INTRODUCTION Retroperitoneal fibrosis is a fibroinflammatory disease of unknown etiology that can be associated with other fibroinflammatory disorders. Lately, there have been several reports showing that retroperitoneal fibrosis is a manifestation of IgG4-related sclerosing disease, which often presents as autoimmune pancreatitis. CASE REPORT This report shows the case of IgG4-related sclero...

A 57-year-old man was admitted to the hospital due to pneumonia, for which he was treated with intravenous ceftriaxone. An abdominal computed tomography scan obtained on admission did not show any gallstones (Picture A). Five days later, the patient complained of right upper quadrant pain. The blood test results revealed characteristics of acute inflammation, and abnormal liver function test fi...

Background and study aims Patients with primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC) require repeated endoscopic retrograde cholangiography (ERC). Our aim was to evaluate whether patients with PSC require higher doses of sedation during ERC. Patients and methods We retrospectively analyzed all patients undergoing ERC from 2006 to 2013 who received conscious sedation with propofol and midazolam. The dur...

inflammatory bowel diseases (ibd) were systemic disorders involving many organ systems. besides intestinal manifestations, extra intestinal manifestations (eims) including neurologic complications have been reported among 6%-40% of ibd patients. ulcerative colitis (uc) was a subtype of ibd only affecting the colonic mucosa and sub mucosa. although the eims of uc could affect any organ system, c...

Cholangiocarcinoma (CCA) is a highly lethal malignancy that comprises approximately 15% of all the primary liver tumors and 3% gastrointestinal cancers. Diagnosis often done when disease already at advanced stages, resulting in poor outcomes. Prevention risk factors early diagnosis are cornerstones for improving survival. Early feasible setting surveillance programs patients high CCA such as wi...