In patients with Roux-en-Y (R-Y) anastomosis (including hepaticojejunostomy and R-Y gastric bypass) and Whipple operation, endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) can be challenging. We retrospective analyses our experience with ERCP using balloon-assisted enteroscopy (BAE) (BAE-ERCP) in patients with R-Y anastomosis and Whipple operation.ERCP was performed in 15 patients (4 pancreaticoduodenectomy and 10cholangiojejunostomy and 1 Subtotal gastrectomy with R-Y reconstruction; age ranging from 4 to 63 years) with BAE. Double- and single-balloon enteroscopy was applied in 5 and 10 patients, respectively.Bile duct cannulation was successful in 13 of 15 cases (86.7%), including simple stenosis of the anastomotic stoma (n = 2), intrahepatic bile duct stones (n = 10), and pancreatic cancer (n = 1). Cannulation failed because the guidewire could not pass through the anastomotic stenosis in 1 patient and because the endoscope could not enter the acute angle of the anastomosis of the afferent limb in the other patient. Adverse events included jaundice (n = 1) and perforation (n = 1), which were successfully treated by conservative therapy.ERCP with BAE in patients with R-Y anastomosis and Whipple operation is safe and useful but has unique complications. The success rate is lower than that of conventional ERCP.
Pancreatic cancer (PC) has the worst prognosis among all carcinomas. However, patients with carcinoma in situ (CIS) of the pancreas, usually, have a good prognosis. Many previous reports have mentioned the high frequency of fibrosis around CIS. In some cases, the fibrosis is detected on endoscopic ultrasonography (EUS), but there are few past reports of fibrosis detected on computed tomography (CT).
We encountered a case of fibrosis around CIS detected by CT. A 74-year-old man was being followed for chronic hepatitis C. On a contrast-enhanced CT (CE-CT), a space-occupied lesion (7 mm in size) in the pancreatic head was identified in the delayed phase.
It was shown to be a hypo echoic lesion in EUS, and EUS-fine-needle aspiration was performed. Cytological examination revealed abnormal cells suspicious for a neuroendocrine tumor.
Consequently, a pancreaticoduodenectomy was performed. Histopathological examination showed CIS in the branch duct with 10 mm of fibrosis around CIS. The fibrotic area corresponded to the mass detected by preoperative CE-CT.
He had no relapse of PC but died 2 years later from another cause.
This case highlights the importance of identifying the enhanced area in the delayed phase on CE-CT, as this can be fibrosis around CIS.
This case highlights the importance of identifying the enhanced area in the delayed phase on CE-CT, as this can be fibrosis around CIS.
Glycogen storage disease type IA (GSD IA) is an inherited disorder of glycogen metabolism characterized by fasting hypoglycemia, hyperuricemia, and hyperlipidemia including hypertriglyceridemia (HTG). Patients have a higher risk of developing acute pancreatitis (AP) because of HTG. AP is a potentially life-threatening disease with a wide spectrum severity. Nevertheless, almost no reports exist on GSD IA-induced AP in adult patients.
A 23-year-old male patient with GSD 1A is presented, who developed moderate severe AP due to HTG.
The GSD 1A genetic background of this patient was confirmed by Sanger sequencing. Laboratory tests, along with abdominal enhanced-computed tomography, were used for the diagnosis of HTG and AP.
This patient was transferred to the intensive care unit and treated by reducing HTG, suppressing gastric acid, inhibiting trypsin activity, and relieving hyperuricemia and gout.
Fifteen days after hospital admission, the patient had no complaints about abdominal pain and distention. Follow-up of laboratory tests displayed almost normal values. Reexamination by computed tomography exhibited a reduction in peripancreatic necrotic fluid collection compared with the initial stage.
Fast and long-term reduction of triglycerides along with management of AP proved effective in relieving suffering of an adult GSD IA-patient and improving prognosis. Thus, therapeutic approaches have to be renewed and standardized to cope with all complications, especially AP, and enable a better outcome so that patients can master the disease.
Fast and long-term reduction of triglycerides along with management of AP proved effective in relieving suffering of an adult GSD IA-patient and improving prognosis. Thus, therapeutic approaches have to be renewed and standardized to cope with all complications, especially AP, and enable a better outcome so that patients can master the disease.
The cervix is a rare site of metastasis from advanced lung adenocarcinoma. Driven gene detection is particularly important for the treatment of advanced lung adenocarcinoma.
A 49-year-old Chinese female was sent to our hospital because of lumbago and sacroiliac joint pain; she was unable to walk and had vaginal bleeding. The following examinations were performed imaging, colposcopy, bronchoscopy, immunohistochemistry and next-generation sequencing.
According to the clinical manifestations and the examination results, the diagnosis was lung adenocarcinoma with cervical, brain, adrenal gland and bone metastases. https://www.selleckchem.com/products/a-196.html More importantly, EGFR gene mutations (del19) were detected in both the primary lung lesion and uterine cervical biopsy specimen.
Osimertinib was chosen as the first-line treatment.
Lumbago and sacroiliac joint pain were significantly relieved. The levels of tumor markers decreased. Primary injuries and metastatic sites were significantly reduced.
Physicians should be alert to the signals of vaginal bleeding and consider that primary lung adenocarcinoma may metastasize to the uterine cervix.
Physicians should be alert to the signals of vaginal bleeding and consider that primary lung adenocarcinoma may metastasize to the uterine cervix.
Unilateral manifestation of lymphedema during everolimus therapy has been described only rarely, mostly in transplant recipients.
We report the first case of a patient who developed unilateral abdominal lymphedema, during a short period of everolimus treatment for renal cancer.
The abdominal asymmetry occurred only on the right side of the abdomen, neither ultrasound nor CT scan detected ascites but showed enlargement of the abdominal wall. The Naranjo Adverse Drug Reaction Probability scale was evaluated, in this case, a score of 6 indicated a probable adverse reaction to everolimus.
Discontinuation of everolimus therapy led to immediate alleviation and reduction of the lymphedema, with worsening once again after initiating retreatment with everolimus at a reduced dose.
The patient's lymphedema recovered after discontinuation of everolimus.
This rare case demonstrates the importance of the selection of mammalian target of rapamycin inhibitors using caution, especially for patients with a high risk of developing lymphedema.
In patients with Roux-en-Y (R-Y) anastomosis (including hepaticojejunostomy and R-Y gastric bypass) and Whipple operation, endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) can be challenging. We retrospective analyses our experience with ERCP using balloon-assisted enteroscopy (BAE) (BAE-ERCP) in patients with R-Y anastomosis and Whipple operation.ERCP was performed in 15 patients (4 pancreaticoduodenectomy and 10cholangiojejunostomy and 1 Subtotal gastrectomy with R-Y reconstruction; age ranging from 4 to 63 years) with BAE. Double- and single-balloon enteroscopy was applied in 5 and 10 patients, respectively.Bile duct cannulation was successful in 13 of 15 cases (86.7%), including simple stenosis of the anastomotic stoma (n = 2), intrahepatic bile duct stones (n = 10), and pancreatic cancer (n = 1). Cannulation failed because the guidewire could not pass through the anastomotic stenosis in 1 patient and because the endoscope could not enter the acute angle of the anastomosis of the afferent limb in the other patient. Adverse events included jaundice (n = 1) and perforation (n = 1), which were successfully treated by conservative therapy.ERCP with BAE in patients with R-Y anastomosis and Whipple operation is safe and useful but has unique complications. The success rate is lower than that of conventional ERCP.
Pancreatic cancer (PC) has the worst prognosis among all carcinomas. However, patients with carcinoma in situ (CIS) of the pancreas, usually, have a good prognosis. Many previous reports have mentioned the high frequency of fibrosis around CIS. In some cases, the fibrosis is detected on endoscopic ultrasonography (EUS), but there are few past reports of fibrosis detected on computed tomography (CT).
We encountered a case of fibrosis around CIS detected by CT. A 74-year-old man was being followed for chronic hepatitis C. On a contrast-enhanced CT (CE-CT), a space-occupied lesion (7 mm in size) in the pancreatic head was identified in the delayed phase.
It was shown to be a hypo echoic lesion in EUS, and EUS-fine-needle aspiration was performed. Cytological examination revealed abnormal cells suspicious for a neuroendocrine tumor.
Consequently, a pancreaticoduodenectomy was performed. Histopathological examination showed CIS in the branch duct with 10 mm of fibrosis around CIS. The fibrotic area corresponded to the mass detected by preoperative CE-CT.
He had no relapse of PC but died 2 years later from another cause.
This case highlights the importance of identifying the enhanced area in the delayed phase on CE-CT, as this can be fibrosis around CIS.
This case highlights the importance of identifying the enhanced area in the delayed phase on CE-CT, as this can be fibrosis around CIS.
Glycogen storage disease type IA (GSD IA) is an inherited disorder of glycogen metabolism characterized by fasting hypoglycemia, hyperuricemia, and hyperlipidemia including hypertriglyceridemia (HTG). Patients have a higher risk of developing acute pancreatitis (AP) because of HTG. AP is a potentially life-threatening disease with a wide spectrum severity. Nevertheless, almost no reports exist on GSD IA-induced AP in adult patients.
A 23-year-old male patient with GSD 1A is presented, who developed moderate severe AP due to HTG.
The GSD 1A genetic background of this patient was confirmed by Sanger sequencing. Laboratory tests, along with abdominal enhanced-computed tomography, were used for the diagnosis of HTG and AP.
This patient was transferred to the intensive care unit and treated by reducing HTG, suppressing gastric acid, inhibiting trypsin activity, and relieving hyperuricemia and gout.
Fifteen days after hospital admission, the patient had no complaints about abdominal pain and distention. Follow-up of laboratory tests displayed almost normal values. Reexamination by computed tomography exhibited a reduction in peripancreatic necrotic fluid collection compared with the initial stage.
Fast and long-term reduction of triglycerides along with management of AP proved effective in relieving suffering of an adult GSD IA-patient and improving prognosis. Thus, therapeutic approaches have to be renewed and standardized to cope with all complications, especially AP, and enable a better outcome so that patients can master the disease.
Fast and long-term reduction of triglycerides along with management of AP proved effective in relieving suffering of an adult GSD IA-patient and improving prognosis. Thus, therapeutic approaches have to be renewed and standardized to cope with all complications, especially AP, and enable a better outcome so that patients can master the disease.
The cervix is a rare site of metastasis from advanced lung adenocarcinoma. Driven gene detection is particularly important for the treatment of advanced lung adenocarcinoma.
A 49-year-old Chinese female was sent to our hospital because of lumbago and sacroiliac joint pain; she was unable to walk and had vaginal bleeding. The following examinations were performed imaging, colposcopy, bronchoscopy, immunohistochemistry and next-generation sequencing.
According to the clinical manifestations and the examination results, the diagnosis was lung adenocarcinoma with cervical, brain, adrenal gland and bone metastases. https://www.selleckchem.com/products/a-196.html More importantly, EGFR gene mutations (del19) were detected in both the primary lung lesion and uterine cervical biopsy specimen.
Osimertinib was chosen as the first-line treatment.
Lumbago and sacroiliac joint pain were significantly relieved. The levels of tumor markers decreased. Primary injuries and metastatic sites were significantly reduced.
Physicians should be alert to the signals of vaginal bleeding and consider that primary lung adenocarcinoma may metastasize to the uterine cervix.
Physicians should be alert to the signals of vaginal bleeding and consider that primary lung adenocarcinoma may metastasize to the uterine cervix.
Unilateral manifestation of lymphedema during everolimus therapy has been described only rarely, mostly in transplant recipients.
We report the first case of a patient who developed unilateral abdominal lymphedema, during a short period of everolimus treatment for renal cancer.
The abdominal asymmetry occurred only on the right side of the abdomen, neither ultrasound nor CT scan detected ascites but showed enlargement of the abdominal wall. The Naranjo Adverse Drug Reaction Probability scale was evaluated, in this case, a score of 6 indicated a probable adverse reaction to everolimus.
Discontinuation of everolimus therapy led to immediate alleviation and reduction of the lymphedema, with worsening once again after initiating retreatment with everolimus at a reduced dose.
The patient's lymphedema recovered after discontinuation of everolimus.
This rare case demonstrates the importance of the selection of mammalian target of rapamycin inhibitors using caution, especially for patients with a high risk of developing lymphedema.
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