Case Report

An Uncommon Presentation of a Common Rectal Condition

We report a case of Solitary Rectal Ulcer Syndrome (SRUS) whose colonoscopy showed a rectal mass whose large pale appearance was uncommon and should be remembered as a presentation of SRUS. SRUS is a chronic, benign disorder commonly caused by consti-pation – clinical features can comprise of rectal bleeding, passage of mucous, rectal pain, tenesmus, …

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Giant Inflammatory Fibroid Polyp of Upper Esophagus: A Life -Threatening Rare Case

Inflammatory fibroid polyps IFPs of the esophagus are very uncommon. Giant IFPs are an extre-mely rare entity and the majority of them are located in the distal third of the esophagus. They are slowly growing and remain clinically “silent”. As the mass enlarges clinical symptoms appear with dysphagia, chest pain and food regurgitation being the …

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A Case of Severe Duodenitis in an Adult Patient with Hyper Ige Syndrome

We present the first case of severe duodenitis in the adult Japanese patient with hyper IgE syn- drome (HIES). A 41 years male patient, who has a treatment in the dermatology of our hospi- tal for severe dermatitis with hyper IgE syndrome, had a right frank pain with diarrhea for one week. Because he vomited …

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Hepatic Hydatid Diagnosed Before Operation but Mucinous Biliary Cystadenoma of Intrahepatic Bile Duct By Pathology after Operation: A Case Report

Intrahepatic biliary cystadenoma is a rare benign tumor of the liver, with less than 5% incidence. Although with the progress of imaging, the discovery of this disease species is more than before, but because this disease has no specific diagnostic means, the preoperative misdiagnosis rate is very high

A Rare Clinical Course of Spontaneous Loss of Surface Antigen of Chronic Hepatitis B by Vertical Transmission: A Case Report

The spontaneous loss of surface antigen (SLS) with or without antibodies is considered to be the manifestation of functional cure for chronic hepatitis B virus (CHB) infection. The probability of SLS is very low and its mechanism is unknown. There are many studies on the natural history of SLS, but few studies on its occurrence …

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Two Infant Cases of Chronic Hepatitis B Cirrhosis Treated with Lamivudine and Literatures Review

This study aimed to investigate the efficacy and safety of lamivudine treatment for infant children with Chronic Hepatitis B (CHB) cirrhosis. Clinical features, laboratory examinations, efficacy and safety of lamivudine anti- viral therapy for two infant cases with chronic hepatitis B cirrhosis who were treated and relative long-term followed up in our hospital were reported. …

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Contrast-Enhanced Endoscopic Ultrasound Guided Fine Needle Aspiration for the Diagnosis of Pancreatic Carcinoma: A Case Report

The evaluation of pancreatic head lesions poses a great challenge for gastroenterologists. We report a case of pancreatic carcinoma in a 62-year-old man, who presented with a history of intermittent abdominal pain for one month. Due to its nonspecific clinical presentation and imaging features of CT, MRI and endoscopic ultrasound (EUS), diagnosis of pancreatic carcinoma …

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Three Cases of Intentional Ingestions of Intact Cellular Phones Retrieved from the Gastrointestinal Tract

Foreign bodies in the gastrointestinal tract are frequently encountered by gastroenterologists. This in- cludes ingestions as well as insertions via the rectum. However, ingestions/insertions of intact cellular phones are rare. We present a case series of small cellular telephones which were removed from the gastrointestinal tract. Two in separate