Perforating Ulcer of the Throat

A Case of Perforating Enteric Ulcer of the Ileum

Abdominal Section in Perforating-Ulcer of the Stomach. A Suggestion

A case of perforating-ulcer of the stomach, which terminated fatally in sixteen hours from the beginning of the symptoms, suggested to me the possibility of successfully attempting some surgical interference in similar cases.

Gastric tube ulcer perforating the pericardium after subtotal esophagectomy.

Subtotal esophagectomy with retrosternal transposition of the gastric tube to the neck was performed in a 62-year-old patient with squamous cell carcinoma of the proximal third of the esophagus. He developed a salivatory fistula in the early postoperative period that healed spontaneously. Five months later, the patient developed partial stenosis of the esophagogastric anastomosis which required...

Perforating pilomatricoma presenting as an ulcer in the helix of the pinna.

A 24-year-old woman presented with a painless swelling in her right pinna which was noticed about four months back and had a recent increase in size. On examination, a 1.5×1 cm, firm, non-tender skin-colored nodule was seen in the helix. A clinical diagnosis of keloid was rendered. Considering chances of recurrence following surgical excision and because the woman was not concerned about cosmes...

Cytomegalovirus and the Seemingly Immunocompetent Host: A Case of a Perforating Gastric Ulcer

Cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection of the gastrointestinal tract has a variety of presentations. We present a case of gastric perforation, which is a relatively infrequent presentation of CMV infection. If the cause of gastric perforation is not readily apparent, testing for CMV should be considered. If CMV workup is positive, an evaluation for immunocompromise is prudent as CMV infections are mor...