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Toxic Megacolon Associated with Secondary Amyloidosis: An Unusual Complication of Clostridium difficile Colitis
Hyung-Won Cho, Hye-Kyung Jung, Hyeon-Ju Kang, Yoon-Pyo Lee, Hye-Won Kang, Ki-Nam Shim, Sung-Ae Jung
Ewha Med J 2014;37(1):52-55.   Published online March 25, 2014
DOI: https://doi.org/10.12771/emj.2014.37.1.52

Amyloidosis is characterized by extracellular deposition of protein fibrils in one or multiple organs. AA amyloidosis is secondarily occurred to be related with chronic infections or inflammatory diseases. We report a 67-year-old man suffered from secondary AA amyloidosis related with chronic Clostridium difficile colitis after repeated total hip replacement surgery. Infection control is the most important treatment of AA amyloidosis secondary to chronic infection. However, the patient's C. difficile colitis was not controlled well, eventually toxic megacolon with sepsis was developed. Consequently, he had to take total colectomy, but he expired with multi-organ failures. We suggested that early surgical procedure might be one option for intractable C. difficile colitis complicated with secondary amyloidosis.

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A Case of Endoscopic Closure to Postoperative Leak after Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy in Patient with Morbid Obesity
Min Sun Ryu, Ki-Nam Shim, Won Young Cho, Chan Young Kim, Hyeon-Ju Kang, Mi Yeon Kim, So Young Ahn, Yoon Pyo Lee, Hyoung Won Cho, Sung Ae Jung, Joo-Ho Lee
Ewha Med J 2013;36(2):135-138.   Published online September 26, 2013
DOI: https://doi.org/10.12771/emj.2013.36.2.135

Laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy can reduce morbidity and mortality in patients with morbid obesity, but it can cause complications such as a gastrointestinal leak. A 30-year-old morbidly obese female who had type 2 diabetes mellitus and hypertension with estimated body mass index of 40.2 kg/m2 was admitted. Laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy was performed. On postoperative day 19, a leak was suspicious on physical examination and radiologic findings. Conservative management was performed, but the patient was hemodynamically unstable and imminently septic. After laparoscopic drainage procedure, esophagogastroduodenoscopy was performed and revealed the fistula opening at staple line just below gastroesophageal junction. Fibrin tissue adhesive was injected around the fistula and the esophageal covered stent was inserted to cover the leak. At 14th days after stent insertion, the barium study confirmed no more leak. In this case, we experienced that the esophageal stent insertion with fibrin tissue adhesive injection may reduce recovery time of the fistula developed after laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy.

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