radical resection after pembrolizumab
A 72-year-old woman was diagnosed with unresectable pancreatic body-tail cancer (cT4N1M1, cStage IV) with para-aortic lymp...
Endoscopic ultrasound-guided drainage for mediastinal abscess: first report of bridge to surgery for esophageal cancer
Endoscopic ultrasound-guided drainage for mediastinal abscess: first report of bridge to surgery for esophageal cancer
Perforated esophageal cancer rarely results in the formation of mediastinal abscess. Endoscopic ultrasound (EUS)-guided ab...
A case of non-occlusive mesenteric ischemia following hepatocellular carcinoma rupture
A case of non-occlusive mesenteric ischemia following hepatocellular carcinoma rupture
Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) rupture is a severe complication, yet there is limited literature on cases complicated by s...
A case of esophageal squamous cell carcinoma with epidermization showing a unique morphology
A case of esophageal squamous cell carcinoma with epidermization showing a unique morphology
An 80-year-old woman with a history of endoscopic balloon dilation for esophageal stricture caused by accidental ingestion...
Autopsy diagnosis of diffuse intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma
Autopsy diagnosis of diffuse intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma
Intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma (ICC), a severe liver cancer, makes up to 20% of all hepatic malignancies and is difficult...
A case of successful conversion surgery for unresectable gallbladder cancer treated with durvalumab in combination with gemcitabine plus cisplatin
A case of successful conversion surgery for unresectable gallbladder cancer treated with durvalumab in combination with gemcitabine plus cisplatin
We report a rare case of a patient with initially unresectable gallbladder cancer who underwent conversion surgery with du...
A case of hepatocellular carcinoma arising from the intraductal hepatic bile duct without parenchymal lesion
A case of hepatocellular carcinoma arising from the intraductal hepatic bile duct without parenchymal lesion
Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) rarely presents as an intraductal tumor with no parenchymal lesions. Here, we present a cas...
A case of complete response to radiotherapy combined with durvalumab and tremelimumab in a patient with unknown primary hepatocellular carcinoma arising in the lumbar spine
A case of complete response to radiotherapy combined with durvalumab and tremelimumab in a patient with unknown primary hepatocellular carcinoma arising in the lumbar spine
A 58-year-old man visited an orthopedic clinic complaining of pain in his right lower back and numbness in his lower limbs...
Transarterial embolization with bleomycin–lipiodol emulsion: a successful minimal invasive approach for giant liver hemangioma
Transarterial embolization with bleomycin–lipiodol emulsion: a successful minimal invasive approach for giant liver hemangioma
Hemangiomas are most common benign liver tumor. Most patients have an excellent prognosis because of the small size and be...
Solitary fibrous tumor occurring in the colon as submucosal mesenchymal lesion: report of two cases and review of the literature
Solitary fibrous tumor occurring in the colon as submucosal mesenchymal lesion: report of two cases and review of the literature
Solitary fibrous tumor (SFT) is a rare mesenchymal neoplasm most often arising from the pleura and rarely in extra-pleural...
A suspected case of serum IgG4-negative type 1 autoimmune pancreatitis detected due to localized pancreatic duct narrowing: a case report
A suspected case of serum IgG4-negative type 1 autoimmune pancreatitis detected due to localized pancreatic duct narrowing: a case report
A 50-year-old woman was referred to our hospital with elevated serum amylase levels. Physical examination revealed no jaun...
A case of BRCA1-mutated giant pancreatic acinar cell carcinoma successfully treated with modified FOLFIRINOX therapy and radical resection
A case of BRCA1-mutated giant pancreatic acinar cell carcinoma successfully treated with modified FOLFIRINOX therapy and radical resection
Pancreatic acinar cell carcinoma (PACC) is a rare type of pancreatic cancer; further, its pathogenesis and treatment strat...
Ruptured pseudoaneurysm in a biliary metallic stent in a patient with pancreatic cancer: a case report
Ruptured pseudoaneurysm in a biliary metallic stent in a patient with pancreatic cancer: a case report
We report a case of an 87 year-old woman who was admitted with jaundice, but had no pain or fever. Contrast-enhan...
Primary adenocarcinoma arising from rectal implantation cyst after low anterior resection for rectal cancer 31 years previously
Primary adenocarcinoma arising from rectal implantation cyst after low anterior resection for rectal cancer 31 years previously
Rectal implantation cysts can occur at anastomotic sites after low anterior resection (LAR) for rectal cancer. Herein, we ...
Serial change in gastric motility in eosinophilic gastritis with pyloric stenosis assessment by abdominal ultrasonography
Serial change in gastric motility in eosinophilic gastritis with pyloric stenosis assessment by abdominal ultrasonography
Eosinophilic gastritis (EoG) is defined as the presence of upper gastrointestinal symptoms combined with histologic findin...
A case of ulcerative colitis with a variety of autoimmune diseases including ankylosing spondylitis, type 2 autoimmune pancreatitis, and primary sclerosing cholangitis
A case of ulcerative colitis with a variety of autoimmune diseases including ankylosing spondylitis, type 2 autoimmune pancreatitis, and primary sclerosing cholangitis
Ankylosing spondylitis (AS), primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC), and autoimmune pancreatitis (AIP) are known as extraint...
A case of early-stage type 3 gastric neuroendocrine tumor in the upper body of the stomach: is endoscopic resection feasible?
A case of early-stage type 3 gastric neuroendocrine tumor in the upper body of the stomach: is endoscopic resection feasible?
Although gastric neuroendocrine tumors (NETs) are uncommon compared with gastric carcinomas, the incidence of NETs has bee...
A rare case of hypervirulent Klebsiella pneumoniae liver abscess and bacterial endophthalmitis associated with distal bile duct cancer
A rare case of hypervirulent Klebsiella pneumoniae liver abscess and bacterial endophthalmitis associated with distal bile duct cancer
We report a case of a patient with distal bile duct cancer who presented with ocular pain and eye redness due to a liver a...
A rare case of acute obstructive suppurative pancreatic ductitis (AOSPD) which developed pyogenic spondylitis
A rare case of acute obstructive suppurative pancreatic ductitis (AOSPD) which developed pyogenic spondylitis
Acute obstructive suppurative pancreatic ductitis (AOSPD) is an acute suppuration of the pancreatic duct. Endoscopic retro...
A case of pancreatic body cancer with disappearance of the dilated pancreatic duct on the tail side during preoperative treatment
A case of pancreatic body cancer with disappearance of the dilated pancreatic duct on the tail side during preoperative treatment
This is a case of a 67-year-old woman diagnosed with a 35-mm pancreatic body cancer with a chief complaint of epigastric d...
A case of delayed necrosis of reconstructed colon after esophagectomy
A case of delayed necrosis of reconstructed colon after esophagectomy
We report a very rare case of delayed necrosis of the reconstructed colon 6 months after esophagectomy. A 67-year...
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