{"title":"Thrombotic complications following bariatric surgery: how medical tourism poses challenges to comprehensive care in obesity medicine.","authors":"Mandour Omer Mandour, Robert Bakewell, John Ong","doi":"10.1007/s12328-024-02047-1","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s12328-024-02047-1","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The global prevalence of obesity has more than tripled since 1975. Unfortunately, bariatric surgery waiting lists can last many years therefore many patients seek alternative options such as \"medical tourism\" by venturing abroad for surgery. We describe two cases of porto-mesenteric venous thrombosis in patients who travelled abroad for bariatric surgery. Upon returning both cases required interventional radiological management, and in the first case, the patient underwent a small bowel resection for bowel ischaemia. Porto-mesenteric complications are significant and have profound lifelong consequences. Therefore, it is imperative that patient education is significantly improved, and more stringent regulations by health authorities are put in place to avoid the growing complications of negative health tourism.</p>","PeriodicalId":10364,"journal":{"name":"Clinical Journal of Gastroenterology","volume":" ","pages":"1019-1025"},"PeriodicalIF":0.8,"publicationDate":"2024-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11549127/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142459619","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Ludovica Mollica, Erica Quaquarini, Annalisa Schiepatti, Erica Travaglino, Francesca Antoci, Alessandro Vanoli, Giovanni Arpa, Federico Biagi, Laura Deborah Locati
{"title":"A small bowel adenocarcinoma harboring a DDR2 mutation in a celiac patient.","authors":"Ludovica Mollica, Erica Quaquarini, Annalisa Schiepatti, Erica Travaglino, Francesca Antoci, Alessandro Vanoli, Giovanni Arpa, Federico Biagi, Laura Deborah Locati","doi":"10.1007/s12328-024-02025-7","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s12328-024-02025-7","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>We present the case of a 62-year-old man with a history of celiac disease and IgA deficiency, following a strict gluten-free diet that was admitted to our hospital for recurrent abdominal pain, fatigue and melena. Esophagogastroduodenoscopy and colonoscopy with biopsies were normal. A video-capsule endoscopy was performed and revealed a sub-stenosing, vegetating, and bleeding lesion in the first jejunal loop. He underwent laparotomic surgery with resection of the involved segment with loco-regional lymphadenectomy. The pathological report described a poorly differentiated adenocarcinoma of the jejunum, stage IIIA (pT3pN1). Analysis of next-generation sequencing (NGS) of DNA on the surgical sample revealed a likely pathogenetic variant in exon 15 of the DDR2 gene (c.2003G > A) and a TP53 non-frame-shift deletion (c.585_602del). Considering the risk of recurrence, he was candidate to 6 months of adjuvant chemotherapy with platinum salt and fluoropyrimidine. Thirty-eight months after the diagnosis, the patient is still disease free and in good clinical condition. This is the first described case of SBA with DDR2 mutation. Considering the limited therapeutic options beyond surgery for SBA, molecular analyses could become promising for the search for potential targetable alterations for treatments with new available drugs.</p>","PeriodicalId":10364,"journal":{"name":"Clinical Journal of Gastroenterology","volume":" ","pages":"1026-1032"},"PeriodicalIF":0.8,"publicationDate":"2024-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141906091","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Rapid deterioration of steatotic liver disease due to portal vein stenosis after pancreaticoduodenectomy.","authors":"Mineto Ohta, Rikiya Kanba, Keisuke Fukushima, Kazutomi Takahashi, Hiroyasu Nishimaki, Tatsuya Sasaki, Ai Fujita, Maika Kanno, Yuki Ogasawara, Kenji Namiki","doi":"10.1007/s12328-024-02027-5","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s12328-024-02027-5","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Steatotic liver disease after pancreatoduodenectomy occurs due to various factors, such as exocrine pancreatic insufficiency, impaired intestinal absorption, and malnutrition. The mechanism of steatogenesis differs to that of conventional steatotic liver disease associated with obesity and insulin resistance. We experienced a rare case of rapidly progressive steatotic liver disease accompanied by portal vein stenosis in the early postoperative period after subtotal stomach-preserving pancreaticoduodenectomy for distal cholangiocarcinoma. Although there was a complication due to postoperative drain infection, the patient was discharged from hospital with no nutritional problems. Two months postoperatively, the patient presented to the emergency room with dyspnea. CT showed a markedly steatotic liver, ascites, and portal vein stenosis. A portal vein stent was inserted transhepatically and the steatotic liver disease gradually improved. During the postoperative course, there were no problems indicated by nutritional markers; although the patient had diarrhea associated with postoperative pancreatic exocrine insufficiency, the symptoms were mild and improved after administration of oral pancrelipase. Before the intervention, the patient had intestinal edema, exacerbation of diarrhea, and a low serum zinc concentration, suggesting that impaired absorption caused by intestinal blood stasis and gut barrier dysfunction contributed to the development of steatotic liver disease.</p>","PeriodicalId":10364,"journal":{"name":"Clinical Journal of Gastroenterology","volume":" ","pages":"1093-1099"},"PeriodicalIF":0.8,"publicationDate":"2024-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11549149/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141987579","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"A case of protein-losing gastroenteropathy due to Sjögren's syndrome detected by foggy vision with refractive error of the intraocular lens.","authors":"Naho Watanabe, Rena Kaneko, Monami Kishi, Ryo Yanai, Takashi Ikehara, Hidenari Nagai, Takahisa Matsuda","doi":"10.1007/s12328-024-02038-2","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s12328-024-02038-2","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>A woman in her forties visited an ophthalmologist for rapidly progressive foggy vision. Naked visual acuity had decreased to 0.15, and although her eyes showed no abnormalities, internal disease was suspected and albumin 2.6 g/dL was found. Protein leakage from the intestinal tract was suspected since there was no urinary protein excretion. <sup>99m</sup>Technetium-labeled albumin D scintigraphy showed protein leakage from the intestinal tract. A stool α1-antitrypsin clearance test showed an increase to 56.3 mL/day, leading to a diagnosis of protein-losing gastroenteropathy. Blood biochemistry revealed abnormally high levels of anti-SS-A and anti-SS-B antibodies (≥ 1200 U/mL and ≥ 1000 U/mL, respectively). A lip salivary gland biopsy revealed lymphocytic infiltrate at least 1 focus per 2 mm × 2 mm > 50 lymphocytes per conduit). The Schirmer test result was 5 mm/5 min or less, which led to the diagnosis of Sjögren's syndrome. The serum albumin level increased with intravenous administration of methylprednisolone 50 mg (1 mg/kg), and the patient is currently on oral prednisolone at a gradually decreasing dose. After administration of prednisolone, visual acuity recovered to 1.2 with recovery of albumin.</p>","PeriodicalId":10364,"journal":{"name":"Clinical Journal of Gastroenterology","volume":" ","pages":"1039-1046"},"PeriodicalIF":0.8,"publicationDate":"2024-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142281345","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"A case of undifferentiated pleomorphic rectal sarcoma occurring after radiation exposure.","authors":"Makoto Eizuka, Yosuke Toya, Shun Yamada, Tomofumi Oizumi, Shunichi Yanai, Norihiko Kudara, Naoki Yanagawa, Tamotsu Sugai, Takayuki Matsumoto","doi":"10.1007/s12328-024-02026-6","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s12328-024-02026-6","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>A 72 year-old man was referred to our hospital for a detailed examination of a recurrent rectal polyp. He had past histories of surgery and radiation therapy for prostate cancer at the age of 66 and endoscopic excision of a rectal polyp at the age of 70. Colonoscopy revealed a semi-pedunculated lesion surrounded by friable mucosa, which was positive under positron-emission tomography-computed tomography. Histopathological examination of the endoscopically excised polyp revealed proliferation of atypical cells, characterized by strong pleomorphic or spindle morphology, which was immunohistochemically compatible with undifferentiated pleomorphic sarcoma. We diagnosed this case as sarcoma presumably associated with radiation proctitis.</p>","PeriodicalId":10364,"journal":{"name":"Clinical Journal of Gastroenterology","volume":" ","pages":"1033-1038"},"PeriodicalIF":0.8,"publicationDate":"2024-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11549194/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141912056","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"BRAF-mutant mismatch repair deficient invasive colon cancer regressing to sessile serrated lesion.","authors":"Kenshi Matsuno, Hideaki Miyamoto, Miki Shimoda, Ryosuke Gushima, Katsuya Nagaoka, Mayuko Ohuchi, Yuji Miyamoto, Kohei Ohkura, Yoshiki Mikami, Yasuhito Tanaka","doi":"10.1007/s12328-024-02006-w","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s12328-024-02006-w","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>A 69-year-old female was presented with a history of sigmoid colon cancer, uterine cancer, and intrahepatic carcinomas. After computed tomography revealed a disseminated nodule located in the peritoneum, colonoscopy demonstrated a rather flat-to-slightly elevated lesion with a depressed area located in the ascending colon. The flat component showed color similar to its surrounding area, and the depressed area showed redness and an expanded appearance. We obtained a biopsy specimen from the depressed area, and microscopic examination revealed well-differentiated adenocarcinoma, which was immunohistochemically positive for BRAF V600E-mutated and PMS2 proteins, and showed loss of MSH2 and MSH6 protein expressions. These findings suggested the lesion to have transformed from a sessile serrated lesion (SSL) to mismatch repair (MMR) deficient colon cancer. The patient underwent surgical removal of the nodule, which interpreted as metastasis of intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma histopathologically. After postoperative chemotherapy, the follow-up colonoscopy revealed only the flat portion of the lesion without depressed area. Consequently, we performed an endoscopic resection, and microscopic examination confirmed the existence of BRAF V600E-mutated protein-positive and MMR protein-retained SSL without residual carcinoma. This is the first report of BRAF-mutant and MMR-deficient colon cancer, in association with SSL, showing regression.</p>","PeriodicalId":10364,"journal":{"name":"Clinical Journal of Gastroenterology","volume":" ","pages":"904-909"},"PeriodicalIF":0.8,"publicationDate":"2024-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141603322","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Yusuke Okamura, Ken Fukumitsu, Tatsuya Okishio, Yuri Kanaya, Yasuhiro Saito, Ryo Kudo, Michina Morioka, Shinsuke Shibuya, Toshihide Yamaoka, Dai Manaka
{"title":"A case of pancreatic body cancer with disappearance of the dilated pancreatic duct on the tail side during preoperative treatment.","authors":"Yusuke Okamura, Ken Fukumitsu, Tatsuya Okishio, Yuri Kanaya, Yasuhiro Saito, Ryo Kudo, Michina Morioka, Shinsuke Shibuya, Toshihide Yamaoka, Dai Manaka","doi":"10.1007/s12328-024-02005-x","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s12328-024-02005-x","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This is a case of a 67-year-old woman diagnosed with a 35-mm pancreatic body cancer with a chief complaint of epigastric discomfort. Computed tomography demonstrated invasion of the common hepatic artery, portal vein, and stomach, and chemotherapy was initiated for locally advanced pancreatic cancer. After 9 months of chemotherapy, the tumor remained stable on imaging, and the tumor markers were within the normal range. After additional chemoradiotherapy, the patient underwent a conversion surgery, a pancreaticoduodenectomy. Magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography (MRCP) at the time of diagnosis demonstrated main pancreatic duct (MPD) dilatation on the tail side of the tumor; however, most of the MPD signal disappeared on MRCP after chemotherapy. Surgical findings failed to identify MPD on the first pancreatic resection plane, and additional resection was conducted; however, no MPD was found. As a pancreatic duct anastomosis was not available, pancreatic reconstruction was selected for pancreaticogastric anastomosis using the invagination method. Pathologically, the pancreatic tissue on the tail side of the tumor was replaced by fibrotic tissue, and MPD could not be identified. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first case report of the disappearance of a dilated pancreatic duct on the tail side accompanied by exocrine tissue loss during preoperative treatment for pancreatic cancer.</p>","PeriodicalId":10364,"journal":{"name":"Clinical Journal of Gastroenterology","volume":" ","pages":"989-993"},"PeriodicalIF":0.8,"publicationDate":"2024-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141442202","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Pancreatico-renal fistula associated with pancreatic cysts caused by type 1 autoimmune pancreatitis.","authors":"Kensuke Takuma, Ai Fujimoto, Naoki Okano, Akihide Hayashi, Kensuke Hoshi, Yoichiro Sato, Yusuke Kimura, Yoshinori Igarashi, Kensuke Sakamoto, Takahisa Matsuda","doi":"10.1007/s12328-024-02008-8","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s12328-024-02008-8","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>To our best knowledge, the formation of a pancreatico-renal fistula and the presence of pancreatic fluid collection in the renal subcapsular space have not been reported as autoimmune pancreatitis (AIP) complications. We describe a case of a pancreatico-renal fistula associated with type 1 AIP. The patient presented with abdominal and back pain accompanied by pancreatic cystic lesions during an untreated course of AIP. The diagnosis of pancreatico-renal fistula was based on the presence of a left renal subcapsular fluid collection containing pancreatic amylase, disappearance of pancreatic cysts, and a defect in the partial anterior renal fascia observed on imaging studies. Treatment with steroids and percutaneous drainage resulted in improvement. Pancreatic pseudocysts can affect other organs owing to their digestive action. Similar symptoms may occur in patients with AIP.</p>","PeriodicalId":10364,"journal":{"name":"Clinical Journal of Gastroenterology","volume":" ","pages":"994-998"},"PeriodicalIF":0.8,"publicationDate":"2024-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141449875","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Diaphragmatic and pericardial reconstruction using a Gore-Tex<sup>®</sup> patch in a patient with an invasive liver malignancy.","authors":"Yusuke Matsune, Takeshi Aoki, Yoshihiko Tashiro","doi":"10.1007/s12328-024-02017-7","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s12328-024-02017-7","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The Gore-Tex<sup>®</sup> polytetrafluoroethylene patch is one of the most used prostheses for diaphragm, vessel, and pericardial reconstruction. It is strong, flexible, and relatively inexpensive and can be fitted to match the size of the resected area. In addition, it can be used to reconstruct the pericardium and diaphragm following resection to treat diffuse malignant pleural mesothelioma or repair large hiatal hernias. However, the use of polytetrafluoroethylene for hepatocellular carcinoma with diaphragmatic and pericardial invasion has not yet been reported. We report the case of a 72-year-old man with hepatocellular carcinoma with diaphragmatic and pericardial invasion. Subsequently, laparotomic liver subsegmentectomy of segment 3 and resection of the diaphragm and pericardium were performed. The defects were successfully reconstructed using the polytetrafluoroethylene patch, without postoperative complications. This is the first report describing a case of invasive liver malignancy that required simultaneous diaphragmatic and pericardial reconstruction using a polytetrafluoroethylene patch, indicating that the polytetrafluoroethylene patch could effectively and directly treat invasive liver malignancies.</p>","PeriodicalId":10364,"journal":{"name":"Clinical Journal of Gastroenterology","volume":" ","pages":"943-947"},"PeriodicalIF":0.8,"publicationDate":"2024-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141747576","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Relapsing sclerosing mesenteritis with multiple strictures of the small intestine.","authors":"Masashi Ohno, Atsushi Nishida, Takayuki Imai, Eri Tanaka, Kenichiro Takahashi, Toru Miyake, Masaji Tani, Ryoji Kushima, Osamu Inatomi","doi":"10.1007/s12328-024-01989-w","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s12328-024-01989-w","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Sclerosing mesenteritis (SM) is a rare disorder that involves the mesenteric adipose tissue with chronic fibrosing inflammation. Few reports mention the natural history of severe SM cases. Here, we report a severe and relapsing SM case in which a long-term natural history could be followed. The patient had undergone surgery for small bowel stenosis of unknown cause 10 years earlier. He had stopped visiting the hospital at his discretion. He was admitted to the hospital 10 years later due to recurrent symptoms, and a close examination revealed multiple small intestinal strictures; thus, surgery was performed again. The pathological results revealed that the patient had SM, corticosteroid administration dramatically improved his symptoms, and he has maintained remission for a long time.</p>","PeriodicalId":10364,"journal":{"name":"Clinical Journal of Gastroenterology","volume":" ","pages":"839-843"},"PeriodicalIF":0.8,"publicationDate":"2024-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141174099","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}