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Colon cancer with extensive invasion of the abdominal wall treated with neoadjuvant chemotherapy and a free anterolateral thigh flap
BackgroundThe treatment of locally advanced colon cancer is challenging, particularly when there is invasion of the abdominal wall. In such cases,...
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An innovative reconstruction of an enbloc resected composite giant chest and abdominal wall chondrosarcoma with 3D-composite mesh
BackgroundChest wall chondrosarcomas, although common, pose unique challenges due to their aggressive nature, rarity of abdominal wall involvement,...
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Advanced gastric cancer with abdominal wall invasion treated with curative resection after chemotherapy: a case report
IntroductionIn patients with gastric cancer, 6–27% of patients are diagnosed with T4b disease that invades adjacent organs, and curative resection...
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Surgical techniques and effectiveness of laparoscopic resection of abdominal wall desmoid-type fibromatosis and defect reconstruction: a single-center retrospective analysis
PurposeAlthough the treatment of abdominal wall desmoid-type fibromatosis (DF) has evolved over the past decades, surgical treatment remains an...
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High predictive ability of apparent diffusion coefficient value for wall-invasion pattern of advanced gallbladder carcinoma
PurposeThe wall-invasion pattern classification of advanced gallbladder carcinoma (GBC) has been reported. However, its association with clinical...
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Surgery for primary malignant tumors of the abdominal wall: experiences of three African surgical oncology units and review of the literature
Background and objectivesTumors of the abdominal wall are uncommon but diverse. The surgical challenge is double. The tumor must be completely...
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RET/PTC rearrangement in papillary thyroid carcinoma arising in malignant struma ovarii with abdominal wall metastasis and cervical thyroid gland: a case report and review of the literature
BackgroundStruma ovarii refers to rare mature cystic teratomas containing at least 50% of thyroid tissue, and malignant transformation is known to be...
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Value of CT sinography and analysis of missed diagnosis and misdiagnosis for abdominal wall sinus
BackgroundThe value of CT (computed tomography) sinography in evaluating abdominal wall sinus tracts is currently unclear. The present study aims to...
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The clinical features and long-term surgical outcomes of different types of abdominal wall endometriosis
PurposeTo classify abdominal wall endometriosis (AWE) according to the invasive levels of tissue mass, and to compare the differences in clinical...
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Achieving fascial closure with preoperative botulinum toxin injections in abdominal wall reconstruction: outcomes from a high-volume center
Preoperative injection of Botulinum Toxin A (Botox) has been described as an adjunctive therapy to facilitate fascial closure of large hernia defects...
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A case study of abdominal wall and limb necrotizing fasciitis: an extremely rare post -operative complication
IntroductionInfectious affections are the most frequent post-operative complications, the rate have been reducing due to the administration of...
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Clear cell carcinoma arising from abdominal wall endometriosis—a report on two cases and literature review
BackgroundMalignant transformation of abdominal wall endometriosis is extremely rare. Clear cell carcinoma and endometrioid carcinoma are the two...
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Ultra-high resolution computed tomography with deep-learning-reconstruction: diagnostic ability in the assessment of gastric cancer and the depth of invasion
PurposeTo evaluate the image quality of ultra-high-resolution CT (U-HRCT) images reconstructed using an improved deep-learning-reconstruction (DLR)...
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Comparison of the Intra-abdominal and Extra-abdominal Techniques in the Repair of Cesarean Section Incision
To compare the intra-abdominal and extra-abdominal techniques in the repair of uterine incisions in cesarean delivery is the objective of this...
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Epithelioid and spindle rhabdomyosarcoma with TFCP2 rearrangement in abdominal wall: a distinctive entity with poor prognosis
BackgroundEpithelioid and spindle rhabdomyosarcoma (ES-RMS) with TFCP2 rearrangement is a recently discovered rare variant of rhabdomyosarcoma...
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Off the wall: incidental paraspinal and pelvic muscle pathology on abdominopelvic imaging
As the use of cross-sectional abdominal and pelvic imaging has increased exponentially in the past several decades, incidental musculoskeletal...
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Abdominal visceral tuberculosis: a malignancy mimic
The purpose is to discuss abdominal tuberculosis mimicking malignancy involving the abdominal viscera. TB of the abdominal viscera is common,...
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Direct abdominal vein thrombus imaging (DATI): a contrast-free black-blood MR technique for the diagnosis of abdominal vein thrombosis
ObjectivesTo develop and evaluate a direct abdominal vein thrombus imaging (DATI) technique, based on a respiratory navigating SPACE sequence with...
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Multidetector computed tomography assessment of venous invasion in hepatic alveolar echinococcosis
PurposeThe objective of this study was to correlate multidetector computed tomography (MDCT) findings in hepatic alveolar echinococcosis (HAE) with...
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Successful living-donor liver transplantation for sustained liver failure even after resolution of infiltrative massive hepatic invasion of stage 4S neuroblastoma: a case report
BackgroundNeuroblastoma is the most common extracranial solid tumor in childhood. Stage 4S neuroblastoma is a unique subset of neuroblastoma...
