A 16 year-old girl was referred to our paediatric department due to intermittent dysphagia during six months. Occasionally, she needed to induce vomit to dispose of stuck food. She reported no odynophagia, no gastroesophageal reflux symptoms, no abdominal or retrosternal pain, and no changes to defecation patterns. The patient was otherwise healthy and average weight […]
#FGDebate: Endoscopy in Barrett’s: All you need to know
Date: 22nd February 2018 Time: 20:00- 21:00 GMT Guest: Professor Krish Ragunath (@KrishRagunath) Bio: Krish Ragunath is Professor of GI Endoscopy, Head of Endoscopy service and Consultant Gastroenterologist at the Nottingham University Hospitals. He is a Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh and London.He is the BSG Secretary for International affairs, advisor for […]
A blushing ulcer?
An elderly lady was admitted to hospital following recurrent episodes of malaena. She had an oesophagoduodenoscopy which revealed a large bleeding gastric ulcer (50mm) near the lesser curvature of the stomach (Forrest III). (Figure 1). The vessel was clipped and spray applied with haemospray. She had a repeat CT angiogram the next day. (Figure 2). […]
#FGDebate: Perianal Crohn’s disease – fistula and more
Date: Wednesday 24th January 2018 Time: 8- 9pm GMT Guest: Phil Tozer (@philtozer1) Phil Tozer is a Consultant colorectal surgeon at St Mark’s with a clinical and research interest in perianal Crohn’s, anal and rectovaginal fistulae and IBD. […]
Thoracic and abdominal pain in a 28-year old woman with a failing kidney transplant
A 28-year old woman with a failing kidney transplant due to rejection (on high dose Prednisolone and Alemtuzumab) presented with increasing right-sided thoracic pain and abdominal discomfort. Physical examination revealed no abnormalities. Laboratory results showed a normal white blood cell count, low serum C-reactive protein, normal level of liver enzymes and electrolytes, an elevated serum […]
When food gets stuck…?
An 86-year-old woman with a background of ischaemic heart disease presented with dysphagia and odynophagia while eating toast for breakfast followed by sudden onset severe sharp retrosternal and epigastric pain radiating to her back and 3 episodes of coffee-ground vomiting. There were no reported episodes of melaena or syncope. She remained haemodynamically stable. Her blood […]
#FGDebate: What is the role of Social Media in Gastroenterology?
Date: Thursday 23rd November Time: 8- 9pm GMT Guest: Dr John O’ Donohue @TheBottomDoc John O’Donohue is a consultant Gastroenterologist at Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust. He is colonoscopy lead to the London Bowel Cancer Screening Program and a JAG assessor and former chair of its Units subgroup. […]
#FGdebate: Gastroenterology and hepatology training: time for a divorce?
Date: Monday 9th October Time: 8-9pm GMT Guest: Dr Ahmed Elsharkawy @aelsharkawy75 Dr Ahmed Elsharkawy was appointed as a Consultant Hepatologist in March 2012. He qualified from Southampton in 1999 before doing his core medical training in Nottingham followed by registrar training on both the Wessex and Northern Deanery schemes. His PhD was in the […]
An unusual cause of intestinal failure
A 62 year old man with well controlled type 2 diabetes presented with abdominal symptoms, significant weight loss and night blindness. He was vitamin A deficient, had marked peripheral oedema and a serum albumin of 12g/l, requiring TPN. Stool culture and testing for HIV and TB were negative. Immunoglobulin levels were normal. Computed tomography showed […]
A rare cause of gastric outflow obstruction
A 78-year old lady with a previous history of oesophagectomy for adenocarcinoma, was referred with symptoms of epigastric pain, post-prandial vomiting and weight loss. OGD after a prolonged fast revealed erosions in the gastric conduit (image A) and the impression of external indentation at the antrum but no stenoses. Biopsies revealed chronic inflammation with no […]