Cast syndrome

The Childhood Asperger Syndrome Test (CAST)

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Biliary Cast Syndrome in an Opium Inhaler

Biliary cast syndrome (BCS) is an uncommon complication which is mostly described in orthotopic liver transplantation. However, BCS has also been reported rarely in non-liver transplant patients. We describe a male long-term opium inhaler with BCS who underwent successful endoscopic cast removal by balloon enteroscopy-guided endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography. A 52-year-old man, who...

Acute gastric volvulus mimicking the cast syndrome: a case report.

Bile cast syndrome: Diagnosis and management, a case series

Background and study aims Bile cast syndrome (BCS) is a complication of orthotopic liver transplantation (OLT). It occurs in 4 % to 18 % of OLT recipients and can present as cholangitis and graft damage or loss. Twenty-two percent of patients with BCS require repeat OLT. The diagnosis and management of BCS can be challenging. Our aim is to share our experience with BCS and to briefly review the...

An unusually severe case of the cast syndrome.

A severe case of the cast syndrome is described following Harrington rod distraction and application of a body cast. The case was unusual as it presented late with no warning symptoms and progressed rapidly to death.