Intestinal Ischaemia Associated with Carcinoid Tumor: A Case Report with Review of the Pathogenesis
Carcinoid tumors are rare, slow-growing neuroendocrine neoplasms that are often indolent and may not become clinically apparent until there is a metastatic spread or evidence of carcinoid syndrome.
Oktay Yener
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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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Small bowel obstruction is a surgical emergency commonly caused by adhesions, hernia, intussusception and volvulus. Less often, it can be caused by neoplasms.
Jialing Huang +3 more
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Immunohistochemical localization of acidic fibroblastic growth factor in normal human enterocromaffin cells and related gastrointestinal tumors [PDF]
Acidic fibroblast growth factor (aFGF) is a member of the structurally related heparin-binding growth factor family. The best studied members of this family are aFGF and basic FGF (bFGF), which are potent mitogens and differentiation factors for mesoderm-
Capella, C +4 more
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Pancreatic exocrine insufficiency after bariatric surgery [PDF]
Morbid obesity is a lifelong disease, and all patients require complementary follow-up including nutritional surveillance by a multidisciplinary team after bariatric procedures.
Arnelo, Urban +7 more
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Duodenal Carcinoma from a Duodenal Diverticulum Mimicking Pancreatic Carcinoma [PDF]
An 81-year-old man was found to have a pancreatic head tumor on abdominal computed tomography (CT) performed during a follow-up visit for sigmoid colon cancer. The tumor had a diameter of 35mm on the CT scan and was diagnosed as pancreatic head carcinoma
Furukawa, Masashi +5 more
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Case report: Giant cystic ileal gastrointestinal stromal tumor with an atypical intratumoral abscess
BackgroundGastrointestinal stromal tumors (GISTs) are typically solid, sometimes with small cystic areas, but rarely manifest as predominantly cystic neoplasms.
Linguang Chen +3 more
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The impact of prior prostatic surgery on urinary continence in patients undergoing orthotopic ileal neobladder [PDF]
OBJECTIVE: To establish if previous surgery for benign prostatic hyperplasia (transurethral resection of the prostate or open prostatectomy), age, and preservation of prostatic apex can influence postoperative urinary continence in patients submitted to ...
Arruda, Homero O. De +4 more
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Energy Homeostasis of the Artificial Bladder in Experimental Conditions [PDF]
Patients with Malignant neoplasms of the bladder or severe anatomical and functional bladder abnormalities are the candidates for cystectomy and orthotopic urine diversion.
Dekhtiar, Y. (Yriy) +3 more
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High Apoptotic Index in Urine Cytology Is Associated with High-Grade Urothelial Carcinoma [PDF]
BACKGROUND The significance of apoptosis and its association with high-grade urothelial carcinoma (HGUC) in urine cytology has yet to be determined.
Chen, Shaoxiong +3 more
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