The patient had a long history of Raynaud's phenomenon, acid reflux disease and skin
tightening over his fingers, hands, forearms and face. Five years earlier, he had received a …

A62-year-old man with type 2 diabetes mellitus, hypercholesterolemia, and hypertension
was admitted with suspected acute abdomen 2 years previously. Laparotomy revealed an …

What is the cause of ischemic colitis? The obvious answer is a reduction in the blood supply
to the colon. But does this occur because of hypotension, arterial disease, arterial emboli …

A 67-year-old woman with a history of severe mitral regurgitation and heart failure was
admitted electively for mitral valve replacement. At two weeks after surgery she developed …

Non-occlusive mesenteric ischemia (NOMI) includes all forms of mesenteric ischemia
without occlusion of the mesenteric arteries [1]. It is mostly seen in patients who are …

An 89 year old female with a history of myocardial infarction, chronic heart failure,
hypertension, and atrial fibrillation was transferred to our institution with circulatory …

A 67-year-old man with a history of hypertension and atrial fibrillation treated with vitamin K
antagonists presented a melena following non-steroidal anti-inflammatory medication for an …

A 60-year-old previously healthy woman presented with a sudden onset of lower abdominal
pain followed by watery diarrhea after hiking. A CT scan revealed portal venous gas (Figure …

Fig. 1 A 56-year-old man was admitted to the hospital with a history of watery, non-bloody
diarrhea for the previous few weeks. His past medical history revealed Crohn's disease with …

Dear Editor, We present the case of a 69-year-old male ex-smoker, whose medical
background included hypertension, chronic renal failure, atrial fibrillation anticoagulation …