Journal of gastroenterology

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J. Gastroenterol. · Apr 1999

Review Case Reports

Posttraumatic intra-gallbladder hemorrhage in a patient with liver cirrhosis.

We report a case of intra-gallbladder hemorrhage secondary to blunt abdominal trauma in a patient with liver cirrhosis. A 58-year-old man was admitted to a local hospital with persistent right upper quadrant abdominal pain. Anemia was detected, and computed tomography (CT) revealed a high-density mass in the gallbladder lumen. ⋯ US-guided percutaneous transhepatic gallbladder aspiration and cholecystography confirmed the presence of an old blood clot in the lumen. Because of the patient's persistent pain, a cholecystectomy was performed. The distended gallbladder was filled with old clotted blood.

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J. Gastroenterol. · Apr 1999

Case Reports

Rapidly enlarging esophageal duplication cyst.

We report a rare esophageal duplication cyst, in a 12-year-old girl. The cyst had enlarged rapidly within 2 years. ⋯ Histopathological examination revealed an esophageal duplication cyst. Her presenting symptoms of fever and cough may have been related to infection of the cyst.

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