Objectives: Endoscopic ultrasound-guided gastroenterostomy (EUS-GE) has recently been employed as a novel treatment for gastric outlet obstruction (GOO). The aim of this study was to evaluate the safety and efficacy of EUS-GE for GOO at different sites.

CYP2D6 (188C>T) gene polymorphisms influence the hemodynamic response to propranolol in this population of Chinese Han patients with gastroesophageal varices. However, HVPG response cannot be completely predicted from CYP2D6 and β2-AR gene polymorphisms.

We describe an elderly male patient who presented with fever of unknown origin and refractory hyponatraemia. Following (18) fluorine-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography/computed tomography scan and core adrenal biopsy, the diagnosis of diffuse large B-cell non-Hodgkin lymphoma with pituitary and bilateral adrenal involvement was confirmed. After chemotherapy, his symptoms resolved, and all the lesions shrank significantly.

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