Duodenal Ulcer as a Second Disease

A Bleeding Duodenal GIST Masquerading as Refractory Peptic Ulcer Disease

Gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GIST) are the most common mesenchymal tumors of the gastrointestinal tract; however, the occurrence of a GIST in the duodenum is rare. Our case demonstrates the importance of considering GIST in the evaluation of refractory duodenal ulcers, as well as the utilization of endoscopic ultrasound in the evaluation of these lesions.

Duodenal ulcer in sickle cell disease.

Pancreatic malignancy presenting as duodenal ulcer (D1)

– should lunate fixation have been performed at the primary operation? Take home message: • Paediatric carpal fractures are rare and are commonly missed and possible underestimated. • No evidence exists on the specific management of paediatric lunate fractures and asymptomatic non-union in these patients. • No long term studies provide the possible sequelae of carpal fracture non-union in child...

Duodenal Ulcer

hardly possible, but all this has been changed by the aggression of surgery in the field of the physician; happily changed, for though postmortem records of duodenal ulcers were common enough it was not until 1883 that Chvostec for the first time made a diagnosis verified at autopsy. Cordivilla of Bologna inaugurated the surgery of chronic duodenal ulcer in 1893 when he successfully operated on...

Duodenal Ulcer

tion we protested against the surgical arrogance which dogmatically affirmed that hyperchlorhydria is the medical term for the surgical condition, duodenal ulcer, and we are glad to note that the author has so far altered the expression of his view as to inform us that by hyperchlorhydria he means the clinical symptom complex included by physicians under the term, not the mere chemical fact of ...