A 54-year-old man with a history of alcohol use presented with hematochezia and syncope. Upon arrival to the hospital, his bleeding had stopped. He was hemodynamically stable with hemoglobin of 11g/dL, international normalized ratio of 1.8 and platelets of 37K/mcL. Nasogastric aspirate found bilious gastric contents without blood. Esophagogastroduodenoscopy revealed mild gastritis without evide...

A patient with hematochezia and a false negative Meckel's scan is presented. A Meckel's diverticulum was subsequently diagnosed on barium small bowel follow-through. Meckel's diverticulum is discussed with emphasis on the relationship of barium and radionuclide studies.

PURPOSE This study aimed to evaluate the clinical features of juvenile polyp and the usefulness of polypectomy with entire colonoscopy in children. METHODS We retrospectively reviewed the medical records of 83 children who were diagnosed with having juvenile polyps. RESULTS The mean age of the patients was 6.5±3.7 (range 1.3-14.5 years) years. The male to female ratio was 2.1: 1. Eighty one...

PURPOSE To analyze the correlation of clinical symptom and endoscopic-pathological characteristics of colorectal polyps. METHODS A retrospective study was performed on 1,234 continuous colorectal polyp patients. Their clinical, colonoscopic and pathological data were collected and analyzed. RESULTS In 1,234 patients, 46.0% cases were asymptomatic, and 54.0% cases were symptomatic, and the f...

Abdominal tuberculosis (TB) is an uncommon entity in the United States. Colonic TB is reported in 2-3% of patients with abdominal TB. It is frequently misdiagnosed as Crohn's disease or carcinoma of the colon due to their shared clinical, radiographic, and endoscopic presentations. We present a case of a 72-year-old male with colonic tuberculosis presenting as hematochezia. Our patient presente...