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An upside-down stomach is a rare type of hiatal hernia. An 83-year-old woman presented to the emergency room with abdominal pain and vomiting. Computed tomography revealed an upside-down stomach and the incarceration of a part of the gastric body into the abdominal cavity.
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- Two cases are reported where a colonoscope became trapped in an inguinal hernia during a medical procedure.
- In both instances, the colonoscope was successfully removed using manual reduction guided by fluoroscopy, allowing for the completion of the colonoscopy.
- One patient had advanced sigmoid cancer diagnosed and treated with surgery, while both hernias were resolved following the respective interventions.
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- Domino liver transplantation (DLT) from donors with familial amyloid polyneuropathy is a viable way to increase the number of available liver grafts.
- A study of 25 liver transplantation cases showed that while technical challenges exist, surgical complications were generally low, with only one donor experiencing significant issues.
- The 1-year and 5-year survival rates for grafts were high in donors (100%), while recipients also had respectable survival rates (84% at 1 year, 67.3% at 5 years), indicating that LDDLT can be performed safely.