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J A Ramírez-Mayans

Publications and source records attributed to J A Ramírez-Mayans.

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[Pancreatic pseudocyst. A case report and review of the literature].

This is the case of a 15 year old adolescent girl who refers recurrent chronic abdominal pain for a period of three months. She was diagnosed as having a chronic pancreatic pseudocyst, seen as a complication of an episode of hemorrhage acute pancreatitis secondary to the administration of L-asparaginase for the treatment of acute lymphoblastic leukemia. The abdominal ultrasonography allowed for a pre-operatory diagnosis to be made. An internal drainage and a cystogastrostomy were the procedures of choice. A review of the literature is included on the physiopathology, clinical history, diagnostic procedures and therapeutic conduct to be followed.

Acute Disease↗

[Gastrointestinal manifestations of recessive dystrophic epidermolysis bullosa].

The clinical charts of eight children with gastrointestinal symptomatology secondary to recessive dystrophic epidermolysis bullosa are reviewed. The most frequently found gastrointestinal lesions were esophageal stricture (6 patients), a repeated history of ampullar lesions (8 patients), constipation (5) and anchiloglossia (2). The most frequent and feared lesion is the esophageal stricture. Esophageal stricture; epidermolysis; gastrointestinal manifestations.

Child↗

[Rectosigmoidal angiodysplasia].

A case of a three year old child with an angiodysplasia (arterial venous malformation) localized in the sigmoidal rectum is reported. The malformation caused chronic recurrent rectal hemorrhaging. Colonoscopy was the procedure used to diagnose the problem which was later corroborated by arteriography. The affected area was removed.

Arteriovenous Malformations↗