Background: Cannabinoid Hyperemesis Syndrome (CHS) is a rare condition first reported in adolescent patients in 2010. It is associated with episodic abdominal pain, emesis, and intractable nausea which resemble cyclical vomiting syndrome (CVS) in the setting of chronic use of cannabis. (5,12). Evidence of CHS treatment effectiveness in children is limited to case studies and [...]

Case Presentation: We present a 55-year-old male with a history of chronic constipation refractory to extensive bowel regimens, disimpactions and colonoscopies. Patient presented to the Emergency Department with 5 months of constipation and a history of long periods of constipation since birth, sometimes lasting a year. On exam, patient’s abdomen was distended with decreased bowel [...]

Case Presentation: A 30-year-old morbidly obese woman with a history of Lynch syndrome (hereditary non‐polyposis colorectal cancer), who presented with complaints of lower back pain and subjective fevers. Six months before this presentation she was diagnosed with a large lower paraspinal hematoma treated with embolization and gel foam implantation. Upon presentation, the patient was vitally [...]

Case Presentation: A 75-year-old female with a history of Crohn’s disease with known sigmoid colon stricture presented to the Emergency Department with severe abdominal pain; CT abdomen pelvis without contrast revealed pneumoperitoneum, ascites, and a likely perforated colon. She was emergently taken to the OR and subsequently underwent exploratory laparotomy with rectosigmoid colon resection, end [...]