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Cholecystobulbar Fistula Associated with Bouveret Syndrome and Ileal Obstruction

Abstract Gallstone ileus is a very rare clinical entity, secondary to the fistulization between the gallbladder and gastrointestinal tract, and it is characterized by an impacted stone along the path. Obstruction at the level of the gastric outlet is defined as Bouveret’s syndrome and it’s an uncommon form of gallstone ileus. A 65-year-old male was admitted to the hospital due to symptoms of intestinal obstruct...

Treatment of Postoperative Leaks of the Upper Gastrointestinal Tract with Colon...

Introduction: The use of self-expandable metal stents (SEMS) for the treatment of postoperative leaks of the upper gastrointestinal tract is already established. However, there are discrepancies between the relatively small caliber of the esophageal stents available and the postsurgical luminal size, which may determine an inadequate juxtaposition. As colonic stents have a bigger diameter, they might be more ad...

Tumefação craniana de novo: um desafio diagnóstico

A Coleção Líquida Subaponevrótica (CLS) é uma tumefação craniana benigna e, provavelmente, subdiagnosticada, que surge poucas semanas após o nascimento. Descreve-se o caso de uma lactente com antecedentes de parto distócico por ventosa e cefalohematoma occipitoparietal reabsorvido no período neonatal. Aos dois meses de idade, desenvolve, de novo, uma tumefação occipitoparietal direita de consistência mole e móv...

Tumefação craniana de novo: um desafio diagóstico

Acute neurologic disorder in Crohn’s disease: A rare life-threatening complication

Clinicians should consider and approach inflammatory bowel diseases as a multisystemic disease. Though neurologic complications related to inflammatory bowel diseases are not rare, they are frequently underdiagnosed when compared with other organ complications. We report on a 40-year-old patient with severe Crohn’s disease and an acquired demyelinating polyneurophathy, malnourished, on biological therapy, who w...

Tubular adenoma of the appendix: An unusual condition

Qualidade de um solo sob diferentes usos e sob Cerrado nativo

O uso sustentável do solo tem-se constituído em tema de crescente relevância, em face do aumento das atividades antrópicas. Com o objetivo de avaliar a qualidade do solo em área de Cerrado nativo e em áreas sob diferentes usos, foram amostradas camadas de Latossolo Vermelho-Amarelo sob quatro tipos de ocupação: pastagem natural, pastagem cultivada, cultivo convencional com culturas anuais e florestamento de pín...