Pneumatosis cystoides Intestinalis (PCI) is a rare disease characterized by the presence of gas-filled cysts in the intestinal wall, which can affect the entire digestive tract, with a predilection for the small intestine and colon. It can be primary or secondary, associated with...
Infectious esophagitis is a rare disease that usually affects immunocompromised patients. Diagnosis is made by upper endoscopy showing esophagitis and confirmed by histological examination and sometimes PCR on biopsies. We present a case of esophageal cytomegalovirus (CMV) and he...
Ingestion of foreign bodies is the 2nd most common indication for emergency endoscopy. The nature and location of the foreign body determine the indication and the time required for its extraction. The aim of our work was to report on the experience of our department in the endos...
Gastric tuberculosis is a rare manifestation of Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection outside the lungs. Its clinical presentation is nonspecific and can be misleading, often resembling peptic ulcer disease or malignancy. The primary source of information pertaining to this rare m...
Nutcracker syndrome is a clinico-radiological entity that can be the cause of atypical pain. Long described by urologists and nephrologists, it encompasses all manifestations associated with venous stasis induced by stricture of the left renal vein: either between the aorta and t...
Epithelioid hemangioendothelioma of the liver (EHE) is a rare primary solid tumor of vascular origin [1-4]. EHE represents about 0.4% of all sarcomas and only 20% develop in the liver [5]. It occurs in a non-cirrhotic liver and its pathogenesis remains unknown. The involvement is...
Introduction: Malignant peritoneal mesothelioma (MPM) is a rare and aggressive cancer arising from mesothelial cells lining the peritoneal cavity. Case presentation: We report the case of a 52-year-old man with no history of asbestos exposure, who presented with progressive, pain...
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Research Article10.9734/ajrrga/2025/v8i1172
The Budd-Chiari syndrome is a rare and serious complication of Behçet's disease, involving thrombosis of the hepatic veins and/or the intrahepatic or suprahepatic inferior vena cava. It primarily affects young men. We report the case of a 23-year-old patient admitted with Budd-Ch...
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Research Article10.9734/ajrrga/2025/v8i1158
Chronic inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD), like other systemic inflammatory diseases, are associated with an increased risk of venous and arterial thromboembolic complications. This risk is closely correlated with disease activity. Deep-vein thrombosis and pulmonary embolism are...
In this report, we present a case of a 28-year-old female patient who had both Peutz-Jeghers syndrome and Crohn's disease. Peutz-Jeghers syndrome is a rare genetic disorder with autosomal dominant transmission characterized by the association of hamartomatous polyposis and cutane...
Rectal tuberculosis is a rare manifestation of gastrointestinal tuberculosis and an uncommon cause of chronic rectal bleeding, particularly in adolescents. Its clinical and endoscopic presentation is often nonspecific and may mimic inflammatory or neoplastic diseases. We report t...
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Research Article10.9734/ajrrga/2026/v9i1208
Although systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) can manifest differently in each patient, ascites is a rare first sign. The diagnosis of SLE can be easily missed when the initial presentation is uncommon. This is the case report of a 20 year old woman with no medical history, who exp...
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Research Article10.9734/ajrrga/2026/v9i1202
Plummer-Vinson Syndrome (PVS), also known as Paterson-Kelly syndrome, is a rare condition characterized by cervical dysphagia associated with iron-deficiency anemia and the presence of a web in the upper esophagus. The association of this syndrome with celiac disease is not well...
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Research Article10.9734/ajrrga/2025/v8i1184
Diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) is the most common subtype of non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL), which usually manifests as nodal involvement. However, secondary pancreatic involvement is rare, occurs in only 0.2%–2% of NHL cases. DLBCL can develop in the lymph nodes or in “extran...
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Research Article10.9734/ajrrga/2025/v8i1177
IgG4-related disease (IgG4-RD) is a new growing entity of immune-mediated origin, characterized by a mass-forming lesion, the infiltration of IgG4-positive plasma cells and occasionally elevated serum IgG4. It is considered to be both a systemic inflammation and sclerosing diseas...
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Research Article10.9734/ajarr/2025/v19i61049
Transverse colon volvulus (TVC) is an exceptionally rare cause of large bowel obstruction, accounting for only 2% of colonic volvulus cases (Ciraldo et al., 2000). While sigmoid and cecal volvulus are well-documented, TCV remains a diagnostic and therapeutic challenge due to its...
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Research Article10.9734/ajrrga/2025/v8i1169
Caroli disease is a congenital disorder characterized by multifocal, segmental dilatation or ectasia of large intrahepatic bile ducts. The disease develops due to a remodeling defect, but its molecular pathogenesis is not fully understood. The absence of specific symptoms and sig...
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Research Article10.9734/ajrrga/2025/v8i1168
Background: Foreign body ingestion, whether accidental or intentional, is a common occurrence and the second most frequent indication for emergency endoscopy. Symptoms can vary significantly depending on the patient, the type of foreign body, and its location, ranging from no cli...
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Research Article10.9734/ajrrga/2025/v8i1165
H. Mahtal, S. Nacer, S. Abadi, Fz. Elghaoussi, M. Tahiri, F. Haddad, W. Hliwa, A. Bellabah, W. Badre, E. M. Choukri, K. El Hattabi, Fz. Bensardi, A. El Bakouri, M. Bouali & A. Fadil·Asian Journal of Research and Reports in Gastroenterology·2022
Esophageal papillomatosis is a fairly rare illness that is thought to have a benign clinical course. Recent findings highlight the possibility of a malignancy emerging in connection with esophageal squamous papillomatosis. A case of esophageal papillomatosis is documented, which...