ABSTRACT
We are reporting a patient who presente with upper gastrointestinal bleeding which was in part caused by a wandering spleen. Endoscopy revealed erosions of gastric varices in the presence of gastric torsion. At surgical exploration the spleen was present in the pelvis. The twisted and elongated splenic pedicle resulted in a markedly dilated venous system of the proximal stomach and the engorged spleen. The literature of the wandering spleen is reviewed.
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Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage/etiology , Spleen/abnormalities , Stomach Diseases/etiology , Stomach/blood supply , Varicose Veins/etiology , Adolescent , Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage/diagnostic imaging , Humans , Male , Radiography , Radionuclide Imaging , Spleen/diagnostic imaging , Splenectomy , Stomach/diagnostic imaging , Stomach Diseases/diagnostic imaging , Torsion Abnormality , Varicose Veins/diagnostic imagingSubject(s)
Candidiasis , Gastrointestinal Diseases/etiology , Adolescent , Adult , Aged , Autopsy , Candida/isolation & purification , Candida albicans/isolation & purification , Candidiasis/diagnostic imaging , Candidiasis/pathology , Child , Child, Preschool , Feces/microbiology , Female , Gastrointestinal Diseases/diagnostic imaging , Gastrointestinal Diseases/pathology , Humans , Infant , Leukemia/complications , Lymphoma/complications , Male , Middle Aged , Neoplasms/complications , Pharynx/microbiology , RadiographySubject(s)
Diverticulum, Stomach , Adult , Aged , Contrast Media , Diverticulum, Stomach/congenital , Diverticulum, Stomach/diagnosis , Diverticulum, Stomach/diagnostic imaging , Diverticulum, Stomach/etiology , Female , Gastrectomy , Gastroscopy , Humans , Male , Middle Aged , Postoperative Complications , Pylorus/surgery , Radiography , Radiotherapy/adverse effects , Stomach Neoplasms/complications , Stomach Neoplasms/radiotherapy , Stomach Ulcer/complicationsSubject(s)
Hepatic Encephalopathy/etiology , Liver Neoplasms/complications , Alkaline Phosphatase/blood , Aspartate Aminotransferases/blood , Breast Neoplasms , Colonic Neoplasms , Fluorouracil/therapeutic use , Hepatic Encephalopathy/blood , Humans , Hypercalcemia/etiology , Hypoprothrombinemias/etiology , Liver Neoplasms/drug therapy , Liver Neoplasms/enzymology , Liver Neoplasms/radiotherapy , Neoplasm Metastasis , Stomach NeoplasmsSubject(s)
Candidiasis , Esophageal Diseases , Amphotericin B/therapeutic use , Antifungal Agents/therapeutic use , Candidiasis/diagnostic imaging , Candidiasis/drug therapy , Candidiasis/pathology , Esophageal Diseases/drug therapy , Esophagus/pathology , Humans , Nystatin/therapeutic use , RadiographyABSTRACT
Plasminogen activator activity has been localized in gastric and duodenal tissue using a histological technique. This activity could be separated from proteolytic activity by incorporating in-aminocaproic acid into the fibrin substrate or by heat treatment. Plasminogen activator activity was found in relation to mucosal and submucosal blood vessels in the tissues studied. Proteolytic activity was identified in the surface epithelium, the gastric antral and fundal glands, and in the antral submucosal fat. Proximal duodenal tissue contained proteolytic activity in relation to Brunner's glands.
