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**-cheng Huang
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Anterior urethral valve
The case of an 11-year-old boy with an anterior urethral valve is reported. A weak urinary stream and urinary dribbling were his main symptoms. Clinical evaluation consisted of renal ultrasonography, an intrav...
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Acute promyelocytic leukemia presenting as Fournier's syndrome in infancy
Fournier's syndrome (FS) is occassionaly encountered in surgical practice. We report a 4-month-old female with acute promyelocytic leukemia (APL) presenting as FS. This case is interesting in two aspects: the ...
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Anatomic Dissociation between the Intrahepatic Bile Duct and Portal Vein: Risk Factors for Left Hepatectomy
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Treatment of Complicated Hepatolithiasis with Intrahepatic Biliary Stricture by Ductal Dilatation and Stenting: Long-term Results
A group of 190 cases of hepatolithiasis with postoperative residual stones located proximal to the stricture sites were managed with the aim of complete clearance of stones and relief of bile stasis to decrea...
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Video-Assisted Thoracoscopic Management of an Anterior Mediastinal Teratoma: Report of a Case
Video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) is a newly developed technique, the advantages of which mainly benefit the patient. Its feasibility and indications have been described widely, but to the best of o...
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Hemodynamic Response of Modified Fluid Gelatin Compared with Lactated Ringer's Solution for Volume Expansion in Emergency Resuscitation of Hypovolemic Shock Patients: Preliminary Report of a Prospective, Randomized Trial
The objective of this study was to compare the cardiac and hemodynamic responses to a rapid infusion of 1000 ml of modified fluid gelatin (group A) or 1000 ml of lactated Ringer's solution (group B) in emerge...
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Interventional radiologic procedures in liver transplantation
Postoperative biliary and vascular complications contribute significantly to morbidity and mortality in liver transplantation. Interventional radiologists are an integral part of the multidisciplinary team nec...
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Endoscopic thoracic sympathetic block by clip** for palmar and axillary hyperhidrosis in children and adolescents
Endoscopic thoracic sympathectomy or sympathicotomy is a safe and effective method of treating primary hyperhidrosis (PH), but postoperative compensatory sweating may be a problem. There are few reports of sy...
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Ionized calcium changes during living-donor liver transplantation in patients with and without administration of blood-bank products
Exogenous citrate load from blood transfusion during orthotopic liver transplantation is thought to be the main cause of ionized hypocalcemia, which may result in hemodynamic instability. This implies that if ...
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Molecular Detection of APC, K-ras, and p53 Mutations in the Serum of Colorectal Cancer Patients as Circulating Biomarkers
Early detection of tumor DNA in serum/plasma prior to the development of recurrence or metastases could help improve the outcome of patients with colorectal cancer (CRC) after tumor resection. Recent advances ...
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Hepatitis C Virus Infection is a Risk Factor for Tumor Recurrence after Resection of Small Hepatocellular Carcinomas
Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is closely associated with chronic hepatitis B or C virus (HBV, HCV) infection. Tumor recurrence frequently occurs after surgical resection and may adversely affect the outcome. ...
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Preoperative serum albumin level is a prognostic indicator for adenocarcinoma of the gastric cardia
Among patients with adenocarcinoma of the gastric cardia, we noted that patients with higher preoperative serum albumin levels appeared to survive longer than patients with lower levels. Thus, we evaluated ser...
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Ovarian fibroma in a 7-month-old infant: a case report and review of the literature
Ovarian fibroma rarely occurs in prepubertal girls. We report an ovarian fibroma in a 7-month-old female infant presenting as a right abdominal mass. The tumour was composed of oval-to-spindle cells forming in...
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Successful Treatment of Massive Bleeding into the Open Thoracotomy Space by Pulmonary Artery Occlusion: Report of a Case
A 69-year-old man underwent decortication and latissimus dorsi muscle transposition for the treatment of chronic empyema in January 2001. The empyema recurred in March 2002, and open drainage was thus started ...
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Retroperitoneal teratomas in infancy and childhood
Retroperitoneal teratoma poses a significant problem in the differential diagnosis of Wilms’ tumor, neuroblastoma, and other intraabdominal tumors. In an attempt to establish the best diagnostic and treatment ...
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Progressive Increase of Bowel Wall Thickness Is a Reliable Indicator for Surgery in Patients With Adhesive Small Bowel Obstruction
The aim of this study was to determine whether progressive increase of bowel wall thickness during nonoperative treatment is a reliable indicator for surgery in patients with adhesive small bowel obstruction.
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Lipoblastoma/lipoblastomatosis: a clinicopathologic study of 16 cases in Taiwan
Lipoblastoma/lipoblastomatosis is an uncommon benign lipomatous tumor affecting mainly infants and children. It presents as a painless mass located frequently in upper and lower extremities. The present study ...
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Large Cell Neuroendocrine Carcinoma of the Ampulla of Vater: Report of a Case
Large cell neuroendocrine carcinoma in the ampulla of Vater is rare and very different from the common ampullary adenocarcinoma. A 59-year-old man was admitted with obstructive jaundice. Gastroendoscopy showed...
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Nuclear Translocation of β-Catenin Protein but Absence of β-Catenin and APC Mutation in Gastrointestinal Carcinoid Tumor
Carcinoid tumors are a group of heterogeneous tumors with neuroendocrine differentiation and are mainly located in the gastrointestinal tract. A high frequency of cytoplasmic accumulation and/or nuclear transl...
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Effect of Glucocorticoid Pretreatment on Oxidative Liver Injury and Survival in Jaundiced Rats with Endotoxin Cholangitis
Biliary tract infection is associated with high mortality. This study investigated the effect of glucocorticoid pretreatment on lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-induced cholangitis.
