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Two or more procedures maybe combined into a single surgical event using an abdominal laparoscopic surgery technique. Synchronous operations can provide patients with the advantage of a single hospital stay,...
We report two colorectal trauma patients whose rectosigmoid region was ruptured due to a jet of compressed air directed to their anus while they were playing practical jokes with their...
Situs inversus totalis is a mirror image of the normal anatomy in the thoracic and the abdominal cavity. The cardiac apex, the stomach and the aortic arch are all on...
Although causative factors are not completely defined, carcinogenesis of colorectal cancer is attributed to multiple genetic alterations. The abnormal expressions of oncogenes are regarded to be responsible for the production...
Recently, diagnostic laparoscopy has proved useful in reproductive women and patients with suspicious appendicitis. Diagnostic laparoscopy is usually performed through an incision just above or below the umbilicus. But the...
An esophageal perforation is a condition requiring emergency treatment. Although previously spontaneous ruptures were the most common etiology, as endoscopic and radiologic diagnosis and treatment have developed recently, iatrogenic ruptures...
PURPOSE: Ligasure(TM) is a feedback-controlled bipolar diathermy originally devised to seal vessels and developed to weld tissue bundles. The tissue fusion mechanism consists of melting collagen and elastin, and the...
Mesenchymal cell tumors of the intestinal tract originate from connective tissues, muscles, fat, lymphatic tissues, blood vessels, and nerves in and beneath the submucosa. The most common site is the...