A 15-year-old girl presented with a sudden onset of abdominal and chest pain, nausea and
postprandial gastric fullness. She had a history of an eating disorder with low weight and …

A 17-year-old gender nonbinary patient presented with cachexia, nonbilious, nonbloody
emesis, lower abdominal discomfort, and decreased oral intake for four days and 40 lb …

A 14-year-old girl presented with sudden onset abdominal pain and distension with bilious
vomiting. She had no significant prior history or weight loss. On examination, bowel sounds …

A 9-year-old girl was admitted under our general surgical team with 2 days of diffuse
abdominal pain and vomiting. This was one of multiple admissions for similar symptoms …

A 56-year-old female with mixed connective tissue disease (scleroderma and rheumatoid
arthritis) candidate for lung transplantation developed over four weeks failure to thrive with …

A 19-year-old healthy Korean boy presented with severe abdominal pain during the flight
from Korea to Japan. Before his flight, the patient had no abdominal pain or surgical history …

A 13-year-old female presented with a 9-month history of intermittent nausea and nonbilious
vomiting. Physical examination and a comprehensive metabolic profile were normal. Upper …

Emphysematous gastritis is a rare form of phlegmonous gastritis, which is a purulent
transmural inflammation of the stomach wall. It is characterized by the presence of gas …

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Introduction. Superior mesenteric artery syndrome is a rare cause of upper gastrointestinal
tract obstruction. Case presentation. A 17-year-old adolescent is admitted in the Pediatrics …