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Osseous metaplasia in an ulcerating tubular adenoma of the colon: a case report
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Introduction</p> <p>Heterotopic bone is rarely found in the gastrointestinal tract. Here we report a rare case of metaplastic ossification within a benign ulcerating adenoma and review the literature concerning the aetiology.</p> <p>Case presentation</p> <p>A 63-year-old woman, who presented with a history of melaena, was found at colonoscopy to have a pedunculated ulcerating polyp. Histological examination demonstrated multiple areas of osseous metaplasia within the polyp stroma.</p> <p>Conclusion</p> <p>Heterotopic ossification in colonic adenomas is a particularly rare phenomenon, with the majority of cases occurring within malignant lesions. The suggested mechanisms for its aetiology still remain unclear.</p
EVALUATION OF A NEW CATHETER (ER-PT) SUITABLE FOR BOTH DIAGNOSTIC ERCP AND ENDOSCOPIC PAPILLOTOMY
HETEROTOPIC BONE-FORMATION IN ABDOMINAL OPERATION SCARS - REPORT OF 6 CASES WITH REVIEW OF THE LITERATURE
VALUE OF SERUM ACUTE-PHASE REACTANT PROTEINS AND CARCINOEMBRYONIC ANTIGEN IN THE PREOPERATIVE STAGING OF COLORECTAL-CANCER - A MULTIVARIATE-ANALYSIS
ENDOSCOPIC TRANSPAPILLARY CATHETERIZATION OF THE GALLBLADDER FOLLOWED BY EXTERNAL SHOCK-WAVE LITHOTRIPSY AND SOLVENT INFUSION FOR THE TREATMENT OF GALLSTONE DISEASE
Herein we describe the techniques and early results of attempted
endoscopic transpapillary catheterization of the gallbladder (ETCG) in
combination with external shock wave lithotripsy (ESWL) and solvent
infusion in the treatment of 23 consecutive, symptomatic patients with
gallstones. Despite anticipated difficulty in advancing wires and
catheters through the cystic duct, impeded by tortuosity of its lumen,
ETCG was successfully accomplished in 20 of the 23 patients (86.9%).
Through an indwelling catheter, obstructed gallbladders were drained in
4 patients and combined treatment with ESWL and infused solvents was
carried out in 18 patients. Combined treatment resulted in elimination
of gallstones from the gallbladders of 14 of 18 patients (77.7%).
Treatment was complicated by mild pancreatitis in only 1 of 20
successfully catheterized patients; there was no mortality