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Sabiston Textbook of Surgery: The Biological Basis of Modern Surgical Practice
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Preliminary performance of a flexible cap and catheter-based endoscopic suturing system
TL;DR: This endoscopic suturing device provided accurate placement of full-thickness sutures during a single intubation and permitted satisfactory tissue apposition and may advance transluminal therapies by offering a secure, efficient method of hollow viscus closure.
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Treatment of right colonic diverticulitis: the role of nonoperative treatment.
TL;DR: Conservative management with bowel rest and antibiotics could be considered as a safe and effective option for treating right-sided colonic diverticulitis.
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Oncologic Effectiveness of Regular Follow-up to Detect Recurrence After Curative Resection of Gastric Cancer
Bang Wool Eom,Keun Won Ryu,Jun Ho Lee,Il Ju Choi,Myeong Cherl Kook,Soo-Jeong Cho,Jong Yeul Lee,Chan Gyoo Kim,Sook Ryun Park,Jong Seok Lee,Young-Woo Kim +10 more
TL;DR: The oncologic effectiveness of regular follow-up after curative resection for gastric cancer was found to be unsatisfactory and a large-scale randomized controlled trial is required to identify the effectiveness of Regular Follow-up in terms of its oncological, functional, psychological, and economical aspects.
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Wandering spleen: a surgical enigma.
TL;DR: It is presented one rare case of wandering spleen in an 11-year-old girl who presented with recurrent abdominal pain with no localizing features, andSplenectomy was offered to the patient, and the patient is healthy and symptom free at one-year follow-up.
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Relationship between Body Image and Psychological Well-being in Patients with Morbid Obesity
Negar Yazdani,Sayed Vahid Hosseini,Masood Amini,Zahra Sobhani,Farkhondeh Sharif,Hajar Khazraei +5 more
TL;DR: It is indicated that body image defects caused by obesity could lie in negative psychological well-being in all aspects and it is suggested that preventing and supporting intervention should be performed as effective methods for encountering and coping with psychological effects of obesity.
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Frequency of abdominal wall hernias: is classical teaching out of date?
TL;DR: The epidemiology of hernia repair (retrospective review) over 30 years is investigated to determine whether the relative frequencies of hernias are evolving and contrasts with hernia incidence figures quoted in common reference books.
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Neuroendocrine Tumors of the Pancreas
TL;DR: Although tumor origin and molecular pathogenesis remain poorly understood, recently established grading and staging systems facilitate patient risk stratification, and thereby directly impact clinical decision making, surgery remains the only curative treatment for early-stage disease.
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Treatment of malignant pheochromocytoma/paraganglioma with cyclophosphamide, vincristine, and dacarbazine: recommendation from a 22-year follow-up of 18 patients.
Hui Huang,Jame Abraham,Elizabeth Hung,Steven D. Averbuch,Maria J. Merino,Seth M. Steinberg,Karel Pacak,Tito Fojo +7 more
TL;DR: A long‐term follow‐up was conducted of 18 patients with a diagnosis of pheochromocytoma/paraganglioma treated with a combination of cyclophosphamide, vincristine, and dacarbazine (CVD).
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Inflammatory mechanisms contributing to pancreatic cancer development.
TL;DR: The results demonstrate that similar inflammatory components and downstream effectors are present in CP and pancreatic cancers, and suggest that a common pathway for pancreatic cancer development may be through a chronic inflammatory process including stroma formation.