Geographically, b-thalassemia can be found in many countries including in Indonesia. Thalassemia intermedia referred to patients as being ‘too haematologically severe to be called minor, but too mild to be called major’. Patients with thalassemia intermedia usually present themselves to medical attention in later childhood or even adulthood and are sustainable without the need for regular transfusion therapy. Three main factors are responsible for the clinical sequele of thalassemia intermedia: chronic anemia, ineffective erythropoiesis, and iron overload.There are many complications related to b-thalassemia intermedia such as gastroentero-hepatology diseases (splenomegaly, gallstones, choledocolithiasis, predispose patients to liver fibrosis and cirrhosis), vascular, endocrine and bone diseases. About 55-63% thalassemia intermedia patients suffer from gallstone with 68–85% of these patients undergo cholecystectomy, and 67-90% patients undergo splenectomy. Therefore, ultrasound examination is required to be performed regularly during illness and before patient underwent surgery or splenectomy to detect the presence of gall stones. In this case report a patient with gallstones and choledocholithiasis was reported. Severe cholestatic jaundice in b-thalassemia intermedia was diagnosed six months before hospitalization. The patient underwent open cholecystectomy and exploration common bile duct stones. Keywords: beta-thalassemia intermedia, gallstones, choledocolithiasis, iron overload
According to World Health Organization (WHO), tuberculosis (TB) is a worldwide pandemic. Up to 5% of patients with TB may have abdominal disease and 25-60% may have peritoneal involvement. Diagnosis of TB peritonitis is still challenging, and symptoms are usually insidious. The sensitivity of acid fast bacilli (AFB) is very low, ranging from 0-6%. Conventional mycobacterial culture takes up to 8 weeks to achieve results. Laparoscopic or laparotomy biopsy is uncomfortable for patient. The consequence of these problems is missing and delays in diagnosing TB peritonitis. In the end, it can results in significant morbidity and mortality. This case described a 20 year old female patient with TB peritonitis that suffered from septic shock caused by extended-spectrum beta lactamases (ESBL) producing Pseudomonas aeruginosa. In this case, TB peritonitis was diagnosed based on clinical features, high levels of adenosine deaminase (ADA) and a positive rapid DNA test with Xpert MTB/RIF. Keywords: tuberculosis peritonitis, extended-spectrum beta lactamases producing bacilli, adenosine deaminase, XpertMTB/RIF assay
Background: Successful cecal intubation is a primary quality indicator in colonoscopies and the mostimportant factor in detecting abnormal lesion in the colon. There are many factors that influence cecal intubationrate during colonoscopy procedure. The aim of this study is to evaluate the factors that influence cecal intubationrate in unsedated patients during colonoscopy. Method: A retrospective study of colonoscopy performed at Sardjito General Hospital, Jogjakarta, from January 2012 to August 2013. Age, sex, bowel preparation, indication for colonoscopy, colonoscopist, andreasons of incomplete colonoscopy from 564 colonoscopy reports were recorded and analysed. Results: Overall successful cecal intubation rate was 408 (72.34%). Causes of incomplete colonoscopywere patients discomfort or pain 41.66%, looping/redundant 28.85%, poor bowel preparation 18.59%, fixation/adhesion 6.41%, and bleeding risk 4.49%. Female was more unsuccessful in cecal intubation than male (31.50%vs. 24.05%; p = 0.048). The successful cecal intubation rates for gastroenterologists compared to gastroenterology(GI) fellows were 77.92% vs. 49.55%; p 0.001, and poor bowel preparation was more difficult to reach cecalthan good preparation (57.58% vs. 23.69%; p 0.001). Multivariate logistic regression analysis demonstratedthat female and poor bowel preparation were independently associated with lower cecal intubation rate, andgastroenterologists were independently associated less unsuccessful to reach cecal. Conclusion: The overall successful cecal intubation rate was still below the set standard. Several identifiedfactors that may predict lower of cecal intubation rate: the skill and experience of colonoscopists (GI fellows),poor bowel preparation and female.Keywords: cecal intubation rate, colonoscopy, unsedated colonoscopy
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