Aberrant pancreas adenocarcinoma in the stomach: A case report and literature review.

Rationale: Aberrant pancreatic tissue in the gastrointestinal tract is a relatively common finding. However, malignant transformation is extremely rare. Herein, we report a case of ectopic pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma in the stomach wall.

Suspected and Confirmed Acute Appendicitis During the COVID-19 Pandemic: First and Second Quarantines-a Prospective Study.

Purpose: COVID-19 posed an unprecedented modern global healthcare crisis affecting both elective and urgent surgeries. The aim of this study is to evaluate the difference in the presentation of acute appendicitis (AA) before and during the COVID-19 era, the first and second quarantines.

Methods: We performed a prospective study from December 2018 to May 2021.

Short-term clinical and functional results of rectal wall suture defect after transanal endoscopic microsurgery-a prospective cohort study.

Purpose: Our goal was to assess the outcomes of rectal wall suture during the early and late periods after transanal endoscopic microsurgery (TEM) and long-term bowel function.

Methods: Patients who underwent TEM for rectal neoplasms from May 2017 to March 2021 were prospectively included. A total of 70 patients were enrolled.

Local Excision ± Chemoradiotherapy vs. Total Mesorectal Excision for Early Rectal Cancer: Case-Matched Analysis of Long-Term Results.

Our aim was to compare the bowel function and oncologic outcomes following these two treatment modalities. This was a single-center study with 67 patients included between 2009 and 2018. A total of 32 patients underwent total mesorectal excision (TME) group and 35 transanal local excisions (LE) ± chemoradiation.

Quality of Life and Bowel Function Following Early Closure of a Temporary Ileostomy in Patients with Rectal Cancer: A Report from a Single-Center Randomized Controlled Trial.

The aim of this study was to assess quality of life and bowel function in patients undergoing early vs. standard ileostomy closure. We retrospectively assessed patients from our previous randomized controlled trial.

Traumatic spleen rupture diagnosed during postmortem dissection: A STROBE-compliant retrospective study.

Spleen is typically injured in blunt abdominal trauma. Spleen injuries make 42% of all blunt abdominal injuries. The aim of this study was to perform a retrospective assessment of the cases of acute and subacute isolated traumatic spleen ruptures.