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Humans , Male , Adult , Thrombophlebitis/diagnosis , Thrombophlebitis/drug therapy , Thrombophlebitis/surgeryABSTRACT
Plexiform fibromyxoma (PF) is an uncommon primary tumor of the gastrointestinal tract, with a mesenchymal origin and a benign behavior. Herein, we report a case and provide a literature review. A 41-year-old male patient underwent surgery in our unit for a PF at the gastric antrum, after being admitted due to vomiting and weight loss. As illustrated by our case, the mean age at presentation is around 40 years, the antrum is the most common location and abdominal pain the most widely reported manifestation. None of the reviewed cases involved regional or distant spread.
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Digestive System Neoplasms , Fibroma , Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors , Stomach Neoplasms , Adult , Fibroma/diagnostic imaging , Fibroma/surgery , Humans , Male , Pyloric Antrum , Stomach Neoplasms/diagnostic imaging , Stomach Neoplasms/surgeryABSTRACT
BACKGROUND/AIM: Actinomycosis is a granulomatous disease caused by filamentous, gram-positive, anaerobic bacteria. Actinomycetes are commensal inhabitants of the oral cavity and intestinal tract but acquire pathogenicity through invasion of breached or necrotic tissue.1397645907In abdominal actinomycosis (AA), the appendix and ileocecal region are usually involved. The aim of this study was to characterize patients diagnosed with AA and to establish the risk factors for appendiceal actinomycosis, including a short review of the literature. MATERIALS AND METHODS: We conducted a prospective cohort study of all patients diagnosed with AA in the University Hospital Marques de Valdecilla (Santander-Cantabria) from January 2003 to October 2013. We also conducted a short review of the literature. RESULTS: We characterized the epidemiological features of patients diagnosed with AA and risk factors for the involvement of the appendix, as most of the cases were misdiagnosed as appendicitis. Risk factors for appendiceal actinomycosis are no antecedents of carcinoma (P = 0.034) and previous incorrect diagnosis (P = 0.006). CONCLUSION: AA is a rare and chronic infection. It is only reported in case reports in the literature. We present the largest series of patients diagnosed with AA. Half of the patients had morbidities, mostly carcinoma, and penicillin was the preferred treatment. More studies are needed to characterize patients affected with AA and to establish the correct treatment.
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Actinomycosis , Appendicitis , Actinomycosis/diagnosis , Actinomycosis/epidemiology , Aged , Appendicitis/diagnosis , Appendicitis/epidemiology , Female , Humans , Male , Middle Aged , Prospective Studies , Risk Factors , Spain/epidemiologyABSTRACT
The number of colonoscopies performed in recent years is increasing dramatically, specially those related to colorectal cancer screening programmes. For this reason, there is a direct relationship with the number of exceptional complications such as splenic rupture. We describe a clinical case of a splenic rupture with hemodynamic instability. Consequently, an emergency splenectomy was performed 6 hours after the colonoscopy was finished. Health staff should be aware of its existence, as an early reaction will avoid more severe problems.
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Adenoma/diagnostic imaging , Colonoscopy/adverse effects , Colorectal Neoplasms/diagnostic imaging , Early Detection of Cancer/adverse effects , Splenic Rupture/etiology , Adenoma/surgery , Colorectal Neoplasms/surgery , Female , Humans , Middle Aged , Splenectomy , Splenic Rupture/diagnostic imaging , Splenic Rupture/surgery , Tomography, X-Ray ComputedABSTRACT
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