Ileal Diverticulitis as a Cause of Right Lower Quadrant Pain: A Case Report and Review of the Literature [PDF]
Introduction Small bowel diverticulitis is a rare clinical disease of the small bowel. The incidence of small bowel diverticulitis varies from 0.3 to 2.3 % in the general population.
Jiten P. Kothadia +2 more
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Complicated duodenal perforation in children: Role of T-tube
Background: Diagnosis of duodenal perforation (DP) in children is often delayed. This worsens the clinical condition and complicates simple closure. Objectives: To explore the advantages of using T-tube in surgeries for DP in children.
Rupesh Keshri +6 more
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Coordination of Foliar and Wood Anatomical Traits Contributes to Tropical Tree Distributions and Productivity along the Malay-Thai Peninsula [PDF]
Drought is a critical factor in plant species distributions. Much research points to its relevance even in moist tropical regions. Recent studies have begun to elucidate mechanisms underlying the distributions of tropical tree species with respect to ...
Baltzer, Jennifer L. +4 more
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Enhancement of Natural Convection Heat Transfer from a Fin by Circular Perforations
Heat transfer enhancement from a horizontal rectangular fin embedded with circular perforations under natural convection is studied. Through the experiment and simulation, the heat dissipation power of different perforated numbers was compared to the ...
Jing Wenjuan +3 more
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Mystery of the lost gallstone‐Part 2
If gallbladder perforation occurs during cholecystectomy, every spilled gallstone should be retrieved to minimize possible late gallstone‐related complications.
Konstantinos A. Boulas +5 more
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BackgroundSchneiderian membrane (SM) perforation is a major complication of maxillary sinus elevation with simultaneous bone grafting, yet under this scenario there is no standard biomaterial that maximizes favorable tissue healing and osteogenic effects.
Liangjing Xin +5 more
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Investigation of experimental research on the low velocity impact damage behavior of ncf composite plates – COMPLAS XII [PDF]
In this study an experimental investigation is performed on the impact response of non-crimp fabric composite plates at room temperature. Chopped strand mat combi is used as reinforcing material and two kinds of matrix; epoxy and polyester, are also used
Agir, I., Bektas, N. B., Kursun, A.
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Development of a Wöhler-like approach to quantify the Ti(CxNy) coatings durability under oscillating sliding conditions [PDF]
The selection of a proper material for the particular engineering application is a complex problem, as different materials offer unique properties and it is not possible to gather all useful characteristics in a single one. Hence, employment of different
B. Wendler +21 more
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Laparoscopic repair of intra-abdominal bladder perforation in preschool children
Intraperitoneal bladder rupture is uncommon in very young children, but its incidence may increase with increasing use of seat and lap belts. To the best of our knowledge, there are no prior reports of laparoscopic repair of this injury in children.
Aniruddh V Deshpande +2 more
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A Rare Presentation of Crohn's Disease [PDF]
Free peritoneal perforation is a rare complication of Crohn's disease with a report of only 100 cases in the literature. It needs an emergency exploration and an unaware general surgeon is confounded in intraoperative decision-making.
Bhat, Sriram M +4 more
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