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 …

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 …

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 …

We describe a case of a 61-year-old Caucasian man who presented to the emergency
department because of severe periumbilical pain associated with nausea and vomiting. On …

As her liver function deteriorated further (decrease of clotting factors, increase of bilirubin), it
was decided to treat her with high doses of corticosteroids and to prepare her for liver …