INTRODUCTION Bouveret's syndrome is characterized by gastric outlet obstruction due to a gallstone in the duodenum, usually in association with a cholecystoduodenal fistula. CASE PRESENTATION We report the case of a 69-year-old Caucasian man who developed duodenal stump obstruction due to an impacted gallstone after having previously undergone Roux-en-Y gastrectomy. CONCLUSIONS Duodenal stu...

Martin, M.D., F.R.S. Pp. xvi., 505. Edinburgh: Young J. Pentland. 1895. So many years have elapsed since an authoritative treatise on diseases of the stomach has appeared from British sources,, and so much advance has been made in recent years in our knowledge of the pathology of disorders of the stomach, that this book will be perused with great interest. The gain in knowledge of gastric affec...

Wernicke syndrome is a rare neurological pathology due to a deficit in vitamin B1. The syndrome is common among alcohol abusers, patients with malignant tumor or gastrointestinal diseases, those who undergo hemodialysis or long-term peritoneal dialysis, pregnant women with hyperemesis, women who breast-feed, patients with hyperthyroidism or anorexia nervosa or gastric or jejunal-ileal bypass su...

The eflect of orally administered prostaglandin 15(R)15 methyl-E2 methyl ester on aspirin and taurocholic acid-induced gastric mucosal haemorrhage has been studied in rats. The incidence of haemorrhage induced by aspirin (26-7 mM), 64 mg/kg, together with taurocholic acid (2.5 mM), was significantly reduced from 53l6% to 19l5% by the addition of the prostaglandin (9-9 ,uM), P < 0 01. The incide...

In this case report, we present an 18-year-old morbidly obese male with complicating hypertensive cardiomyopathy who underwent laparoscopic adjustable gastric band surgery. The patient had multiple comorbidities associated with his obesity, including obstructive sleep apnea, systemic hypertension, asthma, and depression. Given the severity of his underlying cardiac pathology and multiple previo...

A lymphoepithelioma-like carcinoma, characterized by a carcinoma with heavy lymphocyte infiltration, is one of the histological patterns observed in patients with Epstein-Barr virus (EBV)-associated gastric carcinoma. Less than half of invasive carcinomas with lymphoepithelioma-like histology can grow to make a submucosal mass. These tumors generally have a better prognosis than conventional ad...

We report a case of a 70-year-old man, with a status after aortic valve replacement, who presented with melena and hypotension. On physical examination, he was hypotensive, but he responded to resuscitation. Esophagogastroduodenoscopy revealed a submucosal mass in the gastric fundus. Imaging of the chest, abdomen, and pelvis showed no evidence of local or distant metastasis. He underwent a part...

We present a case of gastric and intestinal Crohn's disease associated with extra-intestinal manifestations of fever, rash in the lower limbs in a 12 years old boy. Fluorine-18 fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography/computed tomography ((18)F-FDG PET/CT) was performed for the diagnosis of the disease causing fever of unknown origin. Gastroscopy showed polypoid hyperplasia and ulcers in...

The concept of mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue (MALT) lymphomas was introduced by Isaacson and Wright [Cancer 1983; 52:1410-1416] in 1983. After more than 20 years of clinical research MALT lymphomas are now recognized as a distinct subtype of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (NHL) with unique pathogenic, histological, and clinical features. Although this subtype of NHL occurs frequently, optimal manag...

Evidence from pathology and epidemiology studies has been provided for a human model of gastric carcinogenesis with the following sequential stages: chronic gastritis; atrophy; intestinal metaplasia; and dysplasia. The initial stages of gastritis and atrophy have been linked to excessive salt intake and infection with Helicobacter pylori. The intermediate stages have been associated with the in...