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Outcomes of Single Anastomosis Duodeno-Ileal Bypass With Sleeve Gastrectomy (SADI-S): A Single Bariatric Center Experience.
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December 2024
Bariatric Surgery, Phoenix Health, Chester, GBR.
Introduction Bariatric surgery is increasingly employed to address the global burden of morbid obesity, with Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB) representing the predominant procedure. However, some patients, particularly those with extreme obesity (BMI >50 kg/m²), may experience unsatisfactory weight-related outcomes following RYGB. While biliopancreatic diversion with duodenal switch (BPD-DS) offers superior weight reduction for this population, its complexity and associated risks limit its widespread use.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe role of partial splenic artery embolization in the management of refractory esophageal variceal bleeding due to portal vein thrombosis.
BMC Pediatr
January 2025
Liver Transplantation & Hepatopancreatobiliary Surgery Unit, Department of General Surgery, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul, Türkiye.
Background: Gastro-esophageal variceal hemorrhage (GEVH) is one of the major causes of life-threatening gastrointestinal bleeding in children. Medical, endoscopic, angiographic, and surgical interventions can be utilized in treatment. In this case report, we describe partial splenic artery embolization for refractory GEVH due to portal vein thrombosis.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFMesenteric fibromatosis as an irreducible inguinal hernia.
BMJ Case Rep
January 2025
Department of Surgery, University of the Philippines, Philippine General Hospital, Manila, Philippines.
We present the case of a man in his 60s with hypertension, who had a 3-year history of an irreducible mass in the left inguinal area. The patient presented at the emergency room with left lower quadrant pain and scrotal pain. The clinical examination was not suggestive of an acute abdomen.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFEndoscopic management of bleeding ectopic varices: multicentric retrospective case series.
Prz Gastroenterol
August 2023
Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Mansoura University, Mansoura, Egypt.
Introduction: Portal hypertension is a common complication of liver cirrhosis. Varices are dilated collaterals that develop as a result of portal hypertension at the level of the porto-systemic connections and can cause a shift in the blood flow from high to low pressure. Common locations for porto-systemic shunts are the lower oesophagus and the gastric fundus.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFCase report: Long-term response to a combination of immune checkpoint inhibitors as a single treatment for multiple synchronous cancers: a case study.
Front Immunol
December 2024
Medical Oncology, Institut de Cancérologie Strasbourg Europe (ICANS), Strasbourg, France.
Introduction: Immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) have revolutionized cancer therapy by enhancing the antitumor immune response. This case describes an 80-year-old male with synchronous multiple primary malignancies (MPMs), including lung metastatic hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), and non-small cell lung carcinoma (NSCLC), and brain metastatic urothelial carcinoma, who was treated with dual ICI therapy.
Case Presentation: The patient, with a history of diabetes, hypertension, dyslipidaemia, well-differentiated neuroendocrine duodenal tumors and micronodular exogenous cirrhosis (Child-Pugh class A), presented with a non-invasive bladder carcinoma (pT1N0M0) resected endoscopically in December 2022.
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