Hepatobiliary manifestations of ulcerative colitis: an example of gut-liver crosstalk [0.03%]
溃疡性结肠炎的肝胆表现：肠道-肝脏相互作用的例证
Udayakumar Navaneethan
Udayakumar Navaneethan
The interaction between inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) and hepatobiliary manifestations represents a classic example of liver-gut crosstalk. The importance of liver-gut crosstalk in IBD is demonstrated in the pathogenesis and outcome of p...
Tom C DeRoche,Shu-Yuan Xiao,Xiuli Liu
Tom C DeRoche
This review summarizes diagnostic problems, challenges and advances in ulcerative colitis (UC). It emphasizes that, although histopathological examination plays a major role in the diagnosis and management of UC, it should always be interpr...
An unusual cause of simultaneous common bile and pancreatic duct dilation [0.03%]
一种罕见的肝总管和胰管同时扩张的原因
Puneet Chhabra,Surinder Singh Rana,Vishal Sharma et al.
Puneet Chhabra et al.
Simultaneous dilation of both the common bile duct and the pancreatic duct (double-duct sign) is usually because of ampullary or pancreatic tumours. Here we report an unusual cause of double-duct dilation; we describe the case of a 49-year-...
Khalid A Alkimawi,Asim Shuja
Khalid A Alkimawi
Gastritis cystica profunda (GCP) is a rare tumor precursor which occurs more commonly in patients who have undergone previous gastric surgery. The non-specific symptoms and radiographic appearance of this tumor mimic those of other hyperpro...
Case Reports
Gastroenterology report. 2014 Nov;2(4):320-2. DOI:10.1093/gastro/gou029 2014
Elizabeth R Paine
Elizabeth R Paine
Colonoscopic evaluation is an important tool in the evaluation of ulcerative colitis (UC). UC is divided by disease extent into proctitis, proctosigmoiditis, left-sided colitis, and pan-colitis. In addition, a cecal or peri-appendiceal patc...
Deepak Gunjan,Vishal Sharma,Surinder S Rana et al.
Deepak Gunjan et al.
The small intestine is an uncommon site of gastro-intestinal (GI) bleeding; however it is the commonest cause of obscure GI bleeding. It may require multiple blood transfusions, diagnostic procedures and repeated hospitalizations. Angiodysp...
James D Haddad,Brent W Lacey
James D Haddad
Ectopic varices (those outside of the gastro-esophageal region) are occasionally found on endoscopy in patients with portal hypertension; however they account for a small minority of all variceal bleeds. Cases of isolated cecal varices are ...
Case Reports
Gastroenterology report. 2014 Nov;2(4):316-9. DOI:10.1093/gastro/gou027 2014
Parakkal Deepak,David H Bruining
Parakkal Deepak
Radiographical modalities have become important diagnostic tools in cases of ulcerative colitis (UC). Imaging can be used non-invasively to determine the extent of involvement, severity of disease and to detect disease-related complications...
Andrew P Zbar
Andrew P Zbar