Gastroenterology

A 2-Year-Old Boy With Diarrhea, Failure to Thrive, and Hepatomegaly A 2-year-old Armenian boy presented, accompanied by his parents, with a chief complaint of diarrhea. He had shown no weight gain or linear growth during the past 6 months despite nutritional supplementation.
Clinical Case, January 14, 2009
Laparoscopic-Assisted Esophagectomy for Adenocarcinoma of the Esophagus The laparoscopic-assisted transhiatal approach decreases the complexity of total minimally invasive esophagectomy while still conserving the benefits. Contains video operative clip.
Clinical Case, December 10, 2008
A 12-Year-Old Boy With Progressive Dysphagia A 12-year-old boy presented with a chief complaint of progressive difficulty swallowing over the past 18 months. Read the case report and make the diagnosis.
Clinical Case, October 29, 2008
Endoscopic and Surgical Management of Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis This review primarily focuses on endoscopic and surgical approaches that have been studied in the treatment of patients with PSC.
Journal Article, October 21, 2008
Gastropericardial Fistula-induced Pericarditis: Unusual Consequence of GERD A 50-year-old woman with a long history of GERD who underwent 2 Nissen fundoplications, presented with progressive shortness of breath and chest pain.
Clinical Case, September 02, 2008
A 9-Month-Old Girl With Chronic Diarrhea A previously healthy, 9-month-old girl presented with a skin rash and was treated with a 10-day course of antibiotics for presumed impetigo. She developed diarrhea after 1 day of therapy.
Clinical Case, August 19, 2008
Complications of and Controversies Associated With PEG Pecutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy is one of the most commonly performed gastrointestinal procedures, despite absence of benefit in many patients and risks associated with the procedure.
June 17, 2008
Traumatic Biliary Stricture A 48-year-old man with a history of short-gut syndrome presented with painless jaundice. Approximately 1 year earlier he was involved in a motor vehicle accident.
Clinical Case, May 12, 2008
Natural History of Chronic Hepatitis B -- Clinical Implications Brian J. McMahon, MD, MACP, explores the natural history of HBV infection, with a focus on how to best select those individuals who might be candidates for treatment.
April 16, 2008
A Man With New Onset of Ascites and Edema A 42-year-old man complaining of abdominal and lower extremity swelling presented for evaluation.
Clinical Case, April 09, 2008
Laparoscopic Liver Resection Skilled surgical teams, with experience in hepatic and laparoscopic surgery, have demonstrated that the laparoscopic approach for liver resection is safe and feasible for a selected group of patients.
Journal Article, March 19, 2008
The Medical Management of Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis This review focuses primarily on medical approaches that have been studied for the treatment of PSC as well as on the management of symptoms commonly associated with the disease.
Journal Article, March 12, 2008
A 13-Year-Old Boy With Chronic Abdominal Pain and Vomiting A healthy-appearing 13-year-old boy presented with the chief complaints of abdominal pain, nausea, and vomiting of 2 weeks' duration. Read the case report and make the diagnosis.
Clinical Case, March 05, 2008
A 10-Year-Old Girl With Mild Elevation of Liver Transaminases A 10-year-old white girl presented for investigation of mildly elevated liver transaminases found incidentally while being evaluated for urticaria. Read the case report and make the diagnosis.
Clinical Case, February 05, 2008
Gastroparesis -- Current Concepts and Considerations Gastroparesis presents with symptoms of gastric retention and nongastrointestinal manifestations, with objective evidence of delayed gastric emptying in the absence of mechanical obstruction.
Journal Article, January 23, 2008
A Man With an Umbilical Ulcer A 54-year-old white man presented with generalized weakness and lower extremity swelling. He also had an ulcerated umbilical mass.
Clinical Case, January 15, 2008

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