Case Presentation: A 54-year-old female with hypertension and tobacco use presented with two months of new onset constipation and progressively worsening, diffuse, generalized abdominal pain, early satiety, and a 30-pound weight loss. She was found to be anemic. A colonoscopy was performed that was unremarkable. Two months later, with no symptomatic improvement with laxatives, she [...]

Case Presentation: A 68-year-old male with hypertension and benign prostatic hyperplasia presented with progressive abdominal distension and pain. He denied fever, weight loss, gastrointestinal bleeding, or any history of gastrointestinal diseases. Physical examination revealed a distended, non-tender abdomen with normal bowel sounds.Laboratory tests showed elevated lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) at 750 U/L, hyperuricemia at 9.0 mg/dL, [...]