Assessment of the incidence of accessory hepatic arteries: a literature review
Modern medicine is developing towards application of endovascular techniques such as trans-arterial hepatic chemoembolisation. They displace classic open procedures.
M. Malicki +4 more
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Anatomical variations of the biceps brachii insertion: a proposal for a new classification
BACKGROUND: The biceps brachii (BB) muscle is one of the three muscles located in the anterior compartment of the arm. Its insertion consists of two parts.
B. Szewczyk +5 more
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The biceps brachii is located in the anterior compartment of the arm, which can show numerous morphological variations. During anatomical dissection, an interesting additional muscle was found: the third head of the biceps brachii originated from the ...
Ł. Olewnik +3 more
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Morphological variations of the calcaneal tendon: clinical significance
The calcaneal tendon, the largest and strongest in the human body, is created by the common junction of tendons of the gastrocnemius and soleus muscles. It is not a homogenous structure, being represented by layers in various arrangements.
Nicol Zielinska +2 more
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Case report of a bifurcated fibular (lateral) collateral ligament: which band is the dominant one?
BACKGROUND: The fibular collateral ligament is a permanent and extracapsular ligament of the knee joint. It is located on the lateral aspect of the knee and extends from the lateral epicondyle of the femur to the lateral surface of the head of the fibula.
K. Kurtys +5 more
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Case report of the double-headed extensor hallucis longus
BACKGROUND: We present a case report of double-headed extensor hallucis longus (EHL) with potential clinical significance. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Cadaveric dissection of the right lower limb of a 70-year- -old at death female was performed for research ...
K. Ruzik +5 more
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Identity change and the human dissection experience over the first year of medical training [PDF]
The aim of this study is to explore identity change in medical students over their first year of medical training, particularly in relation to their experience of human dissection. Each of our four participants completed two repertory grids at the end of
Abu-Hijelh +44 more
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Types of inferior mesenteric artery: a proposal for a new classification
BACKGROUND: The inferior mesenteric artery (IMA) is the third main branch of the abdominal aorta and arises at the level of L3, supplying the large intestine from the distal transverse colon to the upper part of the anal canal.
A. Balcerzak +4 more
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Histopathology report on colon cancer specimens; measuring surgical quality, an increasing stress for surgeons [PDF]
Introduction. Improving the quality of surgical resections by evaluating surgical specimens is probably the most important feedback a surgeon can receive.
Bilavschi, Karina +5 more
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The social life of the dead:the role of post-mortem examinations in medical student socialisation [PDF]
Dissection has held a privileged position in medical education although the professional values it inculcates have been subject to intense debate. Claims vary from it generating a dehumanising level of emotional detachment, to promotion of rational and ...
Goodwin, Dawn Samantha +2 more
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