Spontaneously Migrated Tip of an Implantable Port Catheter into the Axillary Vein in a Patient with Severe Cough and the Subsequent Intervention to Reposition It

Migration of an implantable port catheter tip is one of the well-known complications of this procedure, but the etiology of this problem is not clear. We describe here a case of migration of the tip of a port catheter from the right atrium to the right axillary vein in a patient with severe cough. Coughing was suggested for this case as the cause of the catheter tip migration. We corrected the position of the catheter tip via transfemoral snaring.

Placement of a Covered Self-expandable Nitinol Stent for Bile Duct Stricture that was Caused by Ischemic Injury after Transcatheter Arterial Chemoembolization in a Patient with Hepatocellular Carcinoma: A Case Report

The authors report here on a case of focal stricture in the common hepatic duct that was caused by ischemic bile duct injury after repeat TACE procedures for hepatocellular carcinoma, and the patient was successfully treated with a covered self-expandable nitinol stent.

Eosinophilic Gastroenteritis Involving Entire Gastrointestinal Tract with Eosinophilic Ascites / 대한소화기내시경학회지

Eosinophilic gastroenteritis is a rare disease of unknown cause characterized by eosinophilic infiltration in various areas of gastrointestinal tract with gastrointestinal symptoms such as abdominal pain, vomiting, diarrhea and rarely ascites. Its clinical feature depends on the type of layer and location involved. Serosal eosinophilic infiltration, the rarest form of presentation, may result in development of eosinophilic ascites. We experienced a case of eosinophilic gastroenteritis involving entire gastrointestinal tract with eosinophilic peritoneal fluid in a 38-year-old female with abdominal distension and abdominal pain. Upper gastrointestinal endoscopy, colonoscopy, small bowel series, abdominal CT showed diffuse wall thickening from esophagus to rectum. The eosinophilic peritoneal fluid and peripheral eosinophilia were confirmed by multiple biopsies of the gastrointestinal tract. She was treated with corticosteroid and responded dramatically. We report this case with a brief review of the literatures.

A Case of Complete Agenesis of Dorsal Pancreas / 대한소화기내시경학회지

Agenesis of dorsal pancreas is a rare congenital anomaly that arises from the failure of the dorsal pancreatic bud of endodermal cells to form the body and tail of the pancreas. It may be associated with diabetes mellitus, pancreatic exocrine dysfunction, or abdominal pain. Complete or partial agenesis of dorsal pancreas has been reported in a small number of pediatric and adult patients. A case is herein described involving a complete agenesis of dorsal pancreas and diabetes mellitus. A 38-year-old man with a 7-months history of non-insulin dependent diabetes mellitus was admitted due to weight loss and abdominal pain. Abdominal ultrasonography and computed tomography showed a normal biliary tree and enlarged head of the pancreas without visualization of the pancreatic body and tail. Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) revealved the short duct of Wirsung in the uncinate process and a head without opacification of any ducts in the pancreatic body or tail. The patient underwent explo-laparotomy for evaluation of the suspected pancreatic cancer. The patient was diagnosed as having complete agenesis of the dorsal pancreas by ERCP, CT, and surgery.