Cyclic Vomiting Syndrome (CVS) is characterized by recurrent, discrete episodes of vomiting between periods of completely normal health. Cannabinoid-induced CVS have been documented in adults but the link is often overlooked in children. To our knowledge this one of the youngest reported cases of cannabinoid induced CVS. A 14.5-year-old male had been admitted to the hospital 9 times with episod...

Gastric volvulus is an uncommon entity found in the paediatric population. We are reporting a case of chronic gastric volvulus presented to us with the complaints of recurrent vomiting after each feed. The vomiting was projectile, nonbilious, and the content was milk. The patient was evaluated by clinical and radiological means in the form of the X-ray abdomen, ultrasound abdomen, upper gastroi...

Cannabinoid hyperemesis syndrome (CHS) involves cyclical nausea, vomiting, and abdominal pain linked to use of cannabis with resolution symptoms upon cessation cannabinoids. Although electrolyte disturbances, fluid imbalances, nutritional deficiencies are known complications CHS in the setting intractable severe hypophosphatemia is a rare clinical phenomenon cited primarily adult literature. Pe...

On 23rd of March 1991 a 43 year old aircraft inspector from Chepstow was referred with six weeks increasing frontal headache, keeping him awake at night and relieved by standing UPThere was no nausea,vomiting or photophobia. Five days before admission he was watching television and suddenly developed double vision more marked to the left. There was no nausea vomiting, giddiness, fevers, sweats ...

Capmatinib is approved in the United States and Japan for adults with metastatic non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) whose tumors have a mutation that leads to MET exon 14 skipping (METex14), based on results from Phase II GEOMETRY mono-1 trial (NCT02414139). The most common adverse reactions (≥20%) were peripheral edema, nausea, fatigue, vomiting, dyspnea, decreased appetite. Here, we describe ...

INTRODUCTION Characteristics of patients undergoing Upper GI endoscopy (UGIE) in Kumasi, Ghana are largely unknown. This paper reviews the work of three endoscopy units in Kumasi. METHODS A review of the records of patients undergoing diagnostic UGIE in the three centers from October 2006 to December 2011 was undertaken. RESULTS 3110 completed UGIE were performed over the period. In 80% of ...

Patients with an upside-down stomach usually receive surgical treatment. In high-risk patients, endoscopic repositioning and gastropexy can be performed. However, the risk of recurrence after endoscopic treatment is not known. We treated a case of recurrent upside-down stomach after endoscopic therapy that indicated the limits of endoscopic treatment and risk of recurrence. An 88-year-old woman...

Introduction: Chronic abdominal pain in children is mostly functional, but association with alarm symptoms such as recurrent vomiting, it necessary to determine proper tests for the diagnosis of probable underlying organic problems. Case Presentation: Four patients chronic refractory and nonspecific gastrointestinal presented our tertiary pediatric center. After thorough medical psychological i...

We present a case of a female adult patient with Maple Syrup Urine Disease (MSUD) who had recurrent episodes of raised Branched Chain Amino Acids levels (BCAA). Frequent increases in leucine >1000 μmol/L were associated with vomiting, reduced oral intake and general illness. Her recurrent episodes of vomiting might have been also caused by an oesophageal polyp. Due to poor food intake an eating...