Introduction: Colon carcinoma is the most common type of gastro-intestinal cancer. Despite radical surgery, locoregional recurrence has been observed in 4-11.5 % of patients.
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August 2023
Objectives: The aim of this study is to evaluate the safety of laparoscopic cholecystectomy to treat acute cholecystitis during pregnancy.
Materials And Methods: We conducted a retrospective multicenter study including pregnant women with acute cholecystitis managed in surgery departments in Tunisia from January 1, 2015, to December 31, 2019.
Results: Seventeen centers of surgery department participated in this study including 107 cases of acute cholecystitis.
Introduction: The decrease in muscle function and mass is defined as sarcopenia. Known for a long time as an age-related disorder, sarcopenia is nowadays well recognized in childhood. Juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA), a chronic inflammatory joint disease may be associated with loss of skeletal mass.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Mueller-Weiss disease, a rare and complex foot condition, is defined as spontaneous and progressive navicular fragmentation leading to midfoot pain and deformity. However, its exact etiopathogenesis remains unclear. We report a case series of tarsal navicular osteonecrosis to describe the clinical and imaging characteristics and etiologic profile of the disease.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFSarcoidosis is a systemic inflammatory granulomatous disease that can develop in almost any organ system. Rheumatologists may encounter sarcoidosis in different situations varying from arthralgia to bone involvement. While the peripheral skeleton was a frequent location, data regarding axial involvement is scarce.
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