Case 23: A 57-Year Old Woman with a History of Tubular Adenomas History Diagnosis History This 57-year old woman returns for a surveillance colonoscopy five years after having had 4 tubular adenomas removed, all less than 10 mm in size. Otherwise, her past medical history is unremarkable, and she is not currently taking any medications. …
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Case 24: A 45-Year-Old Man with Crohn’s Disease History Diagnosis History This 45 year-old man with a four year history of Crohn’s disease was recently switched from a TNF-alpha inhibitor to an IL-12/IL-23 inhibitor, following treatment failure. A repeat colonoscopy for restaging revealed the following lesions – what explains this anatomical finding? Diagnosis These lesions …
Case 25: A 73-Year-Old Man with Dysphagia History Diagnosis History This 73-year-old man with a history of hypertension, dyslipidemia, and obesity with a previous bariatric surgery was referred to gastroenterology for a one-year history of dysphagia to solids and liquids. An upper endoscopy was performed, and the following bifurcation was noticed shortly after passing through …
Case 26: A 78-Year-Old Woman with Persistent Chest Pain History Diagnosis History This 78-year-old woman underwent an elective upper endoscopy following a one year history of dysphagia and intermittent chest pain. The following structure was visualized in the distal esophagus. What explains this phenomenon? Diagnosis This anatomical spiral finding (red arrow) is called corkscrew esophagus, …
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