Eosinophilic gastroenteritis manifesting as pyloric obstruction, intestinal obstruction and ascites: A case report

Eosinophilic Gastroenteritis Presenting as Intestinal Obstruction - A Case Series

Eosinophilic Gastroenteritis is a rare disease characterized by infiltration of the gastrointestinal tract by an increased number of eosinophils as compared to the normal. The anatomic location and intensity of the infiltrate decides the varied clinical symptomatology with which these patients present. The present report deals with four cases, all presenting with clinical signs of intestinal ob...

Eosinophilic Gastroenteritis With Malabsorption, Acute Intestinal Obstruction, Ascites and Pleural Effusion: A Case Report and Review of Literature

We report a case of a 49-year-old male patient with abdominal distension and diffuse stomach cramps associated with peripheral eosinophilia. Treatment for eosinophilic parasitosis was not effective. After a few weeks, the patient developed acute obstructive abdomen with ascites, which was atypically improved with the use of antispasmodics and analgesics. Upper digestive endoscopy, colonoscopy a...

Eosinophilic gastroenteritis presenting with duodenal obstruction and ascites.

Dear Editor, Eosinophilic gastroenteritis (EG) is a rare infl ammatory disorder of the gastrointestinal tract of unknown aetiology. It is characterised by eosinophilic infi ltration of the bowel wall, peripheral eosinophilia and various gastrointestinal manifestations. We report CT appearances in a rare case of EG with duodenal obstruction, peripheral eosinophilia and eosinophilic ascites, whic...

A Case of Pyloric Obstruction

A 3-Year old Child with Gastric Outlet Obstruction due to Pyloric Web: A Case Report

The most common cause of gastric outlet obstruction in neonates and infants is hypertrophic pyloric stenosis. Pyloric web as a cause of gastric outlet obstruction is relatively rare in children and presents with non bilious vomiting, abdominal pain and failure to thrive. The onset of symptoms is usually late with nonspecific symptoms like vomiting and failure to thrive that seems to be due to n...