Case Presentation: A 45 year-old gentleman with a history of recurrent alcoholic pancreatitis complicated by pancreatic pseudocyst presented to the hospital after three episodes of hematochezia. Ten days prior, he had undergone endoscopic transgastric metal stent placement between his pseudocyst and stomach, followed 6 days later by pseudocyst drainage with necrosectomy. After 3 days, he […]

Case Presentation: A 71-year-old-male with history of HTN, tobacco abuse, and Hepatitis C cirrhosis complicated by hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), was admitted following transarterial chemoembolization (TACE) for HCC. TACE of a 3.2cm left hepatic lobe mass was performed. Access was obtained via the right common femoral artery. No immediate complications were noted, and the patient was […]

Case Presentation: A 39-year-old Zimbabwean male with a past medical history of hepatic schistosomiasis complicated by cirrhosis and pancytopenia presented to the ED with 7 days of abdominal pain and generalized weakness. The patient exhibited similar symptoms 8 months prior and had taken furosemide and spironolactone ever since, with no other home medications. Physical exam […]