2024
Late anastomotic perforation of the ileum 3 years after intestinal resection
Shrimanker N, Heller N, Souza F, Kim D. Late anastomotic perforation of the ileum 3 years after intestinal resection. BMJ Case Reports 2024, 17: e260668. PMID: 39142848, DOI: 10.1136/bcr-2024-260668.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAnastomotic perforationIleocolonic anastomosisIntestinal resectionDelayed anastomotic leakSevere abdominal painAppendiceal carcinoid tumorsLife-threatening complicationsRoux-en-YInflammatory bowel diseaseSide-to-side anastomosisPositron emission tomographyEmergency resectionRecurrent malignancyAbdominal painCarcinoid tumorsRight hemicolectomyAnastomotic leakSurgical changesLate perforationPostoperative patientsResectionUnique caseBowel diseaseRisk factorsIntestinal cancer
2022
Chronic cholecystitis from Raoultella planticola infection associated with adenomyomatous hyperplasia
Doherty G, Kreinces J, Souza F, Kim D. Chronic cholecystitis from Raoultella planticola infection associated with adenomyomatous hyperplasia. Journal Of Surgical Case Reports 2022, 2022: rjac529. PMID: 36452290, PMCID: PMC9704786, DOI: 10.1093/jscr/rjac529.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAdenomyomatous hyperplasiaChronic cholecystitisBlood culturesEvidence of cholecystitisLower abdominal painNegative rod bacteremiaHistory of immunosuppressionSignificant risk factorsBiliary ductal dilatationMagnetic resonance cholangiopancreatographyPositive blood culturesUnderlying malignancyAbdominal painBile culturesDuctal dilatationDiabetes mellitusLaparoscopic cholecystectomyPiperacillin-tazobactamResonance cholangiopancreatographyRisk factorsCholecystitisComputed tomographyHyperplasiaInfectionPatients