Case of the Month : Sudden onset swelling in a Young man , a rare syndrome revisited

Contributed by Dr Ali Al Ahmari Head of the dept of Gastroenterology AlHADA Military Hospital Saudi Arabia CLINICAL SCENARIO A 37-year-old male, presented with sudden onset swelling of arm and presence of prominent veins on the left arm as shown in .Fig.1 He denied history of trauma and had no co morbid illness . On […]

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He was wrongly diagnosed as a case of Chronic liver disease !!!

Clinical scenario : A 19-year-old male was referred to our hospital with a one-year history of breathlessness on exertion and fatigue, accompanied by a history of gastrointestinal bleeding. Three months ago, he experienced three episodes of painless hematemesis, during which he was admitted to another hospital and diagnosed with variceal bleeding. At that time, he […]

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Case of the month: “Tackling Dysphagia in the Young: The POEMS Procedure”

This case was contributed by Dr Raj Kumar Sarveson Consultant Gastroenterologist Linkedin University Hospitals of NorthMidlands United Kingdom Clinical scenario : A 42 year old male presented with history of dysphagia to solids and liquids of 2 years duration . It was associated with weight loss of around 12 kgms On evaluation he had features […]

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Case of the month: Elderly male with abdominal mass

Contributed by Dr Ali Al Ahmari Head of the dept of Gastroenterology AlHADA Military Hospital Saudi Arabia A 67-year-old male, diabetic for the past ten years on oral hypoglycemic agents with well-controlled glucose levels, presented with severe epigastric pain and a palpable mass in the epigastric region, which he first noticed three weeks ago. The […]

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