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Structure Disorders of the Small Intestines
The diagnosis of congenital or acquired structure disorders are challenging without enteroscopy. In this chapter, authors presented various structure lesions of the small intestine from clinical history, pictu...
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Benign Neoplasms of the Small Intestines
Benign neoplasms of the small intestine are covered in this chapter. Small intestine tumors accounted for 5% of all gastrointestinal tract tumors. Approximately 60% of these tumors were benign. All these cases...
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Open AccessCDH1 polymorphisms and haplotypes in sporadic diffuse and intestinal gastric cancer: a case–control study based on direct sequencing analysis
Findings related to the influence of the −160C → A promoter polymorphism and haplotypes of the E-cadherin (CDH1) gene have not been consistent in previous studies regarding the risk for sporadic gastric cancer. I...
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Open AccessBilateral Superficial Cervical Plexus Block Combined with General Anesthesia Administered in Thyroid Operations
We investigated the analgesic efficacy of bilateral superficial cervical plexus block in patients undergoing thyroidectomy and to determine whether it reduces the adverse effects of general anesthesia.
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Graft copolymers of poly(methyl methacrylate) and polyamide-6 via in situ anionic polymerization of ε-caprolactam and their properties
Graft copolymers of poly(methyl methacrylate) and polyamide-6 (PMMA-g–PA6) were investigated via in situ anionic polymerization of ε-caprolactam, using PMMA precursors with N-carbamated caprolactam pendants (P...
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Experience with Reversed L-Shaped Incision for Right Hemicolectomy Combined with Liver Resection
Various types of incisions have been applied in simultaneous resections of colorectal cancer and synchronous liver metastases. We describe our experience with the reversed L-shaped incision for simultaneous ri...
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Primary Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Liver Arising from a Complex Liver Cyst: Report of a Case
A 65-year-old man who had received radiation therapy for nasopharyngeal cancer (NPC) 3 years earlier presented with a 3-week history of right upper quadrant abdominal pain and a feeling of fullness. There had ...
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Decreased uptake after fractionated ablative doses of iodine-131
In an attempt to obviate the necessity for hospitalisation, the ablative dose of 131I in the treatment of thyroid cancer is divided into two or three fractions at weekly intervals in some hospitals with no specia...
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Primary Malignant Mesothelioma of the Greater Omentum: Report of a Case
We report a rare case of primary malignant mesothelioma of the greater omentum. To our knowledge, only one other such case has been described in the English literature. The patient was a 61-year-old Taiwanese ...
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Carcinoid Tumor of the Spleen: Report of a Case
Carcinoid tumors are uncommon tumors of the neuroendocrine system. They grow slowly and may remain silent for years before presenting with carcinoid syndrome. A diagnosis of asymptomatic carcinoid tumor is di...
