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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Frequency of abdominal wall hernias: is classical teaching out of date?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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Meckel's Diverticulum Perforation by Foreign Body: A Case Report.
José Roberto Alves,Gustavo Busch Justino,Leonardo Busch Justino,Caique M.P. Ternes,João Vítor Ternes Rech,Fabrissio Portelinha Graffunder +5 more
TL;DR: A case of a 24-year-old man presenting a 2-day-history of periumbilical pain that shifted to the right lower quadrant in 24 hours led to an appendicitis diagnosis, followed by laparotomy, and the importance of collecting a detailed clinical history and examining the small bowel in order to investigate a possible Meckel’s diverticulum complication in the differential diagnosis.
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Two Cases of Gastroduodenal Perforation Following Cesarean Section
Ronald Awoonor-Williams,Cornelius A. Turpin,Joseph Yorke,Wilfred Sam-Awortwi Jnr,Michael Ofoe Adinku,Anita Eseenam Agbeko,Kwabena Agbedinu,Steven Ansah Asamoah,Sylvia Vanderpuye,Philip Agyemang Prempeh,Regina Asante,Dorcas Ahulu,Dennis Afful Yorke,Emmanuel Acheampong +13 more
TL;DR: It is in line with these rare causes that two cases of gastroduodenal perforation post cesarean section in two young women, both succumbing to complications of the perforations are reported.
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Evaluation of pre-operative clinical finding and per-operative assessment of carcinoma stomach in tertiary settings of Bangladesh
Mst Jesmen Nahar,Mahiuddin Matubber,Mahbubur Rahman,Syed Muhammad Baqul Billah,Mma Sayed,Ibrahim Siddique,Ahm Towhidul Alam +6 more
TL;DR: In this paper, the importance of pre-operative evaluation on operability of carcinoma stomach was established to assess clinical decision predictability with a p value of :s;0.05 as significant.
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Robot-Assisted Laparoscopic Resection of a Transverse Colon Schwannoma.
TL;DR: A case of an asymptomatic 83-year-old female with a gastrointestinal schwannoma is presented, found incidentally on abdominal/pelvic computed tomography (CT).
Comparative study of the physical symptoms following bilateral mastectomy with immediate breast reconstruction and delayed breast reconstruction
Bhat M.B.B.S.,U Ritika +1 more
TL;DR: It was found that hot flashes and tiredness/fatigue are the most common symptoms affecting the patients following bilateral mastectomy with breast reconstruction surgery, and a larger sample size may have uncovered additional significant differences.