Klippel-Trenaunay syndrome (KTS) is a rare congenital disorder characterized by the triad of capillary malformations, atypical venous malformations and varicosities and bony and/or soft tissue hypertrophy. We present the case of an 18-year-old man with KTS affected by haematochezia secondary to rectal venous malformations that was managed with endoscopic sclerotherapy. In this case, we compared...

Introducción: la colangiopatía pos-COVID-19 es una entidad nueva caracterizada por esclerosis del tracto biliar y elevación de fosfatasa alcalina en el paciente críticamente enfermo. Esta serie casos describe experiencia un hospital referencia Latinoamérica. Métodos: que incluye a pacientes con enfermedad coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) confirmada posterior > 3 veces valor normal, asociados anor...

Chronic Sclerosant Osteomyelitis still attracts attention as a disease of unknown etiology. It is more frequently seen in children and adolescents, and is usually self-limiting. It is characterized by occasional recurrence and painful bone lesions settling symmetrically and it constitutes 2-5% of all osteomyelitis. For this disease, that mostly the adult female population is more affected, fema...

OBJECTIVE The purpose of this study was to assess the safety and efficacy of the ClariVein(®) system that employs mechanochemical ablation of the great saphenous vein (GSV). METHOD Patients eligible for ablation of the GSV underwent micropuncture access with only local anaesthesia to insert a 4 or 5 Fr sheath. The ClariVein(®) catheter was placed through the sheath, the wire was extruded, and...

Gastric varices are noted in up to 20 % of patents with portal hypertension, and are more common in those with noncirrhotic etiology. They bleed at lower portal pressures, bleed more severely and are associated with higher rates of rebleed, encephalopathy and mortality. Variceal obliteration using tissue adhesives such as N-butyl cyanoacrylate leading to plugging and thrombosis of the gastric v...