Usefulness of ultrasonography to assess the response to steroidal therapy for the rare case of type 2b immunoglobulin G4-related sclerosing cholangitis without pancreatitis: A case report.

abstract：:Coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) has so far caused hundreds of mortalities worldwide. Although respiratory symptoms are the main complication in COVID-19 patients, the disease is also associated with gastrointestinal problems, with diarrhea, nausea, and vomiting being primary COVID-19 symptoms. Thus, cancer and inf...

journal_title：World journal of clinical cases

authors： Nie K,Yang YY,Deng MZ,Wang XY

更新日期：2020-09-26 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Primary chondrosarcoma of the liver are extremely rare. Moreover, there are few reports focusing on typical clinical symptoms and imaging characteristics. Therefore, the diagnosis of chondrosarcoma of the liver remains a challenge. CASE SUMMARY:A 59-year-old male was admitted due to a lesion occupying the r...

journal_title：World journal of clinical cases

authors： Liu ZY,Jin XM,Yan GH,Jin GY

更新日期：2020-10-26 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To investigate the complex relationships between resting energy expenditure (REE), eating psychopathology, and Hypothalamus Pituitary Adrenal axis functioning in patients with eating disorders. METHODS:The study was designed as a cross-sectional survey, and it was planned by the Clinic for Eating Disorders of the ...

journal_title：World journal of clinical cases

authors： Castellini G,Castellani W,Lelli L,Sauro CL,Dini C,Lazzeretti L,Bencini L,Mannucci E,Ricca V

更新日期：2014-07-16 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The main clinical treatment for esophageal cancer is surgery. Since traditional open esophageal cancer resection has the disadvantages of large trauma, long recovery period, and high postoperative complication rate, its clinical application is gradually reduced. The current report of minimally invasive Ivor-...

journal_title：World journal of clinical cases

authors： Huang L,Wu JQ,Han B,Wen Z,Chen PR,Sun XK,Guo XD,Zhao CM

更新日期：2019-02-06 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Fetal akinesia deformation sequence (FADS) is a broad spectrum disorder with absent fetal movements as the unifying feature. The etiology of FADS is heterogeneous and mostly still unknown. A prenatal diagnosis of FADS relies on clinical features obtained by ultrasound and fetal muscle pathology. However, the...

journal_title：World journal of clinical cases

authors： Li N,Qiao C,Lv Y,Yang T,Liu H,Yu WQ,Liu CX

更新日期：2019-11-06 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Small cell lung cancer (SCLC) accounts for 15% of lung cancers, and it commonly expresses peptide and protein factors that are active as hormones. These secreting factors manifest as paraneoplastic disorders, such as ectopic adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH) syndrome (EAS). The clinical features are abnorma...

journal_title：World journal of clinical cases

authors： Jin T,Wu F,Sun SY,Zheng FP,Zhou JQ,Zhu YP,Wang Z

更新日期：2019-05-26 00:00:00

abstract：:Relapsing polychondritis (RP) is a rare autoimmune disease with chronic inflammatory/destructive lesions of the cartilaginous tissues. In one third of the cases it is associated with other autoimmune disorders, mostly with anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibody (ANCA) associated vasculitis (AAV). We report three cases o...

journal_title：World journal of clinical cases

authors： File I,Trinn C,Mátyus Z,Ujhelyi L,Balla J,Mátyus J

更新日期：2014-12-16 00:00:00

abstract：:Probiotics are known as "live microorganisms" and have been proven to have a health effect on hosts at the proper dose. Recently, a kind of probiotic mixture including eight live bacterial strains, VSL#3, has attracted considerable attention for its combined effect. VSL#3 is the only probiotic considered as a kind of ...

journal_title：World journal of clinical cases

authors： Cheng FS,Pan D,Chang B,Jiang M,Sang LX

更新日期：2020-04-26 00:00:00

abstract：:Fine-needle aspiration (FNA) cytology is an important diagnostic tool in patients with thyroid lesions. Several systems have been proposed for the cyropathologic diagnosis of the thyroid nodules. However cases with indeterminate cytological findings still remain a matter of debate. In this review we analyze all litera...

journal_title：World journal of clinical cases

authors： Misiakos EP,Margari N,Meristoudis C,Machairas N,Schizas D,Petropoulos K,Spathis A,Karakitsos P,Machairas A

更新日期：2016-02-16 00:00:00

abstract：:In commenting on a case report of a 55-year-old man who suffered Takotsubo syndrome (TTS), in the setting of receiving chemotherapy with cytarabine and daunorubicin for acute myeloid leukemia, the author expresses his views that TTS in the setting of chemotherapy for malignancies may not be chemotherapeutic drug-speci...

journal_title：World journal of clinical cases

authors： Madias JE

更新日期：2015-02-16 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Metastases to adrenal glands originate principally from lung, breast, or gastrointestinal cancers, followed by malignant melanoma and thyroid neoplasms. We present an unusual case of uterine cancer metastasizing to the adrenal glands with a review of the English literature on the management of this rare dise...

journal_title：World journal of clinical cases

authors： Da Dalt G,Friziero A,Grego A,Serafini S,Fassina A,Blandamura S,Sperti C

更新日期：2019-07-26 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To investigate the safety and efficacy of S-1 plus oxaliplatin (SOX) as an adjuvant chemotherapy regimen in gastric cancer (GC) after D2 dissection. METHODS:GC Patients who underwent D2 gastrectomy from September 2009 to December 2011 in four Chinese institutions were enrolled. Patients with stage IB-IIIC GC, who ...

journal_title：World journal of clinical cases

authors： Ren DF,Zheng FC,Zhao JH,Shen GS,Ahmad R,Zhang SS,Zhang Y,Kan J,Dong L,Wang ZY,Zhao FX,Zhao JD

更新日期：2018-09-26 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Gemcitabine is a chemotherapy agent with relatively low toxicities, as a valid option for elderly patients with underlying diseases. Gemcitabine-induced pulmonary toxicities are rare and various, ranging from self-limited episodes of bronchospasm to fatal, progressive, severe, interstitial pneumonitis and re...

journal_title：World journal of clinical cases

authors： Zhou XM,Wu C,Gu X

更新日期：2020-10-06 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Giant paraesophageal hiatal hernias (HH) are very infrequent, and their spectrum of clinical manifestations is large. Giant HH mainly occurs in elderly patients, and its relationship with anemia has been reported. For the surgical treatment of large HH, Nissen fundoplication is the most common antireflux pro...

journal_title：World journal of clinical cases

authors： Yasheng D,Wulamu W,Li YL,Tuhongjiang A,Abudureyimu K

更新日期：2020-03-26 00:00:00

abstract：:Biliary tract cancer, or cholangiocarcinoma, comprises a heterogeneous group of malignant tumors that can emerge at any part of the biliary tree. This group is the second most common type of primary liver cancer. Diagnosis is usually based on symptoms, which may be heterogeneous, and nonspecific biomarkers in serum an...

journal_title：World journal of clinical cases

authors： Huguet JM,Lobo M,Labrador JM,Boix C,Albert C,Ferrer-Barceló L,Durá AB,Suárez P,Iranzo I,Gil-Raga M,de Burgos CB,Sempere J

更新日期：2019-07-26 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Hemorrhoidal prolapse is a common benign disease with a high incidence. The treatment procedure for prolapse and hemorrhoids (PPH) remains an operative method used for internal hemorrhoid prolapse. Although it is related to less pos-operative pain, faster recovery and shorter hospital stays, the postoperativ...

journal_title：World journal of clinical cases

authors： Chen YY,Cheng YF,Wang QP,Ye B,Huang CJ,Zhou CJ,Cai M,Ye YK,Liu CB

更新日期：2021-01-06 00:00:00

abstract：:It is well-known that colonoscopy is considered the gold standard for colon cancer prevention. Although performed by experienced endoscopists, the matter remains of polyps missed during this examination. The reasons may include the size, shape and location of the lesions. Many colorectal cancer screening programs have...

journal_title：World journal of clinical cases

authors： Zippi M,Hong W,Crispino P,Traversa G

更新日期：2017-07-16 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Gastric signet ring cell carcinoma (GSRCC) is one of the most malignant tumors. It has the features of high invasiveness, rapid progression, and resistance to chemotherapy. However, systematic analyses of mRNAs have not yet been performed for GSRCC. AIM:To identify key mRNAs and signaling pathways in GSRCC....

journal_title：World journal of clinical cases

authors： Zhao ZT,Li Y,Yuan HY,Ma FH,Song YM,Tian YT

更新日期：2020-02-26 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Cavernous hemangiomatosis in the liver and spleen has been reported, but it occurs less commonly in the peritoneum. Here we report a case of peritoneal cavernous hemangiomatosis and share some valuable information about this disease. CASE SUMMARY:A 57-year-old Chinese man had a huge abdominal mass with abdo...

journal_title：World journal of clinical cases

authors： Fu LY,Chen HY,Diao XL,Wang ZJ

更新日期：2019-02-26 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Spontaneous peritonitis is one of the most common infectious complications in cirrhotic patients with ascites. Spontaneous fungal peritonitis (SFP) is a type of spontaneous peritonitis that is a less recognized but devastating complication in end-stage cirrhosis. Although high mortality was previously noted,...

journal_title：World journal of clinical cases

authors： Huang CH,Pang LT,Xu LC,Ge TT,Xu QM,Chen Z

更新日期：2019-09-06 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Ovarian tumors are common gynecological diseases in children, and the most commonly seen ovarian tumors are germ cell tumors. Robotic surgery is the new access for children ovarian tumors. CASE SUMMARY:From June to October 2017, 4 children with ovarian tumors were admitted and treated in the Department of P...

journal_title：World journal of clinical cases

authors： Xie XX,Wang N,Wang ZH,Zhu YY,Wang JR,Wang XQ

更新日期：2019-09-06 00:00:00

abstract：:Acute pancreatitis is rarely associated with drugs. Acetaminophen overdose is a well-known cause of hepatic toxicity, but drug-induced pancreatitis is rarely reported, especially after mild overdose. A 32-year-old woman presented with nausea and vomiting for 12 h, but no abdominal pain following an overdose of eight T...

journal_title：World journal of clinical cases

authors： He YH,Lu L,Wang YF,Huang JS,Zhu WQ,Guo Y,Li CX,Li HM

更新日期：2018-09-06 00:00:00

abstract：:Isolated neurofibromas that affect the gastrointestinal tract are rare and almost always manifest as neurofibromatosis type 1 or multiple endocrine neoplasia type 2b. In this paper, we present a case of a 24-year-old female with abdominal pain who discharged a neurofibroma in her stool without any blood on it. A colon...

journal_title：World journal of clinical cases

authors： Miao Y,Wang JJ,Chen ZM,Zhu JL,Wang MB,Cai SQ

更新日期：2018-10-06 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To find the association between asthma and different types of functional abdominal pain disorders (FAPDs) among teenagers.METHODA cross-sectional study was conducted among 13 to 15-year-old children from six randomly selected schools in Anuradhapura district of Sri Lanka. Data were collected using translated and va...

journal_title：World journal of clinical cases

authors： Kumari MV,Devanarayana NM,Amarasiri L,Rajindrajith S

更新日期：2018-12-06 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Synchronous multiple primary cancers (SMPC) mean two or more malignant tumors occurring simultaneously and with different origins no matter what types they are or where they are located. The carcinogenesis of SMPC often involves variations of some specific genes. However, the correlation between CDH1 mutatio...

journal_title：World journal of clinical cases

authors： Hu MN,Lv W,Hu RY,Si YF,Lu XW,Deng YJ,Deng H

更新日期：2019-07-06 00:00:00

abstract：:Colorectal lipomas are the second most common benign tumors of the colon. These masses are typically incidental findings with over 94% being asymptomatic. Symptoms-classically abdominal pain, bleeding per rectum and alterations in bowel habits-may arise when lipomas become larger than 2 cm in size. Colonic lipomas are...

journal_title：World journal of clinical cases

authors： Ghanem OM,Slater J,Singh P,Heitmiller RF,DiRocco JD

更新日期：2015-05-16 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Generally, hemangiomas do not require surgical intervention; however, cases of large hemangiomas, potentially involving the throat and trachea, necessitate surgical therapy. Here, we present a case of hypopharyngeal hemangioma in an adult that was successfully treated with neodymium-doped yttrium aluminum ga...

journal_title：World journal of clinical cases

authors： Jin M,Wang CY,Da YX,Zhu W,Jiang H

更新日期：2020-03-06 00:00:00

abstract：:A 50-year-old male who underwent a HeartMate II left ventricular assist device placement for ischemic cardiomyopathy presented with discolored urine and hemolysis 3 mo after the operation. His hemolysis was thought to be due to thrombosis within the pump. Imaging studies were not able to visualize a left ventricular t...

journal_title：World journal of clinical cases

authors： Unai S,Hirose H,Entwistle JW 3rd,Samuels LE

更新日期：2014-08-16 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Small-cell neuroendocrine carcinoma (SNEC) of the rectum is a rare tumor associated with poor prognosis. CASE SUMMARY:We report a case of a 77-year-old male who came into our hospital because of blood with his stool. An endoscopy revealed a cauliflower-like neoplasm in his rectum. Imaging examination showed...

journal_title：World journal of clinical cases

authors： Chen ZZ,Huang W,Wei ZQ

更新日期：2020-12-06 00:00:00

abstract：:In colorectal cancer (CRC), liver metastasis remains a major contributor to the cause of cancer-related death. Putative biomarkers, therapeutic efficacy, and drug insensitivity still pose clinical challenges for metastatic CRC patients. Interestingly, previous studies indicated that tumor cells in CRC did not metastas...

journal_title：World journal of clinical cases

authors： Wang Q,Yu CR

更新日期：2020-06-06 00:00:00