Publications by authors named "Zofia Zielinska"
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- - A sliding hiatal hernia is common, especially in older adults, but its incarceration is rare and requires urgent surgery if it occurs.
- - A case involving a 95-year-old woman showed she had a giant sliding incarcerated hiatal hernia causing thoracic pain, which was diagnosed using X-ray and CT scans.
- - After confirming the hernia strangulation, surgeons performed a successful laparotomy and Nissen fundoplication, allowing the patient to recover well despite the complexities of surgery in elderly patients.
Rudolf Stefan Weigl died in 1957, 45 years ago. This year we are celebrating 120 anniversary of his birthday. He was a great Polish scientist who led research on Rickettsia prowazeki and epidemic typhus.
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