Case Report

Coincidence of Intestinal Ischemia and Meckel’s Diverticulum

https://doi.org/10.47829/JJGH.2024.10804 1. Abstract In this study, we present a case of acute intestinal ischemia due to embolism of the superior mesenteric artery with coexisting Meckel’s diverticulum. Both superior mesenteric artery embolism and complicated Meckel’s diverticulum are a real threat to the patient’s life. Because of similar, non-specific clinical symptoms making the correct diagnosis may be …

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Occult Metastatic Breast Cancer Presenting with Acute Liver Failure or Pseudo-Cirrhosis: Two Cases and Review of Literature

1. Abstract The development of hepatic metastases from primary breast cancer carries a poor prognosis. By imaging studies, they typically appear as mass lesions. In this report, we describe two atypical and rare manifestations of occult hepatic metastases from breast cancer through two explanatory cases and literature review

Degenerated Peutz-Jeghers Syndrome with Peritoneal Carcinomatosis: A Case Report and Overview of a Rare Disease

1. Abstract Peutz-Jeghers syndrome (PJS) is a genetic disease with dominant au- tosomic transmission, characterized by the development of hamar- tomatous polyps in the digestive tract, associated with muco-cutane- ous pigmentation. PJS is a serious condition that can be life threaten- ing due to the significant increase of cancer risk.

Corrosive Stricture in Oral Cavity- A Rare Presentation

1. Abstract 1.1. Introduction: Corrosive injury of the upper gastrointestinal tract has been commonly reported in medical literature. It can be due to ingestion of acid or alkali and may be accidental or suicidal. The extent of injury varies from involving the esophagus, stomach, and duodenum either individually or together but oral cavity is rarely …

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Severe Hereditary Hemochromatosis Due to Heterozygous H63D Mutation: Unusual Presentation

1. Abstract 1.1. Introduction Diagnosis of hereditary hemochromatosis is based on molecular sequencing of the HFE gene in search for one of the three most frequent mutations: p.Cys282Tyr (C282Y); p.His63Asp (H63D) and pSer65Cys (S65C). Iron overload linked to the H63D mutation especially in the heterozygous state is not conventionally considered significant enough to cause the …

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