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Article Dans Anglais | IMSEAR | ID: sea-142994

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Myositis during interferon therapy is a known but rare adverse event. However the clinician may overlook the symptom-complex of proximal muscle weakness and myalgia, seen in myositis, since myalgia is a commonly reported side effect of therapy. In this context then, is there a role for monitoring muscle enzymes to detect subclinical myositis in patients on interferon therapy? We prospectively monitored the creatine kinase (CK) and lactate dehydrogenase (LD) levels in all our patients who reported myalgia during treatment and noted that muscle enzymes remained within normal range throughout the duration of treatment. This excluded the possibility of subclinical myositis in myalgic patients and thus led us to conclude that routine monitoring of muscles enzymes is neither necessary nor beneficial.

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Article Dans Anglais | IMSEAR | ID: sea-63730

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BACKGROUND: Pneumatic balloon dilation is a popular method of treating patients with achalasia cardia. It may be useful to know the factors that predict response to this treatment. AIM: To determine predictors of outcome following pneumatic balloon dilation in patients with achalasia cardia. METHODS: Records of 62 patients who had undergone pneumatic dilation using Rigiflex balloon dilators (Boston Scientific, Boston, MA, USA) were reviewed. Follow-up data were available for 52 patients. Data from patients with and without improvement in symptoms were compared. RESULTS: Of the 52 patients (age mean 44 [range 11-68] years; 27 male; median symptom duration 20 [4-90] months], 42 (81%) patients had response in symptoms after balloon dilatation. On univariate analysis, the responders more often had age> 40 years (26/42 [62%] versus 1/10 [10%], p=0.003), and less often had lower esophageal sphincter pressure> 50 mmHg (8/10 [80%] versus 10/42 [24%], p=0.0007) and mid-esophageal body hypocontraction (7/10 [70%] versus 12/24 [29%] p=0.01) than the non-responders. On multivariate analysis only age <or= 40 years (p=0.02) was associated with poor outcome. CONCLUSION: Younger age may predict non-response to balloon dilation using Rigiflex balloon dilators in patients with achalasia cardia.


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Adolescent , Adulte , Facteurs âges , Sujet âgé , /méthodes , Enfant , Achalasie oesophagienne/thérapie , Femelle , Humains , Mâle , Adulte d'âge moyen , Résultat thérapeutique
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Article Dans Anglais | IMSEAR | ID: sea-65350

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There are few reports of skeletal infections in patients with cirrhosis. We present two such cases, both with alcoholic liver disease, seen over a period of one year. The first, a 46-year-old man, presented as pyrexia of unknown origin, and was found to have pyogenic discitis; he responded to antibiotic and surgery. The second, a 42-year-old man, presented with chest wall abscess and was diagnosed to have tubercular osteomyelitis; he expired despite treatment with non-hepatotoxic anti-tubercular drugs.


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Adulte , Discite/étiologie , Issue fatale , Humains , Cirrhose du foie/complications , Cirrhose alcoolique/complications , Mâle , Adulte d'âge moyen , Ostéomyélite/étiologie , Tuberculose ostéoarticulaire/étiologie
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Article Dans Anglais | IMSEAR | ID: sea-63505

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Congenital esophageal duplications represent about 15% of digestive tract duplications. We report a 38-year-old man who presented with longstanding heartburn and recent dysphagia. Endoscopy showed communicating tubular duplication of lower esophagus with ulceroproliferative growth at the gastric cardia extending into the lower esophagus. Histology of radical esophagogastrectomy specimen showed poorly differentiated adenocarcinoma of gastric cardia without evidence of Barrett's esophagus.


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Adénocarcinome/diagnostic , Adulte , Ponction-biopsie à l'aiguille , Cardia/anatomopathologie , Malformations/diagnostic , Oesophagectomie/méthodes , Jonction oesogastrique/anatomopathologie , Oesophage/malformations , Études de suivi , Gastrectomie/méthodes , Gastroscopie/méthodes , Humains , Immunohistochimie , Mâle , Appréciation des risques , Tumeurs de l'estomac/diagnostic , Résultat thérapeutique
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Article Dans Anglais | IMSEAR | ID: sea-64314

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AIM: To study the natural course of asymptomatic pseudocysts of the pancreas. METHODS: Thirty patients (age range 18-68 years, mean 44; 24 men) with asymptomatic pseudocysts of the pancreas were enrolled between December 2001 and December 2003, and were followed up every month. Those who developed symptoms due to pseudocyst (increasing pain or features of obstruction such as vomiting or jaundice) were subjected to an endoscopic or surgical drainage procedure. End point of the study was either spontaneous resolution of pseudocyst or drainage procedure. RESULTS: Eighteen (60%) of 30 patients had resolution of the pseudocyst over an average duration of 5 months. Maximum diameter of less than 7.5 cm and cyst volume less than 250 mL were significantly more frequent in patients with resolution of pseudocyst than in those without (14/18 vs 2/12 [p=0.001] and 15/18 vs 2/12 [p=0.0003], respectively). Presence of internal debris was associated with non-resolution (9/12 vs 2/18; p=0.001). CONCLUSION: Pseudocysts with less than 7.5 cm diameter, volume less than 250 mL, and absence of internal debris were associated with spontaneous resolution within an average duration of 5 months.


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Douleur abdominale/diagnostic , Adolescent , Adulte , Sujet âgé , Cholangiopancréatographie rétrograde endoscopique , Évolution de la maladie , Drainage/méthodes , Femelle , Études de suivi , Humains , Mâle , Adulte d'âge moyen , Tests de la fonction pancréatique , Pseudokyste du pancréas/diagnostic , Études prospectives , Rémission spontanée , Appréciation des risques , Indice de gravité de la maladie , Résultat thérapeutique
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Article Dans Anglais | IMSEAR | ID: sea-65125

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We report a 40-year-old man with Takayasu arteritis involving the abdominal aorta, who presented with chronic mesenteric ischemia. The diagnosis was made by aortogram, which showed tight superior mesenteric artery (SMA) stenosis. The patient underwent successful balloon angioplasty of the SMA following corticosteroid treatment. He is asymptomatic 9 months later; repeat aortogram showed no stenosis.


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Hormones corticosurrénaliennes/usage thérapeutique , Adulte , Angioplastie par ballonnet/méthodes , Aortographie , Association thérapeutique , Diagnostic différentiel , Études de suivi , Humains , Ischémie/diagnostic , Mâle , Artères mésentériques , Appréciation des risques , Indice de gravité de la maladie , Maladie de Takayashu/diagnostic , Résultat thérapeutique
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Article Dans Anglais | IMSEAR | ID: sea-63871

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Idiopathic varices of the colon are rare, with only a few reports in literature. We report 30-year-old man who presented with melena and had hepatic flexure varices detected at colonoscopy. Investigations for portal hypertension were negative. No treatment was given.


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Adulte , Côlon/vascularisation , Coloscopie , Humains , Mâle , Méléna/étiologie , Varices/diagnostic
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