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Clinicopathologic Characteristics of Patients with Gastric Superficial Neoplasi...

Background: Endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD) is a treatment for early gastric neoplasms that preserves the stomach. However, the risk of multiple lesions persists. Objectives: To assess clinicopathologic characteristics of patients with early gastric neoplasms in a Western country and evaluate risk factors for multiple gastric lesions, synchronous, or metachronous. Methods: A retrospective cohort of 230 c...

Sigmoid Perforation by a Migrated Plastic Biliary Stent

Gastric Myeloid Sarcoma

Variation between Pathological Measurement and Endoscopically Estimated Size of...

Background and Aims: Accurate determination of colonic polyp size is vital to an appropriate surveillance. The main aim of this study was to evaluate variation between the polyp size reported by the endoscopist and its pathological measurement. Methods: A retrospective analysis of all colonic adenomatous polyps resected in a 12-month period was performed at our center. Endoscopic and pathological size for each ...

Splenic Rupture as a Complication of Colonoscopy

Splenic rupture is a rare but serious complication after colonoscopy, with high global mortality (5%). Diagnosis requires a high index of suspicion because presentation can be subtle, nonspecific, and delayed from hours to days and then not easily attributed to a recent endoscopy. Urgent splenectomy is the most common treatment option. A 73-year-old woman was admitted to the emergency department 8 h following a...

A Case Series of Anal Carcinoma Misdiagnosed as Idiopathic Chronic Anal Fissure

Chronic anal fissure is a linear ulcer in the anal canal that has not cicatrized for more than 8-12 weeks of treatment. Most anal fissures are idiopathic and are located in the posterior midline. Squamous cell carcinoma of the anus commonly presents as bleeding and anal pain. It may also present as a mass, nonhealing ulcer, itching, discharge, fecal incontinence and fistulae. Not uncommonly, small and early can...

Anal Pain and Constipation: Beyond the Obvious

Brunner’s Gland Hamartoma: A Rare Cause of Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding

Cancro gástrico difuso hereditário: Bases racionais para a gastrectomia total p...

A maioria dos casos de carcinoma gástrico são esporádicos e a agregação familiar é observada em apenas 10% dos doentes. Destes casos com agregação familiar, 1-3% constituem o Cancro Gástrico Difuso Hereditário, que é um síndrome com um padrão de hereditariedade autossómica dominante, atribuível às mutações germinativas no gene CDH1/caderina-E. A taxa de deteção desta mutação, em famílias que cumprem os critério...