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Videothoracoscopic resection of intrathoracic neurogenic tumors: report of two cases
Two cases of intrathoracic neurogenic tumors are discussed. The benign neoplasms were located in the posterior mediastinum and caused no clinical symptoms. In both cases, complete resection of the lesion was a...
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History of the ISS/SIC: Antoine Depage, One of the Founders of the ISS/SIC
Antoine Depage, born near Brussels in 1862, was one of the founders and first Secretary General of the Société Internationale de Chirurgie (ISS–SIC). After an excellent medical education at the Free Brussels ...
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Laparoscopic transabdominal pericardial window
Creation of a transabdominal transdiaphragmatic pericardial window for life-threatening recurrent pericardial effusion has proved to be a safe minimally invasive technique. By inducing adequate pericardial sac...
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Interventional Radiology of the Spleen
Interventional radiological techniques have been used increasingly in the management of splenic disorders during recent decades. This attitude went along with a more conservative approach that surgeons and tra...
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A safe and simple method for routine open access in laparoscopic procedures
Background: Access to the peritoneal cavity in laparoscopic procedures is generally achieved by means of a pneumoperitoneum, following introduction of a Veress needle. Because this procedure must...
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Laparoscopic repair of perforated duodenal ulcer
Background: A series of 100 consecutive patients with perforated peptic ulcer were prospectively evaluated in a multicenter study. The feasibility of the laparoscopic repair was evaluated.
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Gastric emptying for solids in patients with duodenal ulcer before and after highly selective vagotomy
In a series of 31 duodenal ulcer patients (23 males and 8 females), who underwent a highly selective vagotomy, gastric emptying characteristics of a solid meal, labeled with [su99mTc]stannous colloid, were ass...