Intestinal T-cell lymphoma not otherwise specified: a case report and literature review.

Intestinal T-cell lymphoma, not otherwise specified (ITCL, NOS), primarily affects the small bowel but can involve the stomach and large bowel. This report presents an uncommon case of ITCL, NOS in a patient affecting the large bowel, supported by a literature review. An 87-year-old female presented with abdominal pain, fever, vomiting and weight loss.

Association between prior appendectomy and/or tonsillectomy in women and subsequent pregnancy rate: a cohort study.

Objective: To study pregnancy rates after appendectomy and/or tonsillectomy.

Design: Population-based cohort study using the United Kingdom (U.K.

Diaphragmatic hernia following oesophagectomy for oesophageal cancer - Are we too radical?

Background: Diaphragmatic herniation (DH) of abdominal contents into the thorax after oesophageal resection is a recognised and serious complication of surgery. While differences in pressure between the abdominal and thoracic cavities are important, the size of the hiatal defect is something that can be influenced surgically. As with all oncological surgery, safe resection margins are essential without adversely affecting necessary anatomical structure and function.

Cholecystectomy and the risk of alimentary tract cancers: a systematic review.

Aim: To investigate the association between cholecystectomy and gastro-intestinal tract (GIT) cancers.

Methods: We conducted a systematic review according to the PRISMA guidelines. A MEDLINE search was performed with predefined search criteria for English Language articles on the association between cholecystectomy and GIT cancers.

Reduction in gastric cancer surgical mortality over 10 years: An adverse events analysis.

Background: The reduction in gastric cancer mortality is due to a reduction in incidence and of surgical mortality. This study was to examine adverse events in patients with gastric cancer dying under surgical care.

Methods: Adverse events in surgical care were prospectively audited in patients who died of gastric cancer in Scottish hospitals.