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Per cutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) is one of the most common procedures performed by the gastroenterologist for various indications. The procedure is associated with complications which may be minor or major; though the better part is minor yet a high incidence of morbidity is linked to them. This review article illustrates the complications associated with PEG and various methods to prevent and manage the complications.
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Classically dengue fever presents as fever with myalgia. A patient of dengue fever presented with classical symptoms and signs of acute acalculous cholecystitis. Serology and ultrasound examination identified dengue as the aetiology. Patient was treated successfully by conservative measures.
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Acalculous Cholecystitis/diagnosis , Acute Disease , Adult , Dengue/diagnosis , Female , HumansABSTRACT
Wegener's granulomatosis is a systemic disease that usually involves the upper respiratory tract and kidneys. We report a 47-year-old man with Wegener's granulomatosis that presented as acute pancreatitis.