Publications by authors named "Fahmi Yassine"
Gastrointestinal stromal tumors are uncommon mesenchymal tumors that very rarely occur in the rectum. They pose preoperative diagnostic and therapeutic problems. We report the case of retrorectal stromal tumor in order to highlight the clinical, radiological and therapeutic features of this rare entity.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFEndocrine gland-derived vascular endothelial growth factor (EG-VEGF) and its receptor PROKR2 are associated to human colorectal cancer progression and peritoneal carcinomatosis.
Cancer Biomark
February 2018
Article Synopsis
- - The study investigates the role of endogenous vascular endothelial growth factor (EG-VEGF) in colorectal cancer (CRC) and its link to metastatic peritoneal carcinomatosis (PC), highlighting that high levels of circulating EG-VEGF are associated with advanced cancer stages.
- - Increased circulating levels of EG-VEGF were found in metastatic PC patients compared to those with CRC and healthy controls, and local EG-VEGF expression was linked to higher tumor and nodal stages in CRC.
- - The research suggests that the EG-VEGF and its receptors could play a key role in CRC's progression to PC and propose that circulating EG-VEGF might serve as a useful prognostic marker for CRC patients. *
Video capsule endoscopy (VCE) is a safe innovative tool for investigating obscure gastrointestinal diseases. The capsule is usually excreted with faeces within 24-48 h. Retention of capsule rarely occurs, and it usually depends on the indication of VCE.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFInternal hernia is an unusual cause of small bowel obstruction and classified several types according to locations. Transmesosigmoid hernia is rare type among others mesosigmoid hernia was rarely reported in the literature. We report the case of a 44-year-old male who presented with acute abdominal pain and developed a small intestinal obstruction.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFRupture of hydatid liver cyst into biliary tree is frequent complications that involve the common hepatic duct, lobar biliary branches, the small intrahepatic bile ducts,but rarely rupture into common bile duct. The rupture of hydatid cyst is serious life threating event. The authors are reporting a case of total rupture of hydatid cyst of liver into common bile duct.
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