Publications by authors named "W G Aguayo"
Article Synopsis
- Ampullary malignancies are rare tumors often discovered when they block bile flow, but they can also lead to serious conditions like acute pancreatitis.
- In the case presented, a 59-year-old male developed severe pancreatitis with complications from an ampullary mass, highlighting the challenges these tumors pose for medical teams.
- After initially struggling with his condition, the patient was successfully treated for his cancer at a specialized center following recovery from pancreatitis.
Background: Perforated gastric ulcers are life-threatening surgical emergencies that need early diagnosis and treatment to overcome severe complications. With the rise of obesity in recent years, intragastric balloons have arisen as a "safe" strategy; however, in medicine, no treatment is risk-free. Nausea, pain, vomiting, and more severe complications like perforation, ulceration, and death can occur.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAppendix-associated hernias are extremely rare. They have been described sporadically in the literature, mostly as inguinal hernias. Appendix-associated incisional hernias are even more unusual.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIntroduction And Importance: Gastrointestinal stromal tumors are the most frequent mesenchymal tumors of the gastrointestinal tract. Complete resection of GISTs is the only chance of cure for patients. When these tumors are located near the esophagogastric junction, the surgical risk can cause deformity or stenosis in the gastric inlet, leading to higher complications and diminishing their quality of life.
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