Gastrointestinal Disorders

A 67-year-old man presented to the hospital with progressive shortness of breath for 4 days, which worsened with exertion and was relieved by rest. He also noted one episode of dark vomitus and one episode...

A 60-year-old woman presented to an outside hospital with hematochezia, hypotension, 4 days of abdominal pain, and shortness of breath.

A 50-year-old man with no significant medical history and no prior colonoscopy presented to our clinic with severe, constant, throbbing anal pain that had been worsening over the past 5 days.

A 22-year-old woman presents to urgent care with a 2-day history of progressive abdominal discomfort. She first noticed the vague onset of generalized abdominal discomfort and anorexia. This was not...

A 41-year-old man presented to the emergency department with weight loss, abdominal pain, nausea, and vomiting over a 6 month period.

The gastrointestinal tract is home to microorganisms that exist in close relation with host cells. The microbes in the gut are estimated to comprise 1000 to 1200 bacterial species and at least 100 trillion...

A 33-year-old postpartum woman presented to our emergency department with dyspnea, orthopnea, and generalized abdominal pain and distention for 2 days. She had been having trouble breathing at rest and had...

The authors report the case of a 23-year-old woman with 2 hospitalizations for anemia requiring transfusions. Workup revealed a large submucosal mass that later was found to be a gastrointestinal stromal...

A 23-year-old woman with no significant medical history presented to the emergency department with acute onset of abdominal bloating and severe cramping. She had gone for a walk about an hour after having...

A 23-year-old white man presented to the emergency department with nonradiating epigastric abdominal pain accompanied by nausea and vomiting for 2 to 3 days.