A 47-year-old man with a history of alcohol-induced chronic pancreatitis presents to the emergency department (ED) complaining of a constellation of symptoms, including lightheadedness, fatigue, vague abdominal discomfort, and profuse hematochezia. The patient states that he has been intermittently having loose, “dark-colored” stools over the past 2 weeks. He was previously discharged from the hospital [...]
A 65 years old man came to out patient department complaining of abdominal distension and pain at right hypochondriac region . On examination spleen was palpable 2 cm below the left costal margin , skin was flushed , tachycardia and low blood pressure (90/60). After further examination he was diagnosed as liver cirrhosis but the [...]
A 70-year-old woman presents to the emergency department (ED) with progressive abdominal pain (this is her second presentation; she recently presented to the ED with similar complaints). Over the last few years, she has experienced multiple short periods of abdominal pain that always resolve spontaneously a few hours after taking over-the-counter analgesics or with the [...]
what is the mechanism of ursodeoxycholic acid in dissolution of bile stone??
