Chronic Alcoholism
The concept of "structural plasticity" has emerged as a potential mechanism in neurodegenerative and psychiatric diseases such as drug abuse, depression, and dementia. Chronic alcoholism is a progressive neurodegenerative disease while the person continues to abuse alcohol, though clinical and imaging studies show[…][ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]
Cholelithiasis
Abstract Congenital duplication of the gallbladder is a rare anatomical malformation, which is usually discovered as an incidental finding during cholecystectomy. We report a case of a double gallbladder in a 45-year-old woman, which was discovered during laparoscopic cholecystectomy for symptomatic cholelithiasis. As it[…][ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]
Gastric Ulcer
One of the early practitioners stated “we are told, with the most dogmatic assurance, that given a clinical history of recurrent pain, located in the epigastric region, occurring[wjgnet.com]
Duodenal Ulcer
Burning epigastric pain or epigastric cramps between meals, that wake the patient at night.[medicalguidelines.msf.org]
Figure 1 A 48-year-old man who was receiving medical treatment for peptic ulcer disease experienced intense epigastric pain, sudden in onset and without emesis, four hours[nejm.org]
Perforation Perforation should be considered in patients presenting with sudden onset intense epigastric pain, particularly if there is rigidity of the abdominal wall.[medicalguidelines.msf.org]
Irritable Bowel Syndrome
BMJ Case Rep. 2010 Sep 19;2010. pii: bcr0520102972. doi: 10.1136/bcr.05.2010.2972. Abstract Presacral tumours represent a heterogeneous group of predominantly benign and occasionally malignant neoplasms. These tumours, though rare, frequently present either incidentally or with vague symptoms. Schwannomas of the[…][ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]
Choledocholithiasis
Videolaparoendoscopic treatment of choledocholithiasis in a single stage is an important option for this disease. We currently adopt this approach to choledocholithiasis in our department. We report here the case of a woman with stones in the biliary tract and gallbladder. After videolaparoscopic cholecystectomy we[…][ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]
Biliary Colic
It may be asymptomatic or present with ongoing RUQ or epigastric pain with associated nausea and vomiting.[teachmesurgery.com]
[…] open cholecystectomy with emypema than with uncomplicated acute cholecystitis Chronic Cholecystitis Patients with chronic cholecystitis will typically have a history of recurrent[teachmesurgery.com]
Chronic Pancreatitis
O: obstructive (e.g. choledocholithiasis, pancreatic head tumor ) Exacerbations (episodes of acute pancreatitis ) may present with epigastric pain.[radiopaedia.org]
Hereditary chronic pancreatitis is a rare form which is characterized by an early onset of recurrent attacks of severe epigastric pain usually before ten years of age[ 38[doi.org]
The true prevalence is therefore unknown. [2] Clinical features The majority of cases present at 35–55 years old with recurrent episodes of acute abdominal pain or pancreatitis[diapedia.org]
Peptic Esophagitis
Noriaki Furukawa Ryuichi Iwakiri Takanori Koyama Kazuyo Okamoto Toshifumi Yoshida Yoichiro Kashiwagi Takashi Ohyama Takahiro Noda Hiroyuki Sakata Kazuma Fujimoto Abstract: Compared with findings in Western countries, the prevalence of reflux esophagitis in Oriental countries is estimated to be low. In this[…][doi.org]
Acute Pancreatitis
Copyright The Author(s) 2005. Published by Baishideng Publishing Group Inc. All rights reserved. World J Gastroenterol. Oct 14, 2005; 11(38): 6049-6052 Published online Oct 14, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i38.6049 Balthazar computed tomography severity index is superior to Ranson criteria and APACHE II scoring system in[…][wjgnet.com]