Meckel's diverticulum is the most common congenital anomaly of the gastro-intestinal tract. It arises as a result of incomplete dissolution of the vitello-intestinal duct. Approximately 4% of patients with Meckel's diverticula develop complications, most commonly obstruction, gastro-intestinal bleeding and inflammation. We describe three unusual presentations of Meckel's diverticulum-perforatio...

Kim sJ et al, in a study, noted 58 patients of total 256 patients of scrub typhus had gastro-intestinal symptoms and were subjected to esophago-gastro-duodenoscopy. The endoscopic findings were graded as Grade I, normal, nonspecific hyperemia; Grade II, distinct hyperemia, petechiae, purpura; Grade III, superficial hemorrhage, erosion; and Grade IV, ulcer, active bleeding. In 83.3% of patients ...

Abstract Background Angiodysplasia (AD) is an abnormal, ectatic dilated, tortuous blood vessel that found in the mucosa and submucosa of gastro-intestinal tract (GIT). While colonic angiodysplasia a recognized finding lower intestinal elderly, small rare. However, it important reason GIT bleeding so its detection proper management can be challenge. It should considered among differential diagno...

Clopidogrel is an integral part of the management of several important vascular diseases. However the medium to long term clinical outcomes are poorer for these patients if they experience gastro-intestinal bleeding, hence patients with risk factors for gastro-intestinal bleeding are frequently prescribed proton pump inhibitors. Conflicting evidence exists as to the existence of an adverse inte...

An ethnically Chinese patient with newly diagnosed metastatic gastro-intestinal stromal tumour initially treated with imatinib mesylate developed severe interstitial lung disease. As his condition improved after cessation of imatinib mesylate and treatment with corticosteroids, he was started on sunitinib malate. His clinical course was then unfortunately complicated with intra-tumour bleeding....

Gastrointestinal involvement in neurofibromatosis is well recognised. We present an unusual manifestation of gastro-intestinal neurofibromatosis--chronic gastrointestinal bleeding from extensive smooth muscle tumours.

Cytomegalic inclusion disease is a common complication in recipients of organ transplants. In renal transplant recipients, the disease involves the lungs more often than it does the gastrointestinal tract. We report on a recipient of a cadaveric kidney who had cytomegalic inclusion disease that involved both the upper and lower gastro-intestinal tract, and massive gastro-intestinal bleeding tha...

Varices most commonly occur and bleed in the gastro-esophageal region but ectopic varices can arise at extra-gastro-esophageal locations in the gastrointestinal tract like duodenum, jejunum, ileum, colon, rectum, biliary tree and at the site of a surgical ostomy. These varices pose diagnostic as well as therapeutic challenges during endoscopic procedures. Ectopic varices can also occur outside ...