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Colonic Polyps/diagnosis , Colonoscopy/standards , Quality Indicators, Health Care , Female , Humans , MaleSubject(s)
Absorbable Implants , Constriction, Pathologic/therapy , Intestinal Diseases/therapy , Stents , Female , Humans , MaleSubject(s)
Abdomen, Acute/diagnosis , Kidney Diseases/diagnosis , Polyarteritis Nodosa/diagnosis , Rupture, Spontaneous/diagnosis , Adolescent , Diagnosis, Differential , Hematoma/etiology , Hematoma/pathology , Hematoma/surgery , Humans , Kidney Diseases/complications , Kidney Diseases/surgery , Male , Polyarteritis Nodosa/complications , Polyarteritis Nodosa/surgery , Rupture, Spontaneous/complications , Rupture, Spontaneous/surgery , Tomography, X-Ray ComputedABSTRACT
Duodenal duplication cysts are distinctly uncommon and most often present in infancy or early childhood. The clinical presentation is generally duodenal obstruction, hemorrhage, or pancreatitis. Duodenal duplication cysts rarely cause biliary obstruction in adults. So far, duodenal duplication cysts have been almost exclusively treated by surgical intervention. This report describes both endoscopic diagnosis and treatment of a large periampullary duodenal duplication cyst associated with biliary obstruction in an adult patient.
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Cholestasis/etiology , Cysts/surgery , Duodenal Diseases/surgery , Endoscopy , Adult , Cholangiopancreatography, Endoscopic Retrograde , Cysts/complications , Cysts/diagnosis , Duodenal Diseases/complications , Duodenal Diseases/diagnosis , Humans , MaleABSTRACT
Behçet's disease is a chronic, recurrent, systemic disease characterized by orogenital ulcers and oculocutaneous inflammatory lesions. Cardiovascular, pulmonary, neurological, articular, and GI involvement are common features, but pancreatic involvement is very rare. We present a case of Behçet's disease with both chronic pancreatitis and abdominal aorta pseudoaneurysm.
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Aneurysm, False/complications , Aortic Aneurysm, Abdominal/complications , Behcet Syndrome/complications , Pancreatitis/complications , Adult , Aneurysm, False/diagnostic imaging , Aneurysm, False/surgery , Aorta, Abdominal , Aortic Aneurysm, Abdominal/diagnostic imaging , Aortic Aneurysm, Abdominal/surgery , Chronic Disease , Humans , Male , Pancreatitis/diagnostic imaging , Pancreatitis/surgery , Tomography, X-Ray ComputedSubject(s)
Colonic Diseases/etiology , Esophagus , Gastric Fistula/etiology , Intestinal Fistula/etiology , Prosthesis Failure , Stents , Humans , Male , Middle AgedABSTRACT
BACKGROUND/AIMS: The cases in the present study were reviewed retrospectively with the aim to demonstrate the characteristics of these strictures as well as the effectiveness of endoscopic stenting and to discuss the possible mechanisms of stricture formation. METHODOLOGY: Thirteen cases of postoperative benign biliary strictures secondary to hepatic hydatid disease (HHD) surgery were diagnosed between 1989 and 1994. All of these cases had had surgery for HHD one or more times. Endoscopic stenting was performed in 11 of the cases. Eight cases were followed-up. RESULTS: In 3 (29%) of the 8 cases, the stents were removed after a mean period of 35.6 months, and the patients were considered cured. These cases have been followed-up for 28 months. The remaining 5 cases have been followed-up for a mean period of 14.2 months. The overall morbidity was 18%, and there were no mortalities. The postoperative benign biliary strictures secondary to HHD were long, multiple, and located proximally. Due to these properties, surgical repair was not indicated for these cases. CONCLUSION: Endoscopic stenting is a safe method in the treatment of postoperative benign biliary strictures secondary to hepatic hydatid disease.
