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Tuberculous colitis
Purpose: This study was undertaken to elucidate characteristic findings of tuberculous (TB) colitis at double-contrast barium enema examination (DCBE). MATERIALS AND METHODS: Twenty-five patients with TB colit.....
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Endoscopic Sphincterotomy: 7-Year Experience
n = 33), and procedure-related mortality was 0.7% ( n = 5). There was a significant decrease in hospital mortality ( p ...
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A comparison of surgeons' posture during laparoscopic and open surgical procedures
Background: There is increasing recognition of surgeons' physical fatigue in the new ergonomic environment of laparoscopic surgery. The purpose of this study was to determine what the differences are in the move...
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Acute biliary pancreatitis: Diagnosis and management
Acute biliary pancreatitis is a serious complication of biliary calculous disease and is associated with significant morbidity and mortality. The role of endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) i...
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Anatomic Dissociation between the Intrahepatic Bile Duct and Portal Vein: Risk Factors for Left Hepatectomy
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Colectomy for sigmoid volvulus
PURPOSE: Volvulus of the sigmoid carries a high mortality. This minimally invasive technique is designed for poor-risk patients. TECHNIQUE: Aided by laparoscopy, the mobile sigmoid is exteriorized through a mi.....
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Intrahepatic Cholangiocarcinoma
p < 0.02) or hilar nodal metastases ( p < 0.0003) survived significantly longer. We concluded that hepatic resection is indicated for intrahepati...
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Weight Loss Following Transected Gastric Bypass with Proximal Roux-en-Y
Background: Cross-sectional analysis was performed to study the trend in weight loss following surgery. Methods: Among 194 patients involved in the study during the period 1990-1995, 86.6% were female and 87.1...
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Comparison of two-dimensional vs three-dimensional camera systems in laparoscopic surgery
Background: The lack of depth perception and spatial orientation in video vision are the drawbacks of laparoscopic surgery. The advent of a three-dimensional camera system enables surgeons to reg...
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Palliative gastrojejunostomy
Palliative bypass for neoplastic gastric outlet obstruction should be minimally invasive. We designed a laparoscopically assisted approach that appears to meet the need. The proximal jejunum is exteriorized by...
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Appropriate management of atypical ductal hyperplasia diagnosed by stereotactic core needle breast biopsy
Background: Stereotactic core needle breast biopsy (SCNBB) is a minimally invasive technique used to sample nonpalpable mammographic abnormalities. The optimal management of atypical ductal hyperplasia (ADH) dia...
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Covered metal stent for tumor obstruction of efferent loop recurrence after gastrectomy
Reports the case of a 60-year-old woman who underwent R2 total gastrectomy, and subsequent palliation of painful symptom recurrence via a membrane-covered metal stent.
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Laparoscopic sigmoid colectomy
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Optimal surgical treatment of invasive lobular carcinoma of the breast
Background: The roles of breast conservation and surgical evaluation of the contralateral breast in the treatment of lobular carcinoma of the breast remain unclear. The aim of this study was to compare local rec...
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Pathogenetic implications of DNA nondiploidy in colorectal cancers
PURPOSE: Several studies propose that proximal and distal colorectal cancers have a different pathogenesis. We tested the hypothesis using flow cytometric DNA analysis. METHODS: DNA analysis was performed in 7.....
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Necrotizing fasciitis after laparoscopic surgery
We report two cases of necrotizing fasciitis following laparoscopic surgery and discuss contributing factors, as well as treatment of this rare complication.
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Perforated rectal lymphoma in a renal transplant recipient
PURPOSE: We report the case of a renal transplant recipient with rectal lymphoma manifested by sudden onset of abdominal pain from a perforated rectum who was treated successfully with prompt surgical resectio.....
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Tendinous insertion of semimembranosus muscle into the lateral meniscus
Forty-two cadaver knees were used for morphologic and MRI observations of the tendinous distal expansions of the semimembranosus m. and the posterior capsular structures of the knee. A tendinous branch of the ...
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Laparoscopy-assisted jejunal resection for bleeding leiomyoma
We report a case of successful resection of a jejunal leiomyoma using a minimally invasive technique. By combining the procedures of push enteroscopy and laparoscopy, jejunal resection can be performed expedi...
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Efficacy of routine laparoscopy for the acute abdomen
Background: Laparoscopic surgery of selected acute abdominal conditions has been shown to be highly effective. Therefore, we investigated the diagnostic accuracy and therapeutic efficacy of routi...
