Bezoars are rare conditions of mechanical intestinal occlusion. Among the various types of bezoars, phytobezoars and trichobezoars are the most common types. Symptoms are usually indistinguishable from other more common entities; therefore, it may be difficult to reach a correct diagnosis. Computed tomography (CT) scan is the preferred diagnostic method. Treatment may include surgery, lavage wi...

Gastric volvulus is a life threatening condition characterized by an abnormal rotation of the stomach around an axis. Although the first line treatment of this disorder is surgical, we report here a case of gastric volvulus that was endoscopically managed using a novel strategy. An 83-year-old female with a history of pancreatic cancer status postpylorus-preserving Whipple procedure presented w...

A 46-year-old woman underwent laparoscopic paraesophageal hernia repair for an intrathoracic stomach (●" Fig.1). After the surgery, she was discharged from the hospital in good condition, but 24 days later, she re-presentedwith progressive nausea, vomiting, and persistent globus sensation. Physical examination revealed mild tenderness in the left upper quadrant. Laboratory findings included a l...

BACKGROUND The therapeutic approach of gastric cancer strictly depends on TNM staging mainly provided by CT and PET/CT. However, the lymph node size criterion as detected by MDCT causes a poor differential diagnosis between reactive and metastatic enlarged lymph nodes with low specificity values. Our study aims to compare 320-row CT Net enhancement and fluorine-18 fluoro-2-deoxy-d-glucose posit...

background and objective: host genetic factors such as cytokine gene polymorphisms as well as helicobacter pylori (h. pylori) infection have been found to be associated with gastric cancer risk . interleukin 1 is a pro-inflammatory cytokine involved in h. pylori-induced gastric inflammation. therefore, we analyzed the association between il-1β and il-1-rn polymorphisms and gastric cancer in per...

RATIONALE There is currently no consensus on the ideal method for obtaining deep tissue biopsy material of advanced gastric LP. EUS-FNA has potential as a useful diagnostic method. Thus, we report the case of a 46-year-old male with advanced gastric linitis plastica (LP) who was diagnosed using endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine needle aspiration (EUS-FNA). PATIENT CONCERNS The patient underwe...

Gastric cancer is the fifth most frequently diagnosed cancer and the third leading cause of cancer mortality. In advanced gastric cancer patients, the treatment outcomes are dismal. With the development of the molecular targeted therapy, the prognosis in patients with advanced and unresectable gastric cancer are improved. This article reviewed the molecular targeted agents in clinical use, thei...

A 78-year-old woman with a decreased renal function was referred to our hospital after simple computed tomography (CT) revealed gastric mass. There were no abnormal findings on physical examination and blood tests. Upper gastrointestinal endoscopy showed 50-mm submucosal tumor central depression in the body, enhanced CT heterogeneous contrast effect Malignant stromal suspected, partial gastrect...

Staging should include clinical examination, blood counts, liver and renal function tests, endoscopy (including upperaerodigestive tract endoscopy in case of squamous cell carcinoma), and a CT scan of chest and abdomen. In candidates for surgical resection, esophagogram and endoscopic ultrasound have to be added to evaluate the T (and N) stage of the tumor and to assist in the planning of the s...

BACKGROUND/AIMS Improvements in the endoscopic evaluation and management of gastric cancer have made it possible to determine the depth of invasion during endoscopic examination. The aim of this study was to elucidate the differences between early gastric cancer (EGC) that resembles advanced gastric cancer (AGC) and AGC that resembles EGC. METHODS We retrieved cases of EGC-like AGC and AGC-li...