Pregnancy in women with type 1 diabetes may cause worsening of diabetes complications, thereby posing a risk to both themother and fetus. In particular, diabetic gastroparesis has traditionally been considered a contraindication to pregnancy (1,2). A 28-year-old nullipara with type 1 diabetes for 13 years was diagnosed as being pregnant. She had a prepregnancy BMIof 26.1kg/m, no evidenceof diab...

INTRODUCTION Wilkie's syndrome, a rare cause of intestinal obstruction, is related to anatomical and mechanical factors associated with the reduction of retroperitoneal fat padding. The diagnostic challenges of identifying vascular constriction between the aorta and superior mesenteric artery have been answered by advances in the field of computed tomography. Despite diagnostic confusion with i...

Hospital Physician March 2008 27 D iabetic gastroparesis (DGP) is a clinical condition that affects many patients with diabetes mellitus. It is characterized by delayed gastric emptying and associated upper gastrointestinal (GI) symptoms in the absence of mechanical obstruction.1 Delayed gastric emptying in diabetic patients may result in poor glycemic control, poor nutrition, and dehydration, ...