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Sabiston Textbook of Surgery: The Biological Basis of Modern Surgical Practice
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Frequency of abdominal wall hernias: is classical teaching out of date?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.
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Head Injury - A Case Profile Study from Eastern Region of Nepal
TL;DR: All the acute head trauma cases presenting to the department of emergency, BPKIHS, were evaluated based on the semi closed clinical performa including major clinical indicators of intracranial trauma, which revealed males were more common and Mild head injury was commonest.
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Four-channel single incision laparoscopic cholecystectomy using a snake retractor: comparison between 3- and 4-channel SILC 4-channel single incision cholecystectomy
TL;DR: Benign diseases of the GB can be operated on using SILC with the 4-channel method using a snake retractor according to the adequacy and feasibility.
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Clinicopathological study of testicular tumors: an experience in a tertiary care hospital in Kashmir valley, Jammu and Kashmir, India
TL;DR: Despite new techniques in imaging and tumor marker assay, the diagnosis of testicular tumors is dependent upon histopathological examination, the present study fairly provides an insight into the clinical presentations, prevalence and patterns oftesticular tumors.
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Initial Experience with Fibrin Glue Treatment of Anal Fistulae in Children.
TL;DR: Fibrin glue treatment is a simple and effective treatment alternative in the management of anal fistula in children, offering the advantage of sphincter muscle-sparing and reduced risk of fecal incontinence.
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Liver donation after ethylene glycol overdose: when is it safe?
TL;DR: The patient developed acute renal failure posttransplantation that has progressed to chronic kidney disease (defined as a GFR of less than 60 ml/min/1.73m for ‡3 months).