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Emergency surgery for obstructing colonic cancer: a comparison between right-sided and left-sided lesions
Few studies compare management and outcomes of obstructive colonic cancer, depending on the tumor site. We aim to evaluate the differences in patient characteristics, tumor characteristics, and outcomes of eme...
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An unusual case of Y-shaped right renal vein
Vascular renal anomalies are frequent, multiple and well described and result from errors in vessel embryogenesis between the 6th and 10th week of gestation. Historically, variations are described in anatomic ...
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Strangulated transomental hernia: CT findings
We report a case of surgically confirmed strangulation of small bowel through a defect in the greater omentum. Computed tomography demonstrated the presence and the location of this very unusual internal abdom...
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Chirurgische Therapie beim Echinococcus alveolaris der Leber
Introduction: Alveolar hydatid disease is an uncommon parasitosis found in the northern hemisphere, caused by the larval stage of a tapeworm growing in the liver: Echinococcus multilocul...
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De Novo Malignancy Following Orthotopic Liver Transplantation (OLT) for Alcoholic Cirrhosis (AC)
AC is the most common cause of end-stage liver failure in Europe and the United States. Since at present OLT is the best treatment for end-stage liver diseases, AC has recently become an increasing indication ...