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Destiny for Rendezvous: Is Cholecysto/Choledocholithiasis Better Treated with Dual- or Single-Step Procedures?
Biliary lithiasis is common worldwide, affecting almost 20% of the general population, though few experience symptoms. The frequency of choledocholithiasis in patients with symptomatic cholelithiasis is estima...
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Spontaneous Perforated Duodenal Diverticulum: Wait or Cut First?
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Bleeding Edge Therapy: Ileocolic Intussusception Due to Ileocecal Valve Adenocarcinoma and Its Management in an Adult Patient—Case Report and Literature Review
Adenocarcinoma as the primary cause of bowel intussusception is uncommon. We describe the case of a 86-year-old patient admitted for ileocecal intussusception due to the presence of adenocarcinoma, located in ...
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Pop** the Balloon: A Giant Colonic Diverticulum Complicated by Bladder Neck Compression
Giant colonic diverticulum, defined as a single diverticulum ≤ 4 cm, is rarely encountered. Due to the high incidence of complications related to the disease, obtaining the correct diagnosis early in the disea...
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Concomitant Heterotopic Pancreas and Endometriosis as a Rare Cause of Ileo-Ileal Intussusception in a Young Woman with Spina Bifida: Case Report and Literature Review
Isolated heterotopic pancreas (HP) as the primary cause of bowel intussusception is extremely rare. We report a case of a 33-year-old female patient with spina bifida admitted to the Emergency Surgical Departm...
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Dedifferentiated Liposarcoma of the Descending Colon: A Case Report and Review of the Literature
Dedifferentiated liposarcomas are rare; localization of these tumors in the descending colon is extremely uncommon. We describe the case of a 75-year-old man with a dedifferentiated liposarcoma originating fro...
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Giant Pelvic Schwannoma: Case Report and Review of the Literature
Pelvic schwannomas are rare, mostly benign tumors. They are usually asymptomatic until their massive growth compresses adjacent organs. We describe the case of a 53-year-old man with a pelvic schwannoma who in...
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Colonic Perforation as Initial Presentation of Amyloid Disease: Case Report and Literature Review
Amyloidosis is an uncommon disease caused by the deposition of amyloid fibrils in tissues. This disease does not usually require surgical intervention, which could be warranted in the presence of complications...
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Two’s a Charm: Endoscopic Therapy of Multiple Pancreatic Pseudocysts
Pancreatic pseudocysts commonly complicate acute pancreatitis. They can evolve either asymptomatically or with important symptoms. Treatment can be surgical, endoscopic, or percutaneous. The authors present a ...
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Giant Retroperitoneal Myelolipoma: An Unusual Diagnostic GI Challenge—Case Report and Review of the Literature
Myelolipomas are rare, benign neoplasms usually arising from the retroperitoneum. They represent an unusual diagnostic challenge due to their vague GI symptoms. We present a case of an 81-year-old patient comp...
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False in Name Only—Gastroduodenal Artery Pseudoaneurysm in a Recurrently Bleeding Patient: Case Report and Literature Review
Although the diagnosis of visceral pseudoaneurysm is unusual, it requires emergent attention due to the risk of rupture. We describe a 70-year-old man with a gastroduodenal artery pseudoaneurysm that manifeste...
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“Cystamatic” Review: Is Surgery Mandatory for Pneumatosis Cystoides Intestinalis?
Pneumatosis cystoides intestinalis (PCI) is a rare condition characterized by the presence of intramural gas cysts within the small and large intestines. We describe a case of a 70-year-old man admitted to the...
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The Great View Forward: The Use of a Colonoscope for Distal Duodenal Stent Placement
Stent placement in the distal duodenum can be difficult. We describe a case report of a 94-year-old man with metastatic pancreatic head cancer compressing the third and fourth portions of the duodenum, treated...
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Subcapsular Hepatic Hematoma Post-ERCP: Case Report and Review of the Literature
Hepatic hematoma is a rare but possible complication of ERCP. We describe the case of a 75-year old man with a large, 8 × 12 cm, sub-capsular and intra-parenchymal hematoma post ERCP, affecting the right liver...
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Dose Measurements “in” Mössbauer Spectroscopy and Dose Measurements “by” Mössbauer Spectroscopy
The present work deals with 57Co-Mössbauer spectroscopy and radiation doses. We have taken into consideration two opposite sides of the technique, simplifying we could call them the “producer” and “consumer” face...
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Luminescence and anisotropy decays ofN-3-pyrene maleimide labeling IgG proteins and cells
The Py.M (N-3-Pyrene Maleimide) is a dye that covalently binds to reactive amino or sulfhycryl groups to give highly fluorescent protein conjugates. Measurements of luminescence lifetimes and anisotropy decays...
