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A patient with carcinoma of the stomach presenting with symmetrical polyarthritis of the upper limbs is described. Rheumatoid factor and LE cell were negative, but antinuclear antibody was positive. The arthritis subsided after the tumour was excised.
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Adenocarcinoma/complicaciones , Artritis/etiología , Humanos , Masculino , Persona de Mediana Edad , Neoplasias Gástricas/complicacionesRESUMEN
Fifty patients who presented with upper gastrointestinal bleed were taken up for electrohemostasis with endoscopic electrocoagulation. Hemostasis was achieved in 32 patients at the first sitting, and in a second session in two of eight patients in whom it was attempted. No complications were encountered. EEC is an effective and safe method of achieving hemostasis in upper gastrointestinal bleed due to varied gastroduodenal lesions, and may help cut down the number of patients subjected to emergency surgery.
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Adolescente , Adulto , Electrocoagulación , Endoscopía , Femenino , Hemorragia Gastrointestinal/cirugía , Técnicas Hemostáticas , Humanos , Masculino , Persona de Mediana EdadRESUMEN
Three generations of a family with Peutz-Jeghers syndrome are described. The family chart is detailed.