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The authors investigated the pathologic digestive manifestations that have developed after 2000 surgical interventions in the thoracic-pulmonary field. Four categories of digestive disturbances have been considered: paresis (dynamic ileus), including acute gastric dilation; haemorrhage; mechanical ileus, and digestive perforation. The digestive pathology developed either autonomously or in association with other symptoms of shock. A total of 788 digestive complications have been recorded (39%), of which: 654 cases of dynamic ileus, 118 cases of haemorrhage, 2 cases of mechanical ileus, 4 cases of perforation and 10 cases of mixed complications. In fact haemorrhage is more frequent, haemorrhagic gastritis being found in most of the deceased patients, following prolonged postoperative evolution. The simultaneous or succesive development was noted of digestive complication and respiratory failure in a total of 126 patients (6,3% of the total number of cases investigated). Pulmonary failure became more severe after the onset of dynamic ileus, especially after acute gastric dilatation. The development of any digestive complication represented in all cases an aggravation factor, especially when accompanying respiratory failure. The decrease with time of the incidence of digestive complications, from 57% to 21,8%, is due to changes that have occured in anesthesy techniques, of which NLA appears to play the most important role.
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PMID:[Postoperative digestive complications of thoracic surgery]. 30 82

In 40 patients with insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus, the number of gastrin cells in the mucous membrane of the antrum of the stomach was measured by immunohistochemistry according to the method of L. Sternberger. The number of the cells depended on the gravity of antral gastritis, namely their number decreased as the lesion was aggravated. The basal level of serum gastrin was determined by radioimmunoassay in 144 patients with insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus. The high basal level of gastrin was recorded in patients with achlorhydria. However, no correlation was established between the gravity of antral gastritis and the basal level of serum gastrin. If the basal gastrin level is too high, the possibility of asymptomatic paresis of the stomach should be taken into account together with the other factors.
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PMID:[Gastrin cells and the basal level of serum gastrin in patients with insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus]. 351 19

This paper describes two different cases of acute suicidal arsenic trioxide intoxication. Case no 1. A 38-year-old man, alcohol abuser, who ingested 4-5 g dental paste, which corresponds to 2.2-2.7 g of pure arsenic trioxide, developed gastritis with vomiting and abdominal pain, but without diarrhea. No cardiovascular collapse or renal failure were observed. The patient developed also symptoms of central nervous system injury (minor left paresis) and transient hepatic impairment. A head CT revealed no pathological changes in the brain. Hepatic disturbance recovered in a few days and the patient could be discharged on the 12 day. Case no 2. A 57-year-old man, who ingested few grams of pure arsenic developed vomiting, abdominal pain and severe diarrhea. Cardiovascular collapse as a result of intravascular volume depletion, vasodilatation and myocardial dysfunction was observed. The patient died on the first day of hospitalization. In both cases treatment included gastric lavage, BAL therapy, haemodialysis and supportive measures.
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PMID:[Two different clinical cases of acute arsenic trioxide intoxication]. 1772 5

Amyloidosis is a rare disease caused by extracellular deposits of insoluble fibrillar proteins in various organs and tissues. There are different forms of amyloidosis distinguished by the type of protein fibrils, by the sites of deposition and by associated conditions. Gastrointestinal involvement is common both in primary and secondary amyloidosis, while isolated gastrointestinal amyloidosis is rare. We describe a case of AL amyloidosis with a gastrointestinal involvement and restrictive cardiomiopathy. A 64 year old woman came to our attention with a history of chronic diarrhoea and weight loss, associated with dysphagia, dry mouth, xerophtalmia, chronic gastritis and depression. Clinical diagnosis has been difficult because of aspecificity of symptoms that mimed other more common diseases, like gastro-paresis, epigastric discomfort, gastric or duodenal ulcers, perforation, malabsorption, intestinal pseudo-obstruction. There is an important risk of misunderstanding and diagnostic delay. Indeed in this patient a diagnosis of irritable colon syndrome was erroneously established two years before admission in our hospital. Therefore gastrointestinal amyloidosis should be considered among differential diagnoses of chronic diarrhoea and weight loss when other more common diseases have been excluded.
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PMID:Gastrointestinal amyloidosis: a case of chronic diarrhoea. 1953 May 11