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Front Pediatr
September 2024
Department of Pediatric Surgery, Binzhou Medical University Hospital, Binzhou, Shandong, China.
Introduction: Anal canal duplication (ACD) is a rare entity of gastrointestinal duplication that may be asymptomatic or present complications, such as abscess, fistulae, or malignant changes. The diagnosis and rational management of ACD still need to be clarified.
Case Presentation: We present a case of an 18-month-old girl with intractable perianal erosion and painful bowel movements for one year, and chronic constipation for six months.
Clin J Gastroenterol
June 2024
Department of Hepatobiliary Pancreatic Surgery, Ehime University Graduate School of Medicine, 454 Shitsugawa, Toon, Ehime, 791-0295, Japan.
Pancreas divisum (PD) represents a prevalent congenital pancreatic variant, typically arising from the failure of fusion between the ventral and dorsal pancreatic ducts. This condition is frequently associated with recurrent pancreatitis. We herein present a case involving an incomplete PD diagnosis following the identification of a refractory postoperative pancreatic fistula (POPF) after laparoscopic distal pancreatectomy (DP) for pancreatic cancer.
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September 2024
Department of Radiology, Tokyo Women's Medical University Adachi Medical Center, Japan.
J Vasc Interv Radiol
April 2024
Department of Radiology, Division of Interventional Radiology, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Electronic address:
Purpose: To determine safety and effectiveness of percutaneous interventions performed by interventional radiologists at a single institution over 2 decades in patients with dialysis access steal syndrome (DASS).
Materials And Methods: A retrospective review of fistulograms from 2001 to 2021 (N = 11,658) was performed. In total, 286 fistulograms in 212 patients with surgically created dialysis accesses met inclusion criterion of fistulography for suspected DASS.
J Am Coll Radiol
November 2023
Specialty Chair, Froedtert & The Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
The creation and maintenance of a dialysis access is vital for the reduction of morbidity, mortality, and cost of treatment for end stage renal disease patients. One's longevity on dialysis is directly dependent upon the quality of dialysis. This quality hinges on the integrity and reliability of the access to the patient's vascular system.
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