Extramedullary plasmacytomas are rare among plasma cell neoplasms and primary gastrointestinal plasmacytomas are even rarer and many of the cases are not detected until the disease advances. We reported a case of extramedullary plasmacytoma of stomach in a 46 yr old female who presented with complaints of dyspepsia and melaena. Upper gastrointestinal endoscopy revealed a nodule in the pylorus r...

Patient B is a 98 year old male, referred for urgent outpatient upper gastrointestinal endoscopy because of a low haemoglobin of 6.0 gm/dL and current complaints of haemetemesis and malaena. He had received several transfusions of blood over the past few months. This patient has no history of any stigmata of liver disease. Argon Plasma Coagulation is the safe and accepted first line of treatmen...

Cetuximab is a monoclonal antibody that treats malignant disease by inhibiting epidermal growth factor receptor. Many common adverse events have been reported and include skin rashes, infusion reactions, gastrointestinal complaints and headache. Up to now, cetuximab-associated pulmonary toxicity has been rarely reported in the literature. The present report describes two cases with probable int...

Background: Capsule endoscopy (CE) is a minimally invasive method for the visual examination of the small intestine, which may be for the evaluation and follow-up of patients with Crohn's disease. It can also be used to look at mucosal inflammation. Methods: This cross sectional study was used to determine the diagnostic efficacy of the CE system by performing a cross-sectional study of cases f...

Abstract The groin and pelvis represent a large anatomical region with disorders affecting diverse array of osteoarticular, musculotendinous, gastrointestinal, genitourinary structures. Although it can be difficult to pinpoint pain generator clinically, patients often present non-specific orthopedic complaints at the anterior , lateral inferior or posterior aspect pelvis. purpose this practical...

Gastrointestinal (GI) symptoms are common complaints reported by sportsmen. The incidence of such problems visibly differs in various data sources, but it concerns at least 20% [1] of athletes, in some studies reaching even 70% [2]. The occurrence of GI disorders depends on age, sex, training history and physical performance [1]. It also noticeably differs in various sport disciplines. In gener...

OBJECTIVES This study was conducted to describe the demographic characteristics, and clinical signs and symptoms of patients who visited a general hospital because of the release of chemically hazardous hydrogen fluoride that occurred on September 27, 2012 in Gumi City, Korea. METHODS The medical records at 1 general hospital 9 km from the accident site were reviewed using a standardized surv...