Sporadic duodenal adenomas are rare with an estimated prevalence of 0.31%– 4.6% on upper gastrointestinal endoscopy [1]. Nowadays, endoscopic resection is the recommended treatment for sporadic duodenal adenomas thanks to its low morbidity and mortality when compared with surgical duodenopancreatectomy [2]. The reference technique of endoscopic resection is endoscopic mucosal resection (EMR) wi...

Polyglycolic acid (PGA) sheets and fibrin glue adhere firmly and for a long time, are naturally absorbable, and are used in various fields, including endoscopic therapy [1–8]. We report a case of perforation of a duodenal diverticulum that was treated with an endoscopic tissue-shielding method using PGA sheets and fibrin glue. A 58-year-oldmanwas hospitalized in the nephrology department of our...

BACKGROUND AND STUDY AIMS Compared with any other location in the gastrointestinal tract, the duodenum presents the most challenging site for endoscopic resection. The aim of this study was to analyze the clinical outcomes of duodenal endoscopic resection and to assess the feasibility of the technique as a therapeutic procedure. PATIENTS AND METHODS A total of 113 consecutive patients with 12...

tion in close contact with the right liver lobe (Figure 1). Also, dilatation of intraand extrahepatic biliary ducts was observed, without determining the site of obstruction. With the diagnostic hypothesis of GB perforation in association with biloma, the patient was submitted to abdominal computed tomography (CT), which confirmed the parietal perforation of the GB and allowed the characterizat...

Abdominal wall defect with large duodenal disruption after penetrating abdominal injury is a rare emergency situation that can result in life-threatening complications. We report on a 64-year-old man who had abdominal wall defect with large duodenal disruption after penetrating abdominal injury. The patient presented with intra-abdominal exsanguinating bleeding, duodenal disruption, and multipl...

BACKGROUND Gallbladder perforation is a rare clinical condition, which mostly occurs following acute cholecystitis associated with cholelithiasis. A tumor of the ampulla of Vater causes gradually progressive symptoms, and is rarely associated with perforation of the gallbladder. CASE PRESENTATION A 56-year-old man with carcinoma of the ampulla of Vater presented with spontaneous gallbladder p...

Children have a natural tendency to explore objects with their mouths; this can result in the swallowing of foreign objects. Most ingested foreign bodies pass uneventfully through the gastrointestinal tract. However, some foreign bodies cause obstruction or perforation of the gastrointestinal tract, requiring surgical intervention. Perforation of the gastrointestinal tract may be associated wit...