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Cocoa Seeds as a Phytobezoar Causing Intestinal Obstruction in a Ghanaian Child: A Case Report.
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December 2024
Emergency Medicine Department, Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital, Kumasi, GHA.
Phytobezoars are indigestible organic matter that forms organized masses in the gastrointestinal tract. Seeds reported causing bezoars include sunflower seeds, watermelon seeds, and wild banana seeds. Cocoa seeds causing bezoar have not been reported.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThree-Staged Surgical Hybrid Treatment for an Extended Thoracoabdominal Aneurysm in a High-Risk Patient: A Case Report.
Cureus
December 2024
Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Shizuoka General Hospital, Shizuoka, JPN.
Thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysm (TAAA) repair remains one of the most challenging procedures and is associated with high mortality and complication rates. Careful consideration of the surgical strategy is essential, particularly in cases involving extensive replacement and high-risk patients. A 61-year-old man with a 55-mm TAAA was referred for surgical treatment.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFDistal ileal volvulus leading to intestinal obstruction: A case report.
Int J Surg Case Rep
January 2025
Department of Diagnostic Radiology, BP Koirala Institute of Health Sciences (BPKIHS), Nepal.
Introduction: Small bowel volvulus (SBV) involves the abnormal twisting of a small bowel loop around its mesenteric axis, often causing intestinal obstruction. It is rare in Western countries but accounts for up to 20-35 % of small bowel obstruction (SBO) cases in Asia, Africa, and the Middle East due to dietary and environmental factors. Non specific symptoms might lead to delayed diagnosis.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe association between preoperative lacunar infarcts and postoperative delirium in elderly patients undergoing major abdominal surgery: a prospective cohort study.
Aging Clin Exp Res
January 2025
Department of Anesthesiology, Sichuan Provincial People's Hospital, School of Medicine, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, 610000, Sichuan, China.
Objective: The primary goal was to investigate whether the presence of preoperative lacunar infarcts (LACI) was associated with postoperative delirium (POD) in elderly patients undergoing elective major abdominal surgery.
Design: A prospective cohort study.
Setting And Participants: Patients aged ≥ 65 years from a tertiary level A hospital in China.
Transperitoneal vs retroperitoneal robotic partial nephrectomy: a meta-analysis and systematic review of propensity-matched studies.
J Robot Surg
January 2025
Department of Clinical Laboratory, Zibo Central Hospital, Zibo, 255036, Shandong Province, China.
The main aim of this meta-analysis is to assess and compare the impact of two different surgical approaches, transperitoneal and retroperitoneal, on perioperative outcomes in robotic partial nephrectomy. A systematic search of MEDLINE, PubMed, Google Scholar, and the Cochrane Database was conducted to identify relevant studies published between January 2000 and January 2025. Included were nine non-randomized controlled trials with a total of 2420 patients with matching propensity scores.
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