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J Delamarre

Publications and source records attributed to J Delamarre.

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PubMed1984

[Gallbladder atony and celiac disease in adults. Radiographic and echographic study of 15 cases].

Gallbladder emptying was evaluated in 15 adult celiac disease patients by oral cholecystography or ultrasonography, after fatty meal or cholecystokinin stimulation. Gallbladder inertia was found in 13 cases. Our study agrees with previously reported results; however it is the first one in which this abnormality was demonstrated by ultrasonography. Our findings may suggest that gallbladder inertia is due to duodenal release of an inactive endogenous cholecystokinin. Control studies demonstrates that gallbladder inertia is reversible after gluten-free diet, recurs with relapse, and thus represents a true celiac disease sign, and not an associated condition. Finally, our cases suggest that gallbladder inertia may be radiologically evident before clinical features of malabsorption become apparent. Awareness of this possibility may persuade the radiologist to research in this condition an occult celiac disease.

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PubMed1983

Bleeding cecal typhoid ulcer. Value of emergency angiography for selective surgical hemostasis.

A case of bleeding cecal typhoid ulcer in a 22-year-old patient demonstrated by superior mesenteric arteriography is described. An attempt to stop hemorrhage using intraarterial vasopressin infusion, failed. However, arteriography proved helpful in locating the bleeding site, and in permitting conservative surgery, namely cecal ulcer suture to achieve hemostasis. On the basis of this case and a review of the literature, management of complicating hemorrhage resulting from typhoid fever is discussed, with particular reference to radiological procedures.

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PubMed1983

[Massive hepatic steatosis disclosing adult celiac disease. Study of a case and review of the literature].

The authors report the case of a 32-year old woman admitted for hepatomegaly, weight loss, and moderate diarrhea. Liver function tests showed anicteric cholestasis with slight increase in serum level of transaminases. Liver biopsy demonstrated massive steatosis. Biological and radiological investigations of the small intestine showed a malabsorption pattern. Stool fat excretion was 54 g per day. Duodenal biopsies disclosed total villous atrophy. A ten-day treatment with metronidazole (1,5 g per day), followed by a gluten-free diet, resulted in rapid improvement of hepatic and intestinal symptoms. This case report shows that: 1) adult celiac disease may be the cause of severe steatosis; 2) anicteric cholestasis with or without hepatomegaly during the course of adult celiac disease may be secondary to steatosis, as well as primary biliary cirrhosis or malignant infiltration of the liver; 3) bacterial overgrowth should be searched and eventually treated in the case of massive fatty liver occurring in adult celiac disease.

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PubMed1981

Evidence for an association between cholelithiasis and diverticular disease of the colon: a case-controlled study.

A prospective case-control study was carried out to determine if there was a true association between diverticular disease of the colon and cholelithiasis. The prevalence of gallstones was higher in 102 patients with diverticular disease of the colon (45%) than in 102 control subjects, matched for age, sex, body weight, and number of pregnancies (22%) (P less than 0.001). The difference was only significant in women. Although these results obtained in hospitalized patients cannot be generalized to the population at large, this study suggests an association between diverticular disease of the colon and gallstone disease. The possibilities of referral bias, detection bias, and chance are considered, and the mechanism of this association is discussed, with particular reference to the role of a fiber-depleted diet.

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PubMed1981

Cecal herniation into the lesser sac: double-contrast study of one case.

In a 45-year-old woman with abdominal pain and vomiting, plain films and barium studies showed a gas and fluid collection displacing the stomach anteriorly and to the left, and outlined by haustral folds. These signs were suggestive of cecal herniation through the epiploic foramen and eliminated the possibility of a lesser sac abscess. The diagnosis was confirmed by a double-contrast barium enema. Symptoms spontaneously resolved, and 4 years later, the patient was in good health, and without abdominal complaint.

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PubMed1981

Liver abscess complicating Yersinia pseudotuberculosis ileitis.

The occurrence of solitary liver abscess is described in a young farmer with subacute terminal ileitis mimicking Crohn's disease. Serologic tests showed high titers of antibodies for Yersinia pseudotuberculosis. Treatment with troleandomycin was successful. This case report suggests that: (a) Yersinia infection must be systematically searched for in all forms of subacute ileitis; (b) a classically benign Yersinia ileitis may be complicated by liver abscess; (c) antibiotic therapy must be undertaken in Yersinia pseudotuberculosis subacute ileitis to avoid severe infectious complications.

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PubMed1980

Villous tumors of the colon and rectum: double-contrast study of 47 cases.

The radiological features of 47 villous tumors of the large bowel found in 39 patients by the double-contrast barium enema were studied. An attempt was made to determine the radiological indicators of malignancy and two features proved to be suspicious: large tumor size and indentation of tumoral base. This retrospective study emphasizes the advantages of the double-contrast technique in the detection of colonic villous tumors.

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PubMed1979

Gastrointestinal bleeding due to chronic portal vein thrombosis in ulcerative colitis.

The authors report the case of a patient suffering from ulcerative colitis, who had several episodes of digestive hemorrhage due to portal hypertension. Portal hypertension was secondary to chronic portal vein thrombosis. This diagnosis was made on the venous phase of celiac and mesenteric angiography. The authors review the published cases of ulcerative colitis with portal vein thrombosis and discuss the possible etiologic factors: hypercoagulability, thrombocytosis, and intraabdominal sepsis.

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