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Internal hernia and volvulus of the small bowel following liver transplantation. [PDF]
Internal herniation with volvulus of the small intestine is an uncommon, but potentially fatal, complication after liver transplantation. We present here four cases in which the herniation occurred around the Roux-en-Y loop used for the biliary ...
Fung, JJ +5 more
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ABSTRACT Objective The optimum duration of prophylactic antibiotics after pancreaticoduodenectomy following preoperative biliary drainage to prevent surgical site infections remains controversial. We evaluate whether a prolonged course of prophylactic antibiotics reduces surgical site infection after pancreaticoduodenectomy following biliary drainage ...
Kyohei Matsumoto +9 more
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Usefulness of a Precursory Small Epigastric Midline Incision during Laparoscopic Right Hemicolectomy
Objectives: During laparoscopic right hemicolectomy, many surgeons make a small incision near the umbilicus after the routine intraperitoneal operation.
Ryuichi Oshima +7 more
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Case Report: A Rare Gastrojejunal Connection Causing Internal Hernia
ABSTRACT Internal hernias are rare and often difficult to diagnose due to their nonspecific clinical presentation. We describe an unusual case of an internal hernia caused by an abnormal gastrojejunal connection, incidentally identified during a laparoscopic appendectomy.
Jingjun Yang, Chenfei Jiang
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Transverse coloplasty pouch and colonic J-pouch for rectal cancer: a comparative study [PDF]
OBJECTIVES: The introduction of the colonic J-pouch has markedly improved the functional outcome of restorative rectal cancer surgery. However colonic J-pouch surgery can be problematic and may present some late evacuatory problems.
Duarte, A +4 more
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Cryptococcosis of the mesocolon.
クリプトコックス症はCryptococcs neoformansによって惹起される, 亜急性ないし慢性感染性疾患の総称である. これらの疾患は主として中枢神経系, 呼吸器系臓器および皮膚などを侵すことが多く, 消化管に発症した報告はほとんどない. 著者らは66歳男性の結腸間膜に発症したクリプトコックス症の臨床経過について報告した。患者は初診時右下腹部腫瘤以外の自覚症状を欠如し, 各種X線検査の結果, 良性腸間膜腫瘍を疑われて手術された. 腫瘤は上行, 横行結腸間膜領野に存在し, 大きさは11.0×6.0cm, 境界は比較的明瞭であり, 硬度は弾性軟であり, 軽度の波動性が認められた. 切除標本の病理組織学的所見はクリプトコックスによる嚢胞形成と診断された.
T. Utsunomiya +5 more
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ABSTRACT Introduction We present a technique that combines a fluorescent ureteral catheter with Firefly near‐infrared fluorescence imaging to identify the ureter and avoid injury during robot‐assisted resection of a retroperitoneal cystic tumor. Case Presentation Computed tomography revealed a 6‐cm retroperitoneal cystic mass anterior to the abdominal ...
Yoichiro Tohi +9 more
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Formation of Pancreatoduodenal Fistula in Intraductal Papillary Mucinous Neoplasm of the Pancreas Decreased the Frequency of Recurrent Pancreatitis [PDF]
Intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasms (IPMN) of the pancreas are characterized by proliferation of mucin-secreting cells in the main pancreatic duct (PD) or its branches. The secreted thick mucin usually leads to PD obstruction and dilation.
Alkaade, Samer +3 more
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Association between adiposity and systemic atherosclerosis: a protocol of a cross-sectional autopsy study. [PDF]
IntroductionAdiposity has been associated with atherosclerosis in clinical studies. However, few autopsy studies have investigated this association, and they had only examined the coronary artery disease. Moreover, most studies had small sample sizes and
Campos, Fernanda Marinho +11 more
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This study highlights the importance of multi‐omic analyses in characterizing colorectal cancers. Indeed, our analysis revealed a rare CMS1 exhibiting dampened immune activation, including reduced PD‐1 expression, moderate CD8+ T‐cell infiltration, and suppressed JAK/STAT pathway.
Livia Concetti +10 more
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