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Northern Beaches Hospital, Frenchs Forest, New South Wales, Australia.
Littré hernia is the rare protrusion of a Meckel's diverticulum (MD) through a hernia sac. We present a rare case of strangulated MD in a woman patient in her 90s, which required a small intestine resection. She presented with 1 day of groin swelling, no features of bowel obstruction and an irreducible hernia on examination.
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December 2024
General Surgery, UHB, Birmingham, UK.
A woman in her early 90s presented to the acute surgical take with a 3-day history of worsening reflux, vomiting, epigastric pain and constipation. Subsequent imaging demonstrated two large, impacted gallstones in the pylorus and proximal jejunum secondary to a cholecystoduodenal fistula. A diagnosis of Bouveret syndrome was made, and endoscopic attempts to break down and remove the stones were unsuccessful.
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October 2024
Media Lab, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, 02139, USA.
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- A study investigates the clinical effectiveness of a new digital design method for creating custom transtibial prosthetic interfaces using MRI or CT scans of amputated limbs.
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Total and Simultaneous Coverage Repair for the Obturator Hernia and Groin Hernias With One Large Mesh: A Case Report.
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Gastrointestinal Surgery/Breast Surgery, Kanazawa University, Kanazawa, JPN.
Obturator hernia is a rare condition. Preoperative diagnosis is difficult to achieve because the hernia swelling is rarely palpable. Diagnosis is often delayed, and the hernia can become fatal if intestinal strangulation occurs, especially in older patients.
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Respiratory Disease Center Fukujuji Hospital, Japan Anti-Tuberculosis Association (JATA) Tokyo Japan.
was first isolated and reported in Korea in 2007. We report a rare case of nontuberculous mycobacterial (NTM) pulmonary disease caused by . A woman in her mid-90s was referred to our hospital due to bloody sputum.
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