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The article describes a case of a 74-year-old man with multiple gastrointestinal lipomas. He was admitted to hospital with relatively severe pain in the lower abdomen, largely in the right iliac fossa. An image from an abdominal computed tomography scan shows a target lesion with marked thickening of the small bowel wall, an intraluminal soft-tissue density mass and an eccentrically place fatty area that represents the intussusception and the intussuscepted mesentery.

The article discusses the case of a female patient who had a bleeding from the duodenal diverticulum. A side-duodenoscope showed active bleeding from the diverticulum. Blot clot was removed from the area by washing with a normal saline. A Dieulafoy-like lesion was identified within the diverticulum. Bleeding stopped after the application of a hemoclip.

The article discusses the case of a male patient with intramural hematoma of the duodenum. The patient complained of nausea, vomiting and abdominal pain. The endoscopy showed a large hematoma obstructing the duodenal bulb. The diagnosis was confirmed by computed tomography. The patient was treated conservatively.

The article presents a case report of a 72-year old man diagnosed with acalculus cholecystitis with perforation. It offers the patient's condition before the diagnosis. The major clinical setting and other predisposing factors of acalculus cholecystitis and information about its diagnosis and therapeutic options are discussed.

The article presents a case report of a 59-year old woman diagnosed with spontaneous intrahepatic portosystemic venous shunt. It offers the patient's condition before the diagnosis. A thorough discussion of the spontaneous intrahepatic portosystemic venous shunts is presented, including its predisposing factors, its four distinct types, the risk of encephalopathy, and its symptoms.

The article reports on the onset of carcinoid tumors which accounts for at least 60 percent of all appendiceal neoplasms. Some patients presented with acute appendicitis have had lower abdominal pain, intussception, abdominal masses and ascites. By the aid of abdominal ultrasound studies and computed tomography scans, larger lesions can be identified.

Describes the colonoscopic features of acute appendicitis. Clinical symptoms; Range of diagnostic accuracy of clinical evaluation; Lifetime risk for men and women.