A 53-year-old male presented with bowel habit change and significant weight loss for 3 months. Physical examination revealed an ill-defined mass at right lower abdomen. His stool examination was normal. Colonoscopy was performed and revealed multiple friable polypoid masses with erosions and white debris on top at the cecum (Figures 1 and 2). Blue laser imaging endoscopy (BLI) showed mucosal in...

We herein describe a case of cystic lymphangioma in the greater omentum of the remnant stomach, which is thought it to be related with subtotal gastrectomy 10 yr ago for early gastric cancer. A 76-yr-old man was admitted to our department with postprandial abdominal discomfort and bowel habit change. Intraabdominal multilocular cystic mass was detected by ultrasonography and computed tomography...

Situs inversus (SI) is a rare condition involving transposition of internal organs. In performing minimally invasive surgeries for these patients, exact mirror image of the usual technique may not be easily achieved, especially for right-handed surgeons. We describe a case of robotic anterior resection in a patient with rectal cancer and SI, illustrating the technique and how robotic system fac...

INTRODUCTION Tuberculosis affecting the anorectum is an uncommon extra-pulmonary form of the disease, and its association with malignancy is highly unusual. CASE REPORT A 35 year lady presented with lower gastrointestinal bleed, altered bowel habit and significant weight loss. On examination, she had nodular stricture in the lower rectum, with friable mucosa, bleeding easily on touch. With th...

Colorectal cancer (CRC) is the third most common cancer in the United States and the second form leads to cancer death, although recently intense screening schedule declining the incidence rate (Levin et al., 2008; Siegel et al., 2012) Males are more likely to develop CRC than women (Murphy et al., 2011). Alteration in bowel habit, rectal bleeding, abdominal pain, diarrhea, constipation and wei...

Primary mesenteric liposarcomas are very rare neoplasms. The authors report a case of mesenteric liposarcoma recently observed. The patient presented with a history of dyspeptic syndrome, meteorism and abdominal pain associated with a change in bowel habit and constipation. On physical examination there was a large, well-circumscribed, abdominal mass. Computed tomography revealed an abdominal, ...

Results After her double transplantation, the patient reported over the 8 subsequent years slowly progressive increasing pain and loss of sensation in the feet, slow bowel habit, and delayed urine flow. On examination, we found orthostatic hypotension, sensory loss, muscle weakness, and mild atrophy in the distal lower extremities with reduced Achilles tendon reflexes. Nerve conduction studies ...

Streaming of gastrointestinal contents depends on the demonstration of differential rates of recovery of equal doses of two synchronously fed markers. There was no significant difference in the rate of throughput of polyethylene glycol (a liquid phase marker) and chromium sesquioxide (a solid phase marker) in healthy volunteers (n = 7) and hospital inpatients (n = 5) with normal bowel habit, so...

Case Report. Child S.L: 8 years old, was admitted to the Shaab hospital on the 8th. January, 1973 with symptoms of abdominal enlargement noticed a month ago. She came from Nuba Mountains and resident in Omdurman. Although it was difficult to communicate, we could get that there was no pain, no disturbance of bowel habit, 110 problem in micturition and no loss in weight. Appetite was good. She w...

A 39-year old mother of two children developed episodic left lower abdominal pain, alteration of bowel habit, haematochezia and occasional streaks of pus on stools of 6 months duration. She had regular 28 day menstrual cycles and had not used any contraceptives. There was no family history of ovarian, breast or colonic carcinoma. Clinical examination showed no abnormality in the abdomen. A sess...