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Right-sided diaphragmatic rupture after repair of a large Morgagni hernia
We present a case of a combination of primary and secondary diaphragmatic hernia in a 63-year male patient. For progressive dyspnea and palpitations caused by a large and symptomatic Morgagni hernia resulting ...
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Automated low flow pump system for the treatment of refractory ascites: a single-center experience
Ascites is a common complication of liver cirrhosis and represents the main cause of hospitalization among patients with cirrhosis. First-line therapy for those patients is the use of diuretics and dietary sod...
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Open AccessBiomarker alterations associated with distinct patterns of metastatic spread in colorectal cancer
Metastatic spread is the most important life-threatening feature of colorectal cancer and is supposed to be mainly driven by alterations in different carcinogenic pathways. The present study compared mutation ...
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Sinus pilonidalis
Der Sinus pilonidalis oder Pilonidalsinus ist eine erworbene Erkrankung, die durch eine akut oder chronisch entzündliche oder asymptomatische Verlaufsform gekennzeichnet ist. Als mögliche Ursache wird u. a. da...
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Die schwangere Patientin in der Chirurgie
Die Diagnostik und Therapie chirurgischer Erkrankungen und insbesondere die Indikationsstellung zur Operation stellt bei der schwangeren Patientin eine große Herausforderung dar. Prinzipiell ist die interdiszi...
