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Int J Reprod Biomed
August 2024
Preventative Gynecology Research Center, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Background: Leiomyoma, also known as uterine fibroid, is a non-malignant tumor originating from the uterus's smooth muscles. It is the most common benign tumor in the female genital tract, exhibiting varying size and form that can distort the uterus's shape. Uterine fibroids affect 2.
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September 2024
Department of Faculty Surgery No. 2, I.M. Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University (Sechenov University), Moscow, Russia.
Background: Laparoscopic approaches and robot-assisted operations are used for colorectal cancer surgery because of their minimal invasiveness. 1 However, changes in intra-abdominal pressure during laparoscopy can lead to cardiovascular complications in compromised patients; 2 obesity and intraabdominal adhesions may further interfere with laparoscopic procedures. The retroperitoneal approach may facilitate minimally invasive surgery, even in patients with comorbidities.
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July 2024
2nd Surgical Department, 424 General Military Hospital, Thessaloniki, GRC.
Small bowel obstruction is one of the most common urgent surgical conditions, caused by a variety of factors, with adhesions, malignancies, and hernias, internal and external, being the most common. Many types of internal hernias have been described in the literature; however, internal hernia caused by the ureter as a secondary complication of ureteroplasty is rare and only a few cases have been reported worldwide. This presentation discusses an interesting case of small bowel obstruction accompanied by obstruction of the urinary tract due to an internal hernia caused by the ureter.
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August 2024
University of Wisconsin-Madison, School of Veterinary Medicine, Department of Surgical Sciences, Madison, WI, USA.
Case Summary: A 5.5-year-old male neutered domestic shorthair cat was presented with a 2-year history of progressive chronic kidney disease. Abdominal ultrasonography revealed bilateral chronic renal degeneration, nephrolithiasis, cortical hyperechogenicity and infarction.
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July 2024
Department of Immunology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Peking University, Beijing, China.
The urinary system comprises kidneys, ureters, bladder, and urethra with its primary function being excretion, referring to the physiological process of transporting substances that are harmful or surplus out of the body. The male reproductive system consists of gonads (testis), vas deferens, and accessory glands such as the prostate. According to classical immunology theory, the tissues and organs mentioned above are not thought to produce immunoglobulins (Igs), and any Ig present in the relevant tissues under physiological and pathological conditions is believed to be derived from B cells.
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