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Cureus
August 2021
Gastroenterology, National Academy of Medical Sciences, Kathmandu, NPL.
Introduction Gastrointestinal (GI) varices are abnormally dilated submucosal veins in the digestive tract caused due to portal hypertension. Esophagus and stomach are common locations of varices induced by portal hypertension. Their presence correlates with the severity of the liver disease.
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August 2020
Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, University of Miyazaki, 5200 Kihara, Kiyotake, Miyazaki City, Miyazaki, 8891692, Japan.
An 86-year-old woman's stool sample was positive for blood. Computed tomography (CT) showed wall thickening of the ascending colon at the hepatic flexure. Colonoscopy showed near-complete obturation by colon cancer.
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March 2019
NGHCI Railway Clinical Hospital at the "Rostov-Glavnyy" Station, OAO Russian Railways, Varfolomeeva Street 92, Rostov-on-Don, Russian Federation; FSBEI HE Rostov State Medical University of the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation, Nakhichevansky Lane 19, Rostov-on-Don, Russian Federation.
Introduction: A rupture of the membranous part of trachea during thoracoscopic and transhiatal resection of esophagus is a rare complication that occurs in 0.4% of cases. This complication often requires thoracotomy and is associated with prolonged pulmonary ventilation, long-term pleural draining due to persistent air leakage and development of a tracheopleural fistula, prolonged hospitalization, and high risk of septic and secondary cardiorespiratory complications.
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September 2019
Forensic Science SA, 21 Divett Place, Adelaide, 5000, Australia.
An 84-year-old woman with a history of weight loss, anorexia and episodic vomiting was admitted to hospital where she died soon afterwards. Her diagnosis was acute renal injury due to dehydration and malnutrition. At autopsy the body was cachectic with a small intestinal obstruction due to herniation through a defect at the anterolateral aspect of the obturator foramen.
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February 2018
Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Fujian Cancer Hospital and Fujian Medical University Cancer Hospital, Fuzhou 350001, China.
Objective: To evaluate the safty and feasibility of the D2 radical resection of omental bursa and No.12p and No.8p for gastric carcinoma (GC).
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