INTRODUCTION Endometriosis is a gynaecological condition which produce symptoms such as pelvic pain, abnormal menstruation and infertility. Intestinal endometriosis can occur however endometriosis causing acute large bowel obstruction is extremely rare. PRESENTATION OF CASE We present a 37-year-old lady with acute large bowel obstruction caused by endometriosis. Despite initial endoscopic dec...

BACKGROUND Intestinal stenosis of Garré, first described in 1892, is a rare condition as a consequence of a complicated strangulated hernia. Preoperative diagnosis is challenging because of unspecific symptoms. Proper anamnesis, especially in terms of clinical and surgical history, as well as careful examination of both inguinal spaces is essential. CASE REPORT We herein present a case of int...

Intestinal pseudo-obstruction is considered to be one of the most frequent gastrointestinal manifestations of myasthenia gravis, accompanied by the presence of neoplasia of the thymus gland in the vast majority of the cases presented in the international literature. Despite the fact that myasthenia gravis has been implicated to be the cause of recurrent episodes of intestinal pseudo-obstruction...

We report a case of primary intestinal infection due to filamentous fungi in an adolescent with Ewing sarcoma. The clinical picture was that of peritonitis secondary to intestinal perforation and the diagnosis was established only on histopathological bases. This condition is very rare, and only one case of primary intestinal mold infection in children with solid tumors has been reported in the...

Crohn's disease is a chronic inflammatory condition most commonly affecting the ileum and colon. The aetiology of Crohn's disease is complex and may include defects in peptidoglycan recognition, and/or failures in the establishment of intestinal tolerance. We have recently described a novel constitutive endogenous delivery system for the translocation of nanomineral-antigen-peptidoglycan (NAP) ...

Intestinal parasitic infestation is a common condition in developing as well as developed countries. According to WHO Global Burden of Disease 2004 report, approximately 150.9 million of world population has high intensity infection by intestinal nematode while 37.7 million people alone from south East Asia are infected. Among developing countries like Pakistan, intestinal parasitic infestation...

A case of sudden bilateral sensorineural deafness associated with active ulcerative colitis is reported. Evidence for an autoimmune basis for this condition is reviewed and the potential benefit of systemic corticosteroids emphasized. The condition may represent a recently recognized extra-intestinal complication of ulcerative colitis.

The rare condition of pseudo-obstruction of the small bowel was first described by Naish, Capper and Brown in 1960. The main features of the condition are colicky abdominal pain and distension which are due to dilatation of the small bowel; malabsorption with steatorrhoea; episodes of acute intestinal obstruction for which no mechanical cause can be found. The condition is almost certainly due ...

Gallstone ileus first described by Bartolin in 1654 is an uncommon condition which may cause serious complications such as volvulus or intestinal perforation. There have been very few case reports about this because of its rarity. Here a case of a 40-year-old female patient is reported, who presents with signs of small bowel obstruction owing to large gallstones in lower ileum with the serious ...

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....