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Cervical Chylous Leakage Combined With Chylothorax: A Case Report of a Rare Complication Postretroperitoneal Surgery and Its Management by Zhou, Yao, Ding, Mingde, Shi, Qiang, Wang, Jing, Liu, Guanghai, Zhang, Qianqian

“…Chylous leakage is an uncommon and serious clinical condition, especially occurring after retroperitoneal operations. Here, we report a case of cervical…”
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Fluoroscopic-Guided Removal of Jejunal Sharp Foreign Body: An Alternative Approach to Surgery by Qatomah, Abdulrahman, McQueen, Simon, Qatomah, Wafa, Qatomah, Aishah, Bessissow, Ali

“…Foreign body (FB) ingestion represents a frequently encountered scenario in clinical practice. Most ingested FBs typically pass spontaneously, requiring no…”
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Endoscopic Resection of Tailgut Cyst by Kiosov, Oleksandr, Tkachov, Vladyslav, Gulevskyi, Sergii

“…Tailgut cyst or retrorectal cystic hamartoma is a rare congenital lesion, thought to arise from a portion of the embryological hindgut, usually benign, with no…”
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Rectal Stricture Caused by a Rare Plasmacytoid Urothelial Carcinoma by Alnasarat, Ahmad, Musa, Rasheed, Makahleh, Asaiel, Kloub, Mohammad N.

“…Malignant rectal strictures are uncommon, but they may pose a diagnostic challenge in clinical practice. We report the case of an 85-year-old male with an…”
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Symptomatic Liver Cyst Successfully Treated with Transgastric Drainage and Sclerotherapy Using Minocycline Hydrochloride by Yoshitomi, Kengo, Koya, Yudai, Miyagawa, Koichiro, Maruno, Yuki, Yamaguchi, Koki, Taniguchi, Ryuta, Onitsuka, Koji, Sakamoto, Yoshitaka, Oe, Shinji, Harada, Masaru

“…A liver cyst is hepatic fluid-filled cavities often detected in clinical surveillances such as a health examination. Although the liver cyst is usually…”
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Low Dose Pregabalin Improves Gastrointestinal Symptoms of Crohn’s Disease by D’Onofrio, Antonio Maria, Di Vincenzo, Federica, Ferrajoli, Gaspare Filippo, Scaldaferri, Franco, Camardese, Giovanni

“…Inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD), including Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis, are lifelong conditions with no definite cure. Several studies…”
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Pancreatic Myeloid Sarcoma Causing Obstructive Jaundice: A Case Report and Literature Review by Lavette, Laura E., Niehaus, Angela G., Clark, Clancy J., Conway, Jason D., Mishra, Girish, Jahann, Darius A.

“…Myeloid sarcoma (MS) is an extramedullary manifestation of acute myeloid leukemia (AML) and commonly occurs in sites such as the lymph nodes, skin, soft…”
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A Case Report and Literature Review of a Rare Jejunal Solitary Peutz–Jeghers-Type Polyp Resected Endoscopically in an Elderly Patient Presenting with Subacute Gastrointestinal Bleeding by Alenezi, Talal, Marcus, Victoria, Bessissow, Talat

“…Solitary Peutz–Jeghers-type polyp (SPJP) is a rare hamartomatous lesion. It is considered a different entity from Peutz–Jeghers syndrome despite similar…”
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Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding Secondary to Sodium Polystyrene Sulfonate Use: A Rare Adverse Effect of Commonly Prescribed Treatment by Shariff, Hamzah, Naidoo, Shiva, Ghafari, Ghazal, Li, Hongjie, Devi, Manisha, Kumar, Kishore

“…We report a case of a 62-year-old man who was brought in by emergency medical services after a fall and change in mental status. He was found to have severe…”
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Primary Yolk Sac Tumor of the Liver: A Rare Cause of Bile Duct Obstruction by Patel, Sahil M., Sigman, Kenneth M., Dugum, Mohannad F.

“…Primary yolk sac tumor (YST) of the liver is an extremely rare extragonadal germ cell tumor. Here, we present a case of a young man who developed primary YST…”
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Severe Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage due to Monkeypox Virus-Associated Proctocolitis by Taj, Sobaan, Austin, Chris, Hussain, Azhar, Babar, Maryam Salma, Sanekommu, Harshavardhan, Imburgio, Steven, Johal, Anmol, CruzPonce, Alejandro, Vedire, Apurva, Liu, Edward

“…Monkeypox is primarily a painful cutaneous disease with occasional systemic manifestations. Monkeypox is transmitted predominantly through close physical…”
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Deadly Aspiration Pneumonia Secondary to Superior Mesenteric Artery Syndrome by Akel, Rhea, Daou, Iskandar, Jamal, Dany, Hobeika, Elham, Aoun, Rany, Nawfal, Georges

“…Superior mesenteric artery syndrome (SMAS) is a rare and unusual disease, suspected clinically and confirmed radiologically. It represents a duodenal…”
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Gastric, Colonic, and Rectal Amyloidosis in the Setting of Familial Mediterranean Fever: A Unique Cause of Intractable Diarrhea by Bathobakae, Lefika, Ansari, Nida, Mahmoud, Anas, Hasan, Shayee, Yuridullah, Ruhin, Qayyum, Sohail, Rae, Sam

“…Familial Mediterranean fever (FMF) is a hereditary disorder characterized by episodes of fever, polyserositis, or cutaneous inflammation. The FMF attacks last…”
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A Rare Association: Hereditary Hemorrhagic Telangiectasia with Liver Cirrhosis Causing Portal Hypertension by Morales-Tovar, Denisse, Martínez-Sánchez, Froylan D., Gabutti-Thomas, Alejandro, Rivera-Martínez, Rodolfo, Córdova-Gallardo, Jacqueline

“…Hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia (HHT), also known as Rendu–Osler–Weber syndrome, is a vascular disorder of autosomal dominant etiology. The hallmark…”
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Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumours (GISTs) with KRAS Mutation: A Rare but Important Subset of GISTs by Mullen, Dorinda, Vajpeyi, Rajkumar, Capo-Chichi, Jose-Mario, Nowak, Klaudia, Wong, Newton, Chetty, Runjan

“…Gastrointestinal stromal tumours (GISTs) are the most common mesenchymal tumours of the GI tract, usually found in the stomach, jejunum, and ileum. Typically,…”
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Jejunal Diverticular Bleeding on Long‐Term Aspirin and Short‐Term Corticosteroid Therapy by Angelopoulos, Nikolaos, Beattie, William, Yeoh, Sern Wei

“…Haemorrhage is one of the most common complications of jejunal diverticula, which is a challenge to diagnose as the anatomical location of the jejunum renders…”
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Pneumothorax, Pneumomediastinum, and Cervical and Facial Massive Emphysema Secondary to Colonoscopy: A Rare Complication of Colonoscopy by Perez Lopez, Ruben Daniel, Vargas Flores, Julian, Orbe Garibay, Lenin de Jesus, Narvaez Gonzalez, Hugo Fernando

“…Colonoscopy is a resource used for the diagnosis, treatment, and monitoring of benign and malignant colorectal pathologies. The incidence of perforation is…”
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VCTE Overestimates Liver Fibrosis due to Abdominal–Truncal Adiposity and Not Hepatic Steatosis: A Case Report by Woodard, Jordan S, Velji-Ibrahim, Jena, Alden, Jay, Abrams, Gary A

“…Vibration‐controlled transient elastography (VCTE) is used for the noninvasive assessment of liver fibrosis. We present a case of significant weight loss over…”
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Rectal Adenocarcinoma With Pagetoid Spread: A Novel Entity by Bathobakae, Lefika, Shenasan, Pasha, Trivedi, Aakash, Yuridullah, Ruhin, Qayyum, Sohail, El-Sedfy, Abraham

“…Perianal Paget's disease (PPD) is a rare skin adenocarcinoma that arises in the apocrine glands of the perianal region. It is often misdiagnosed as eczema,…”
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Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy for Gall Bladder Volvulus: A Report of an Original Case With Review of Literature by Mohammed, Ayad Ahmad

“…Background: Volvulus of gallbladder is defined as a rotation of the gallbladder on its mesentery along the axis of the cystic duct and cystic artery. Many…”
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