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Sabiston Textbook of Surgery: The Biological Basis of Modern Surgical Practice
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Changes in the prevalence of index diseases in pediatric surgery: case analysis of single national children’s hospital
TL;DR: The number of emergency operation increased due to the largest surge in acute appendicitis operations, and both esophageal atresia and Hirschsprung disease decreased, while hypertrophic pyloric stenosis significantly increased, in PNUCH.
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Repair of inguinal hernia by Desarda technique in both elective and emergency setting
S.M. Iftekhar Uddeen Sagar,Muhammad Syeef Khalid,Abu Sayeed Md. Feroz Mustafa,SM Nazrul Islam +3 more
TL;DR: It is revealed that no mesh Desarda repair for inguinal hernia was associated with less operating time, less post-operative pain, lessPost-operative complications, short hospital stay, zero recurrence rate, no chronic groin pain and performed in emergency cases also.
A Prospective Clinical Trial Comparing Darn vs Bassini vs Lichtenstein Inguinal Herniorrhaphy
Nut Boonnithi,Kowit Kongkham +1 more
TL;DR: Darn technique is a safe, cost effective and relatively easy technique with lower recurrence rate compared to Bassini technique, however, the recurrence rates between Darn and Lichtenstein techniques are the same.
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Response to Re: Recurrent sigmoid volvulus in pregnancy
TL;DR: In this case, the patient’s symptoms occurred in the third trimester, statistically the period of highest incidence of volvulus in pregnancy, and given her history and current triad of symptoms, a clinical diagnosis of sigmoid volVulus was made.
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Five-Years Review of Colorectal Carcinoma in Iran-Guilan During 2005-2010; An Epidemiologic Study.
TL;DR: Considering the ever-increasing the disease and decrease in the age of affliction reported in this study, it is considered to the evaluating to the risk factors, survey the more epidemiologic study, promote the public and special screening program, and timely therapeutic intervention.
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Frequency of abdominal wall hernias: is classical teaching out of date?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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Pancreatic cancer: diagnosis and management.
Robert Freelove,Anne D. Walling +1 more
TL;DR: Patients with pancreatic cancer present with obstructive jaundice caused by compression of the bile duct in the head of the pancreas, which is a leading cause of cancer deaths in this country.
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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.