Most of the conventional anthelmintics for cestodiasis are known to destroy the worm body. The risk of cysticercosis and recurrence of cestodiasis will be avoided only if tapeworms are ejected with intact bodies and scoleces . Two cases with Diphyllobothrium latum and two with Taenia saginata were treated by administration of 200-300 ml of Gastrografin through a duodenal tube. The worm bodies w...

Although endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) is an effective procedure for the diagnosis and treatment of the pancreatic and extrahepatic biliary tract diseases, it is still related with several complications. A female patient who underwent an ERCP with sphincterotomy developed massive subcutaneous emphysema along with pneumomediastinum and pneumoperitoneum. Although mild resp...

Edematous anastomotic stenosis is a well-known complication following Billroth I anastomosis for distal gastrectomy. Currently, there no established treatment this condition. A 54-year-old female patient underwent the augmented rectangle technique reconstruction after total laparoscopic gastrectomy early gastric cancer. On postoperative day (POD) 9, started vomiting. During conservative waiting...

A 64-year-old man suffering from progressive dysphagia due to malignant esophageal stenosis was admitted for the onset of cough that worsened after meals and shortness of breath. The patient had been treated 2 weeks before with the placement of a partially covered self-expandable metal stent in the upper-mid esophagus (Niti-S Doubletype, 22x80 mm, Taewoong Medical, Seoul, South Korea). A chest ...

Esophageal perforation after endoscopic forceful pneumatic dilatation for achalasia is a devastating complication and surgical treatment is necessary. A 65-yr-old man and a 54-yr-old woman referred for esophageal perforation two hours after pneumatic dilatation and during the procedure, respectively. Gastroplasties through thoracotomy were performed in both cases and their recoveries were uneve...