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Gastrenterite eosinofílica

A gastrenterite eosinofílica é uma doença rara, caracterizada pela presença de infiltrado inflamatório eosinofílico em, pelo menos, um segmento do aparelho digestivo. A apresentação clínica é heterogénea, dependendo da localização, extensão e profundidade do processo inflamatório na parede do tubo digestivo. Pode haver associação com alergias e eosinofilia periférica. Os achados imagiológicos e endoscópicos são...

Hepatotoxicidade por Nimesulide: a propósito de um caso clínico

A case of a forty-four years old rural female admitted due to vaginal discharge and inguinal lymphadenopathies is presented. She took nimesulide and, after two days, started with constitutional symptoms. At hospital admission she presented with jaundice, conjunctival suffusion and pharyngeal injection. Blood tests revealed cytopenia, marked hepatic citolysis, cholestasis, renal failure and reactive C protein el...

Pneumatose Cólica Associada a Volvo da Sigmóide

Úlcera Péptica Sangrante: Que Lugar para as Colas?

Síndrome de Mirizzi

Oesophageal lichen planus

Lichen planus is a common skin and mucosal disease, with very rare symptomatic oesophageal involvement. We report a case of painful dysphagia due to oesophageal lichen planus in a 60-year-old woman who also had oral, cutaneous and genital lichen planus lesions. Steroid treatment produced considerable improvement of all lesions and a rapid symptomatic remission.

Endoscopic Nd-YAG laser therapy as palliative treatment for esophageal and card...

BACKGROUND/AIM: Progressive dysphagia is the most important symptom in inoperable cases of carcinoma of the esophagus and cardia. Treatment for the relief of dysphagia is chosen based on the lowest mortality and morbidity. This paper describes alpha consecutive series of patients with esophageal or cardial cancer, without a documented tracheoesophageal fistula, who were referred for palliative laser therapy. Al...