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A five month female was referred complaining of intermittent vomiting with protrusion of a sausage-like mass through the oral cavity. Esophageal endoscopy and esophagogram revealed a mass...
Sentinel lymph node biopsy has been found to be highly effective in correctly predicting the nodal status of melanoma and breast cancer patients. Recently, individualized surgical treatments based on the...
Sclerosing mucoepidermoid carcinoma with eosinophilia (SMECE) is a recently
recognized malignant neoplasm of the thyroid gland. About 14 cases of SMECE have
been reported and this is the first reported case in...
The da Vinci S surgical system (Intuitive Surgical) was approved as a medical device in 2009 by the Japanese Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare. Robotic surgery has since been...
The art and science of gastrointestinal endoscopy will continue to evolve at an amazing pace, with both endoscopists and industry providing new techniques and technologies for us to...
Park SY, Park CH, Cho SB, Lee JS, Joo SY, Park HC, Lee WS, Joo YE, Kim HS, Choi SK, Rew JS, Kim SJ
KMID: 782812
Korean J Gastroenterol.
2007 Jan;49(1):4-9.
BACKGROUND/AIMS: Management of malignant gastrointestinal obstruction presents a significant challenge. Recently, self-expandable metal stent (SEMS) has emerged as an effective, safe, and less invasive alternative for the treatment of...