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Achalasia is a rare disease with a morbidity of 1 in 100,000, for which the exact mechanism of pathogenesis has not been clarified due to the small total number of patients. We herein report on our experience ...
Surgical Case Reports 2017 3:62
Published on: 8 May 2017
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Epiphrenic esophageal diverticulum is a rare condition that is often associated with a concomitant esophageal motor disorder. Some patients have the chief complaints of swallowing difficulty and gastroesophage...
Surgical Case Reports 2017 3:63
Published on: 8 May 2017
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Esophageal carcinomas are highly malignant tumors with a high frequency of lymph node and distant organ metastasis. Treatment for recurrent tumors is generally decided on an individual basis. Although multidis...
Surgical Case Reports 2017 3:61
Published on: 5 May 2017
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Nonbacterial thrombotic endocarditis is commonly seen on heart valves in patients with malignant or collagen diseases. The natural prognosis of nonbacterial thrombotic endocarditis is reported to be poor due t...
Surgical Case Reports 2017 3:60
Published on: 5 May 2017
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Imaging modalities (computed tomography (CT), ultrasonography, and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)) have only limited ability to distinguish liver focal nodular hyperplasia (FNH) from metastatic liver tumors....
Surgical Case Reports 2017 3:59
Published on: 28 April 2017
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Prior reports indicate that intentional coverage of the accessory renal arteries (ARAs) with a diameter larger than 3 mm during endovascular aneurysm repair (EVAR) increases risk of additional treatment for ty...
Surgical Case Reports 2017 3:58
Published on: 27 April 2017
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Chronic granulomatous disease (CGD), a rare inherited disorder, is characterized by impaired ability of phagocytic cells to kill certain bacteria and fungi. Although liver abscess is a common manifestation of ...
Surgical Case Reports 2017 3:57
Published on: 26 April 2017
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The operation of aortic valve replacement (AVR) after CABG is a technically challenging procedure in respect to dissection of living grafts from its surrounding tissue, myocardial protection, and so on, especi...
Surgical Case Reports 2017 3:56
Published on: 24 April 2017
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Anal metastasis of colorectal cancer is very rare and is usually associated with a history of anal disease, including anal fistula, fissure, hemorrhoidectomy, and anastomotic injury. We report a case of rectal...
Surgical Case Reports 2017 3:55
Published on: 21 April 2017
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Intra-abdominal desmoid tumors, particularly those derived from the stomach, are rare. Such tumors are associated with a history of familial adenomatous polyposis (FAP), trauma, or surgical procedures in gener...
Surgical Case Reports 2017 3:54
Published on: 20 April 2017
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Here, we present a case report of a 60-year-old female with a 5-cm tumor in the inferior vena cava (IVC) that was positive for c-kit and CD34 expression. Thus, we considered this to be an extragastrointestinal...
Surgical Case Reports 2017 3:53
Published on: 19 April 2017
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Combined small cell lung carcinoma (SCLC) is defined as SCLC combined with elements of non-small cell lung carcinoma (NSCLC), accounting for approximately 30% of cases of SCLC. However, combined SCLC and giant...
Surgical Case Reports 2017 3:52
Published on: 31 March 2017
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Pancreatic neoplasms are usually characterized by ductal, acinar, or endocrine differentiation. Mixed exocrine and endocrine pancreatic tumours are extremely rare. Here, we report a case of pancreatic mixed ac...
Surgical Case Reports 2017 3:51
Published on: 30 March 2017
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Agenesis of the left hepatic lobe is a rare anomaly. It is defined as the absence of liver tissue to the left of the gallbladder fossa. Additionally, agenesis of the left hepatic lobe accompanied by hepatocell...
Surgical Case Reports 2017 3:50
Published on: 29 March 2017
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Virtual-assisted lung mapping is a novel bronchoscopic lung marking technique that uses virtual images to perform multiple concurrent dye marking of barely palpable pulmonary tumors. Subsequent chest computed ...
Surgical Case Reports 2017 3:49
Published on: 28 March 2017
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Severe aortic tortuosity of the access route often prevents successful complete exclusion of an aneurysm in thoracic endovascular aortic repair (TEVAR).
Surgical Case Reports 2017 3:48
Published on: 24 March 2017
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Extralobar sequestrations constitute a rare form of congenital pulmonary airway malformations that are difficult to diagnose. Here, we report a rare case of a localized extralobar sequestration in the right su...
Surgical Case Reports 2017 3:47
Published on: 21 March 2017
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Some features found on chest computed tomography (CT), such as central tumor location, large pleural effusion, and the absence of a pleural tail, and a patient age of less than 60 years, have been suggested to...
Surgical Case Reports 2017 3:46
Published on: 20 March 2017
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Large esophageal hiatal hernias occur most commonly in elderly patients with comorbidities, in whom even an elective surgery cannot be performed without high risks. Although fundoplication is recommended for e...
Surgical Case Reports 2017 3:45
Published on: 20 March 2017
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Focal nodular hyperplasia (FNH) is the second most common benign hepatic tumor and is very rarely complicated by hemorrhage or rupture. Although thought to be extremely rare, there have been several reports of...
Surgical Case Reports 2017 3:44
Published on: 17 March 2017
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Polyarteritis nodosa (PAN) is a primary systemic necrotizing vasculitis with diffuse organ involvements, resulting in a high mortality rate due to multiple organ failure. Although the small bowel is the freque...
Surgical Case Reports 2017 3:43
Published on: 13 March 2017
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The purpose of this study is to assess the usefulness of continuous bowel decompression using an indwelling transanal tube (ITT) for preoperative management in infants with long-segment (L)- or total (T)-type ...
Surgical Case Reports 2017 3:42
Published on: 10 March 2017
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Undifferentiated high-grade pleomorphic sarcoma in gastrointestinal tract is extremely rare, and its prognosis is poor.
Surgical Case Reports 2017 3:41
Published on: 8 March 2017
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A chronic iliac arterial pseudoaneurysm caused by blunt trauma is very rare.
Surgical Case Reports 2017 3:40
Published on: 1 March 2017
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Tumor biopsy for histological diagnosis is required preoperatively and before initiating chemotherapy or radiation therapy for patients with pancreatic cancer (Cancer of the Pancreas: Clinical Practice Guideli...
Surgical Case Reports 2017 3:39
Published on: 25 February 2017
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