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Abdominal tuberculosis [TB] is one of the most common forms of extra-pulmonary tuberculosis and is responsible for considerable morbidity and mortality globally. Tuberculosis can involve any part of the gastrointestinal tract from mouth to anus, the peritoneum, liver, spleen and the pancreatobiliary system. The occurrence of abdominal TB is independent of pulmonary disease in most patients, with a reported incidence of co-existing pulmonary disease varying from 6 to 38% worldwide. We report a case of pancreatic tuberculosis also involving the vertebrae, which was initially treated as a case of pancreatic cancer
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Humans , Female , Pancreatic Diseases , Pancreatic Neoplasms/diagnosisABSTRACT
Chronic liver disease [CLD] is an important condition, diagnosed mainly by liver biopsy and is a leading cause of death among the working class group. It is a major burden in sub-Saharan Africa where it leads to hepatocellular carcinoma with a high mortality. This study was a retrospective one undertaken to determine the safety of performing liver biopsy procedure between January 2000 to January 2009 in terms of the frequency of indications and side effects. A total of 279 entries were found out of which 270 [96.77%] had a definitive liver biopsy histology result. The main indication for liver biopsy was chronic viral hepatitis in 150 patients [53.76%] while the commonest complication was the post-procedure pain that was seen in 16 patients [5.7%]. The average duration of hospital stay after biopsy was 6.08 +/- 0.52 hours
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Gastrointestinal stromal tumour [GIST] is a type of tumour that occurs in gastrointestinal [GI] tract, and arises from stroma with no definite cell line of origin and varying pattern of differentiation, It is a type of soft tissue sarcomas. We report a case of a young adult female who was diagnosed with GIST which was found to be unresectable at surgery and was subsequently managed with Imatinib. Treatment with the drug has led to a significant improvement for about 2 years