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BMC Surg
January 2025
Faculty of Medicine, University of Khartoum, Khartoum, 11111, Sudan.
Background & Aims: Hernia is a very common surgical condition affecting all ages and both sexes. Data regarding abdominal wall hernias is essential to hernia management in an institution. With the absence of data regarding the prevalence, characteristics, and associations of abdominal wall hernias in Sudanese patients, we aimed to describe and find the possible differences in the spectrum of abdominal hernias, their rates, and associated predisposing factors.
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January 2025
Department of General Surgery, Fundación Cardioinfantil - LaCardio, Bogotá, Colombia.
BACKGROUND Terminal ileum (TI) anastomoses present challenges due to anatomical features and pressure from the ileocecal valve (ICV). The use of negative-pressure wound therapy (NPWT) is commonly used to treat chronic skin ulcers. Its use for temporary abdominal closure following anastomosis is controversial but has shown promise in patients with inflammatory or vascular disease.
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December 2024
Department of Surgery, HFR Fribourg Cantonal Hospital, CH-1708 Fribourg, Switzerland; Department of Pathology, Promed Laboratoire Médical SA, CH-1723 Marly, Switzerland.
Introduction: The cyst of the canal of Nuck is a rare cause of inguino-labial swelling in adult women, arising from an obliteration failure of the processus vaginalis during embryological development. Its rarity often leads to misdiagnosis and improper treatment. This article highlights its diagnosis and surgical management.
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January 2025
Department of Surgical Sciences, University of Turin, Turin, Italy.
Introduction: Anorectal melanoma (ARM) is rare and highly lethal neoplasm. It has a poorer prognosis compared with cutaneous ones. Sentinel lymph node biopsy (SLNB) has become the preferred method of nodal staging method for cutaneous melanoma.
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December 2024
Farhat Hached University Hospital of Sousse, radiation oncology department, Tunisia.
Background: Vulvar cancer is a rare tumor whose prognosis depends on early treatment.
Aim: The study aimed to evaluate the role of adjuvant radiotherapy (RT) in the treatment of vulvar cancer and to identify the prognostic factors influencing the tumor evolution.
Methods: descriptive and analytical study included 38 patients treated by adjuvant RT, during the period from 1995 to 2020, for vulvar cancer in the oncological radiotherapy department of Farhat Hached University Hospital in Sousse.
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