Linitis Plastica - Endoscopy 2

Rate:
N/A
Loading player ... The player requires Flash Player plugin
added:
15 years ago
views:
3672
specialty:
Gastroenterology

Case description

This 68 year-old male presented with initiates with abdominal pain, abdominal discomfort, nauseas, vomiting, early diminished appetite, satiety and weight loss. Gastric Adenocarcinoma that has an erosive appearance. The histopathologic study revealed signet ring cells. In order to increase the diagnostic yield, the use of a diathermic snare which permits the obtaining of larger and deeper histologic samples is advised. This technique has a substantial risk of complications, particularly hemorrhage and perforation. Another possibility is to take multiple forceps biopsies from the same site: endoscopic “forage”.

tags: abdominal pain endoscopy linitis plastica signet ring cells

related terms: diathermic snare

This user also sharing

Recommended

show more