Obstructive jaundice secondary to pancreatic head adenocarcinoma in a young teenage boy: a case report [PDF]
Introduction Pancreatic adenocarcinoma is extremely rare in childhood. We report a case of metastatic pancreatic adenocarcinoma in a 13-year-old boy, revealed by jaundice.
Sami Aziz Brahmi +2 more
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Seeing double: the low-carb diet [PDF]
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Drummond, Russell S. +4 more
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Prophylactic tracheostomy in aged and poor risk general surgical patients [PDF]
The most common postoperative complications are those involving respiration, and they are especially dangerous to patients classified as poor risks because of age or other handicaps.
Farrell, JJ, Meyer, WH, Starzl, TE
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Calculation of Intracellular Pressure of Red Blood Cells at Jaundice According to Atomic Force Microscopy Data [PDF]
The present work is devoted to the analysis of three-dimensional data of atomic force microscopy for research of the morphology of red blood cells.
Nagornov, Yu.S., Zhilyaev, I.V
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Cystic Lesions of the Pancreas [PDF]
With the increasing use of abdominal imaging, cystic lesions of the pancreas are being more frequently detected. These lesions may carry a significant premalignant potential.
Azzopardi, Neville
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Prognostic indicators of early and late death in children admitted to district hospital in Kenya: cohort study [PDF]
OBJECTIVES: To identify clinical indicators of immediate, early, and late mortality in children at admission to a sub-Saharan district hospital and to develop prognostic scores. DESIGN: Prospective cohort study.
Berkley, JA +8 more
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Jaundice is a medical condition in which the skin or sclera of the eyes becomes yellow, and elevation of bilirubin production or obstruction of bile excretion can cause jaundice while disrupting the balance between bilirubin production and bile excretion. Jaundice is a very visual clinical sign that both patients and physicians can easily recognize. It
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Diagnostic Findings and ERCP Treatment in Patients with Obstructive Jaundice During Two Years at H. Adam Malik Hospital, Medan [PDF]
Background: The methods of ERCP have been used for diagnostic and therapeutic purposes to pass bile fluid and extract stones from the bile duct in patients with obstructive extrahepatic jaundice.
Marpaung, B. (Betthin) +7 more
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Cutaneous metastases from cholangiocarcinoma following percutaneous transhepatic biliary drainage: Case report and literature review [PDF]
Percutaneous transhepatic biliary drainage (PTBD) is commonly used in the management of cholangiocarcioma. Major and minor complications of PTBD such as cholangitis, haemorrhage and catheter dislocation are well documented. A lesser reported complication
Rosich-Medina, A. +6 more
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A Complex Case of Cholestasis in a Patient with ABCB4 and ABCB11 Mutations [PDF]
The low-phospholipid-associated cholelithiasis (LPAC) syndrome is a form of symptomatic cholelithiasis occurring in young adults, characterized by recurrence of symptoms after cholecystectomy and presence of hepatolithiasis.
Anapaz, V +7 more
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