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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Frequency of abdominal wall hernias: is classical teaching out of date?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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Successful Treatment of De Garengeot's Hernia Using LaparoscopicTechnique
TL;DR: A case of De Garengeot’s hernia with appendicitis that was pre-operatively diagnosed in an 84-year-old man and that was successfully repaired laparoscopically is described.
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Abdominal varicocele: a new entity.
Brijendra Singh,Shahana Gupta +1 more
TL;DR: A 26-year-old male patient presented with a history of occasional vague lower abdominal pain since childhood and was diagnosed with a case of functional bowel disorder.
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Prospective Randomized Controlled Study of Efficacy of Self Gripping Mesh in Inguinal Hernia Repair
TL;DR: The smaller number of the studied cases with the short follow-up period make us unable to give solid recommendation to use one mesh type than the other, but the higher price of the parietex progrip mesh makes its use questionable.
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Benign Ulceration of Ileocecal Valve: A New Cause of Low Gastrointestinal Bleeding?
Christos Papanikolaou,George V. Anthimidis,Ioanna Tsadila,George Komninos Komninos,Konstantinos Zervas,Georgia Mahia,George Hatzitheoharis +6 more
TL;DR: It appears that this case is the first report of LGIB from a benign non-inflammatory and non-neoplastic ileocecal valve ulcer, comprising a unique pathologic entity.
Gastrointestinal stromal tumor in a HIV positive patient in Kenya
TL;DR: A case of a 62 year old lady with a long standing history of gastrointestinal (GI) symptoms who ended up being diagnosed with GIST and HIV co-morbidity is presented, with a good outcome.