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Sabiston Textbook of Surgery: The Biological Basis of Modern Surgical Practice
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Left para-duodenal hernia presenting as abdominal lump- A Case Report
TL;DR: Clinical suspicion along with radiological confirmation accounts for early diagnosis followed by early exploration prevents dreadful complication and reduces mortality related with PDH.
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Flexible endoscopy and hiatal hernias
Andreas Hennig,Ashwin A. Kurian +1 more
TL;DR: Flexible endoscopy performs an irreplaceable role in all three phases of surgical foregut treatment and, as such, should ideally be performed by every operating Foregut surgeon.
Post-operative evolution of intra-abdominal infections treated by carmeli score
TL;DR: It is demonstrated that early age, male sex, associated conditions and a higher than 1 Carmeli score are poor prognosis factors in intra-abdominal infections in pediatric age patient.
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Three Cases of Appendiceal Mucocele: From Diagnosis to Management
TL;DR: Appendiceal mucocele with acute presentation is a rare pathology that clinically resembles acute appendicitis and preoperative detailed investigations to reach a definitive diagnosis are critical for adequate surgical resection and overall outcome.
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Nonrecurrent Laryngeal Nerve: A Case Report and a Review of an Important Anatomical Variant
TL;DR: A case of a right nonrecurrent inferior laryngeal nerve variant is presented along with a retrospective analysis and systematic review investigating the overall incidence of these variants.
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Frequency of abdominal wall hernias: is classical teaching out of date?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.