The American journal of gastroenterology
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Am. J. Gastroenterol. · Jun 1979
Case ReportsHemoperitoneum from a ruptured varix in cirrhosis. Case report and literature review.
A cirrhotic patient with hemoperitoneum is presented. The diagnosis of ruptured retroperitoneal varices was made at laparotomy and the patient becomes the second reported case to survive hospitalization for bleeding intra-abdominal varices. The formation of varices as a consequence of portal hypertension is discussed; the differential diagnosis and evaluation of hemoperitoneum is considered and the seven previously reported cases of intra-abdominal variceal hemorrhage are reviewed.
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Am. J. Gastroenterol. · Nov 1977
Case ReportsGastric carcinoma 16 years after gastric lymphoma irradiation.
A case of gastric carcinoma, occurring 16 years after irradiation for gastric lymphoma, is presented. Factors which may have contributed to gastric carcinogenesis in this patient are discussed.
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Am. J. Gastroenterol. · Jul 1977
Case ReportsPleural effusion with pancreaticopleural fistula: a case report.
A case of pancreaticopleural fistula with recurrent hemorrhagic pleural effusion has been described and the pathogenesis of pleural effusion associated with pancreatitis was discussed. Importance of thinking about pancreatic disease as a cause and estimation of amylase in pleural fluid is stressed. The diagnostic limitation of endoscopic retrograde cannulation of the pancreatic duct for defining a fistulous tract has also been noted.
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Am. J. Gastroenterol. · Nov 1975
Comparative Study Clinical Trial Controlled Clinical TrialResponses to drug therapy in ulcerative colitis. Evaluation by rectal biopsy and histopathological changes.
To evaluate responses to medical therapy in ulcerative colitis, rectal biopsies of patients with active untreated disease, individuals with positive and negative sigmoidoscopic findings treated with salicylazosulfapyridine, prednisone and 6-mercaptopurine, alone and in combinations and noncolitis controls were compared histologically. Predominant histological observations were analyzed statistically. There were fewer crypt abscesses but more mucosal edema after all forms of therapy. Quantitative histopathological analysis failed to demonstrate that the response to one drug was significantly different from another.