Study Design: prospective multicenter study.
Objectives: Active apex correction (APC) is posterior tethering technique for correction of early onset scoliosis (EOS) via reverse modulation at the apex. Active apex correction has been increasingly used worldwide.
Introduction: Inguinal hernias are common and typically include a portion of abdominal organs. However, there have been reports of additional peculiar content.
Case Presentation: The authors present the case of a 68-year-old man with sigmoid colon cancer presenting as a left inguinal hernia.
Introduction And Importance: Tuberous sclerosis disorder (TSD) is a rare genetic disease that causes abnormal growths or tumors in various organs of the body. They are usually benign and asymptomatic. However, severe, rapidly growing tuberous sclerosis can be fatal.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFDuodenal hemangiomas are benign vascular tumors caused by haphazard vascular proliferation within the duodenal wall. Although rare, duodenal hemangiomas could lead to rapidly progressive life-threatening gastrointestinal (GI) bleeding that requires urgent intervention. The diagnosis of duodenal hemangioma often requires direct visualization of the lesion either endoscopically or surgically, as well as histopathological examination.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFUnlabelled: A double secondary aortoenteric fistula (AEF) occurs in a patient who has had significant aortic surgery and is characterized by a direct connection between the gastrointestinal (GI) tract and the aorta at two separate sites.
Importance: During aortoc reconstructive surgery, the patient may present with a variety of unusual complaints, including fever and GI bleeding. These symptoms are indicative of problems, including the development of an aortoentric fistula, particularly when there is a double secondary fistula.
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Introduction And Importance: Gallbladder lymphangiomas are very-rare, yet benign tumors that start developing in early life. Those tumors often go unnoticed until adulthood as they grow into a larger size or a complication happens. Despite its rarity, suspicion for the diagnosis should be maintained by the physicians.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: The rare form and mildest variant of Langerhans cell histiocytosis is eosinophilic granuloma (EG). In the clinical presentation, EG can be monostotic, polyostotic, or can encompass many organs. The parietal bone is the most common location of the skull bones that are affected by EG.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Appendiceal lymphoma is a very rare entity accounting for 0.015% of all gastrointestinal lymphoma cases. Acute appendicitis is the most common presentation of primary appendix neoplasms.
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