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The laparoscopic repair of traumatic diaphragmatic injuries in the acute phase has not been well established. The current consensus view is an elective repair by a surgeon with an advanced...
An appendiceal mucinous neoplasm is a rare condition with a clinical picture that can resemble appendicitis. Published reports have documented an incidence of 0.07-0.3% of all appendicectomies. The ubiquitous use...
A gastrointestinal stromal tumor (GIST) arising in the duodenum is a rare subtype of mesenchymal tumor. GISTs have a reported incidence of 11.9–19.6 per million population and duodenal GISTs make...
Sigmoid volvulus is a rare form of large bowel obstruction and makes up < 5% of all colonic obstruction. The commonest aetiologies include a lead point involving an intra or...
Small intestinal diverticula is a rare occurrence, and their surgical management remains controversial due to the lack of a recognized classification system. Complications such as perforation and obstruction are treated...
Small intestinal neuroendocrine tumors are rare gastrointestinal malignancies (< 0.5% of all cancers). Complications at presentation include bleeding, abdominal pain, and bowel obstruction; small bowel ischemia and bowel necrosis are...
Spigelian hernias are a rare type of abdominal wall hernia. A weakness in the spigelian fascia causes abdominal contents to herniate between the abdominal muscle layers as an interparietal hernia....