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A Man With New Onset of Ascites and Edema
A 42-year-old man complaining of abdominal and lower extremity swelling presented for evaluation.
Clinical Case, April 2008
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Laparoscopic Liver Resection
Skilled surgical teams, with experience in hepatic and laparoscopic surgery, have demonstrated that the laparoscopic approach for liver resection is safe and feasible for a selected group of patients.
Journal Article, March 2008
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The Medical Management of Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis
This review focuses primarily on medical approaches that have been studied for the treatment of PSC as well as on the management of symptoms commonly associated with the disease.
Journal Article, March 2008
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A 13-Year-Old Boy With Chronic Abdominal Pain and Vomiting
A healthy-appearing 13-year-old boy presented with the chief complaints of abdominal pain, nausea, and vomiting of 2 weeks' duration. Read the case report and make the diagnosis.
Clinical Case, March 2008
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A 10-Year-Old Girl With Mild Elevation of Liver Transaminases
A 10-year-old white girl presented for investigation of mildly elevated liver transaminases found incidentally while being evaluated for urticaria. Read the case report and make the diagnosis.
Clinical Case, February 2008
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Gastroparesis -- Current Concepts and Considerations
Gastroparesis presents with symptoms of gastric retention and nongastrointestinal manifestations, with objective evidence of delayed gastric emptying in the absence of mechanical obstruction.
Journal Article, January 2008
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A Man With an Umbilical Ulcer
A 54-year-old white man presented with generalized weakness and lower extremity swelling. He also had an ulcerated umbilical mass.
Clinical Case, January 2008
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A Man With Rheumatoid Arthritis and Iron-Deficiency Anemia
A 61-year-old man was referred for evaluation because of iron-deficiency anemia.
Clinical Case, September 2007
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An 11-Month-Old Boy With Chronic Diarrhea, Failure to Thrive, and Hepatomegaly
The patient was admitted to the hospital for a history of chronic diarrhea and severe failure to thrive. Read the case report and make the diagnosis.
Clinical Case, September 2007
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A Case of Pancreatic Lymphoma
A 55-year-old man with a history significant for CAD and obstructive sleep apnea presented to the hospital with a 3-month history of abdominal pain and recent onset of bright red blood per rectum.
Journal Article, August 2007
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Refractory Clostridium difficile-associated Diarrhea
The authors report the case of a patient with refractory C difficile-associated disease and offer a brief review of current and emerging therapeutic options in this setting.
Clinical Case, May 2007
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Laparoscopic Colectomy
The authors discuss the indications as well as the potential benefits and complications associated with laparoscopic colectomy. Video clip of procedure included.
Clinical Case, May 2007
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Acute Hepatic Dysfunction With Abdominal Pain and Ascites
This 38-year-old man with increasing abdominal swelling and pain had rapidly deteriorating liver function.
Clinical Case, May 2007
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A 10-Year-Old Boy With a 6-Month History of Gingival Bleeding and Epistaxis
A 10-year-old boy presented to the ED with a 6-month history of gingival bleeding, followed by epistaxis in the week preceding presentation. Read the case report and make the diagnosis.
Clinical Case, April 2007
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Evaluation of Possible Gastrinoma
The patient is a 53-year-old black woman with a history of peptic ulcers, who was admitted to the emergency department with an acute exacerbation of chronic diarrhea.
Clinical Case, February 2007
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Enterocolic Fistula Associated With an Intestinal Lymphoma
The authors report the case of an elderly patient with failure to thrive and new-onset diarrhea who underwent colonoscopy.
Clinical Case, February 2007
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Esophageal Duplication Cyst -- A Guest Case in Robotic and Computer-Assisted Surgery From the University of Nebraska Medical Center
According to the authors, this is the first case report of laparoscopic robotic-assisted transhiatal esophageal duplication cyst removal.
Clinical Case, November 2006
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A 14-Year-Old Girl With Abdominal Pain and Emesis
A 14-year-old Vietnamese-American girl presented with a 4-day history of abdominal pain; nonbloody, nonbilious emesis; and decreased urinary output. Read the case report and make the diagnosis.
Clinical Case, October 2006
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The Problem With Gastric Varices
A 72-year-old woman presented to the emergency department with a syncopal event. Upon regaining consciousness, she described the onset of hematemesis in addition to several episodes of melena.
Clinical Case, September 2006
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Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding in the ICU
The patient is a 36-year-old man who has been in the intensive care unit for 10 days and now has upper gastrointestinal bleeding.
Clinical Case, August 2006
