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Hiroki Arai
English
Surgery
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Open AccessPatency period of a metallic ureteral stent and its determinants in patients with malignant ureteral obstruction: a prospective review
Malignant ureteral obstruction caused by extrinsic compression of a primary malignant tumour or by metastatic disease is an indicator of poor prognosis with a median life expectancy of about one year. We exami...
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Open AccessIntestinal hemorrhage caused by Meckel’s diverticulum with ectopic gastric mucosa on polypoid lesion: a case report
Meckel’s diverticulum may sometimes present as an intraluminal polypoid mass causing small bowel obstruction; however, gastrointestinal bleeding due to Meckel’s diverticulum with a polypoid lesion is rare. A 1...
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Open AccessChylous ascites associated with intestinal obstruction from volvulus due to Petersen’s hernia: report of a case
Chylous ascites is an uncommon finding which is usually associated with recent abdominal/oncologic or retroperitoneal surgery. It is not usually seen in cases of acute obstruction.
