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BACKGROUND Historically intraoperative drains were employed after pancreatic surgery but over the last decade,there has been debate over the routine usage of drains.AIM To assess the necessity of intra-abdominal drain...
BACKGROUND Non-surgical methods such as percutaneous drainage are crucial for the treatment of patients with severe acute pancreatitis(SAP).However,there is still an ongoing debate regarding the optimal timing for abd...
We present an unusual and,until now,unreported case of vesicoallantoic cyst associated with multiple malformations in a fetus.A differential diagnosis is discussed,including the hypothesis of a genetic disorder.
BACKGROUND Intra-abdominal lymphadenopathy due to tuberculosis(TB)poses a diagnostic challenge due to difficulty in tissue acquisition.Although endoscopic ultrasound guided fine needle aspiration/biopsy(EUS-FNA/B)has ...
BACKGROUND Neurogenic tumors are rare but represent an important consideration in the differential diagnosis of abdominal mesenchymal tumors.Reports on their incidence,pathological features and clinical characteristic...
BACKGROUND Polymyxin B hemoperfusion(PMX-HP)has been used as a treatment for intraabdominal septic shock by absorbing and removing endotoxins of gram-negative bacilli.AIM To investigate the clinical efficacy of PMX-HP...
BACKGROUND Intraabdominal adhesions develop spontaneously or after an inflammatory process or surgical procedure in the abdomen.They are the most common cause of small bowel obstruction(SBO).SBO occasionally leads to ...
Enhanced recovery after surgery(ERAS), a multidisciplinary program designed to minimize stress response to surgery and promote the recovery of organ function, has become a standard of perioperative care for elective c...
We describe a rare case of an 81-year-old man who presented with severe epigastralgia. A chest radiograph showed massive free gas bilaterally in the diaphragmatic spaces. Computed tomography(CT) scan also showed massi...