Chronic follicular pancreatitis: a space occupying lesion with spontaneous resolution.

Follicular pancreatitis (FP) is an extremely odd entity characterized by the presence of a pseudotumor that histologically presents lymphoid aggregates and germinal centers. The authors present the case of a 67-year-old woman with epigastric pain and jaundice. Endoscopic ultrasonography (EUS) was performed, revealing a 14x15 mm hypoechoic area with irregular edges in the head of the pancreas. The in situ cytological study showed polymorphic lymphoid cellularity, without atypia suggesting neoplasia. The cell block and the immunohistochemical study showed a polyclonal population with a pattern suggestive of FP. The patient presented spontaneous clinical improvement. The EUS follow up three months later shown pancreatic parenchyma with homogeneous echogenicity and no space occupying lesions were indentified. Since the diagnosis of FP has been reached after surgery in most cases, the treatment is not well established. However, no recurrences have been reported after surgery and spontaneous resolution has been observed in incomplete resections, which suggests the indication for conservative management. Diagnostic EUS has a fundamental role in the differential diagnosis between FP and pancreatic neoplasms, two entities with very different prognosis, and makes it possible to avoid, in the case of FP, unnecessary surgeries with the associated morbidity and mortality.

Jejunal varix with a high transfusion requirement: therapy with cyanoacrylate with radiological control by double-balloon enteroscopy.

A jejunal varix with high transfusion requirement is treated by double-balloon enteroscopy with cyanoacrylate/ lipiodol with radiological control. The patient had not gastrointestinal hemorrhage or transfusion requeriment after 8 months follow up. Our recent previous article in Rev Esp Enferm Dig on advanced therapeutics by enteroscopy is referenced, providing this new therapeutic possibility.

Recidiva hemorrágica de intestino delgado por lesión de Dieulafoy tras tratamiento endoscópico combinado / No disponible

INTRODUCCIÓN: la lesión de Dieulafoy en intestino delgado es una causa infrecuente de hemorragia digestiva que recidiva frecuentemente tras su tratamiento endoscópico. MATERIAL Y MÉTODOS: se presenta un estudio observacional, descriptivo, retrospectivo y unicéntrico de 15 pacientes con hemorragia de intestino delgado, diagnosticados de lesión de Dieulafoy con cápsula endoscópica o enteroscopia doble balón, en los que se realizó tratamiento endoscópico combinado. Resultados y conclusiones: durante una mediana de seguimiento de 33,5 meses (rango 2-145), recidivaron tres de los 12 casos que se pudieron seguir (25 %) y todos ocurrieron precozmente en las primeras 48 horas tras la terapéutica. Se retrataron con éxito dos de ellos con una nueva enteroscopia

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Recurrent small-bowel bleeding from a Dieulafoy's lesion after combined endoscopic treatment.

INTRODUCTION: Dieulafoy's lesion of the small bowel is an uncommon cause of gastrointestinal (GI) bleeding that often recurs after endoscopic treatment. MATERIAL AND METHODS: we report an observational, descriptive, retrospective, single-center study in 15 patients with small bowel bleeding who were diagnosed with a Dieulafoy's lesion by capsule endoscopy or double-balloon enteroscopy. RESULTS AND CONCLUSIONS: all patients underwent combined endoscopic treatment. During a median follow-up of 33.5 months (range, 2-145), three of the 12 cases that stayed in follow-up (25 %) recurred, all within 48 hours after treatment. Two were successfully re-treated with a repeat endoscopic procedure.

Rabdomiólisis en deportista veterano / No disponible

La rabdomiólisis es un síndrome clínico y bioquímico que ponede manifiesto el resultado de un estrés continuado al músculo esquelético conresultado de necrosis muscular. La presentación clínica de este síndrome esmuy heterogénea, pero la principal preocupación de los médicos que utilizamosel deporte como un arma terapéutica más en el control de enfermedadesson las complicaciones de arritmia cardíaca y de fracaso renal agudo.Presentamos el caso de un varón de 40 años, de profesión pintor y que practicadeporte diariamente, natación y footing

Rhabdomyolysis is a biochemical and clinical syndrome resultingfrom continued stress to a skeletal muscle and finally muscle necrosis. Theclinical presentation is heterogeneous, but cardiac arrhythmia and acute renalfailure may arise and are the main concern of physicians who prescribe sporttherapy to alleviate the symptoms of other diseases.We present the case of a 40-year-old man, a professional painter, who practised sports, including swimming and jogging, daily (AU)