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Citation: Surgical Case Reports 2022 8:93
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Postoperative chylous ascites after total gastrectomy successfully treated using peritoneovenous (Denver) shunt: a case report
Chylous ascites (CA) is a rare complication of gastrectomy for gastric cancer. While most cases of postoperative CA improve with medication or nutritional support, some are refractory to conservative treatment...
Citation: Surgical Case Reports 2022 8:92 -
Jejunogastric intussusception after pancreaticoduodenectomy: a case report
Jejunogastric intussusception (JGI) is a rare, but potentially fatal complication that can occur following gastric surgery, and the reported incidence of JGI is as low as 0.1%. Early diagnosis and treatment ar...
Citation: Surgical Case Reports 2022 8:91 -
Bilateral oncoplastic breast-conserving surgery with volume replacement technique using the omental flap: a case report
Many oncoplastic volume replacement techniques have been reported, however, it is generally difficult to utilize a single distant flap for bilateral breast carcinomas.
Citation: Surgical Case Reports 2022 8:90 -
Laparoscopic distal gastrectomy for synchronous adenocarcinoma, diffuse large B cell lymphoma and gastrointestinal stromal tumor in the stomach: a case report
Synchronous lymphoma and adenocarcinoma are occasionally detected in the stomach. Gastrointestinal stromal tumor (GIST) and adenocarcinoma are sometimes seen simultaneously in the stomach. However, we rarely o...
Citation: Surgical Case Reports 2022 8:89 -
Synchronous gallbladder metastasis originating from residual gastric cancer: a case report and the review of literature
Gastric cancer rarely metastasizes to the gallbladder. Furthermore, there has never been a case report of simultaneous gallbladder metastasis from residual gastric cancer. Here, we report a case of synchronous...
Citation: Surgical Case Reports 2022 8:88 -
Laparoscopic complete excision of an enormous simple hepatic cyst occupying the entire abdomen in a child: a case report and literature review
Simple hepatic cysts are common lesions in adults, but rare in children. Because of their benign nature, simple hepatic cysts may not be detected until they grow too large to be diagnosed and resected in a min...
Citation: Surgical Case Reports 2022 8:87 -
Pediatric metanephric adenoma with Fanconi–Bickel syndrome: a case report and review of literature
Metanephric adenoma (MA) is a rare benign renal tumor that resembles renal cell carcinoma and Wilms’ tumor in radiological as well as pathological appearance. It can present at any age or gender, and it is ext...
Citation: Surgical Case Reports 2022 8:86 -
Long-term survival of an adult patient with undifferentiated embryonal sarcoma of the liver with multidisciplinary treatment: a case report and literature review
Undifferentiated embryonal sarcoma of the liver (UESL) primarily occurs in children; it is rarely seen in adults and appears to have a poor prognosis. However, in recent years, some cases indicated that long-t...
Citation: Surgical Case Reports 2022 8:85 -
Rapid enlargement of pulmonary benign metastasizing leiomyoma with fluid-containing cystic change: a case report
Pulmonary benign metastasizing leiomyoma (PBML) is a rare disease that can occur in women with a history of uterine leiomyoma. Despite its benign histological features, like a malignancy, leiomyomas can on rar...
Citation: Surgical Case Reports 2022 8:84 -
Left thoracoscopic approach in the supine position for torsion of the residual esophagus after esophagectomy: a case report
Anastomotic stenosis can occur after esophagectomy and gastric tube reconstruction. The effective surgical treatment for refractory anastomotic stenosis, which seems difficult to resolve with endoscopic treatm...
Citation: Surgical Case Reports 2022 8:83 -
A case report of adenosquamous carcinoma of the esophagogastric junction
Many types of tumors can arise in the esophagogastric junction (EGJ). Squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) arising from the esophageal epithelia, adenocarcinoma arising from the gastric mucosa, or Barrett’s esophagea...
Citation: Surgical Case Reports 2022 8:82 -
Successful management of a mediastinum abscess with sternum destruction caused by MSSA bloodstream infection
Multiple deep organ abscesses associated with Staphylococcus aureus bloodstream infection (SAB) have a high mortality rate, requiring rapid removal or drainage of infective foci with long-term appropriate antimic...
Citation: Surgical Case Reports 2022 8:81 -
Bronchial artery hypertrophy-associated perioperative pulmonary hemorrhage in cardiovascular surgery: a case report
Pulmonary hemorrhage is a life-threatening complication of cardiovascular surgery. Bronchial artery hypertrophy, a rare pathology associated with inflammatory and ischemic respiratory diseases, increases the r...
Citation: Surgical Case Reports 2022 8:80 -
Spontaneous rupture of an undifferentiated carcinoma with osteoclast-like giant cells of the pancreas presenting as intra-abdominal bleeding: a case report
Undifferentiated carcinoma is a very rare histologic subtype, representing only 0.8% to 5.7% of all pancreatic exocrine neoplasms. Additionally, spontaneous abdominal hemorrhage is a particularly rare, life-th...
Citation: Surgical Case Reports 2022 8:79 -
Gastric cancer complicated by paraneoplastic neurological syndrome which presented with extremity numbness: a case report
Paraneoplastic neurological syndromes refer to a group of neurological disorders, which occur as distant effects of malignant tumors and are not caused by metastasis, nutritional disorders, or side effects of ...
Citation: Surgical Case Reports 2022 8:78 -
Laparoscopic low anterior resection for rectal cancer associated with Leriche syndrome: a case report
A 78-year-old male presented with a positive fecal occult blood test. Rectal cancer was detected during lower gastrointestinal endoscopy, and further investigations led to a diagnosis of cT1N0M0 cStage I (UICC...
Citation: Surgical Case Reports 2022 8:77 -
A case of gastrointestinal stromal tumor metastasized to the left ventricular myocardium
Gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GISTs), which are the most common soft tissue tumors of the gastrointestinal tract, originate from Cajal interneurons. The main metastatic sites of GISTs are the liver and intr...
Citation: Surgical Case Reports 2022 8:76 -
Acute aortic thrombosis in the ascending aorta after cisplatin-based chemotherapy for esophageal cancer: a case report
The risk of thrombus development is considered to be increased by malignant tumors and chemotherapy. In addition, thrombosis of the ascending aorta is rare. We report a case of ascending aortic thrombectomy in...
Citation: Surgical Case Reports 2022 8:75 -
A rare case of pseudoaneurysmal hemorrhage, necrotizing fasciitis, and costochondritis after pancreaticoduodenectomy
Necrotizing fasciitis after pancreaticoduodenectomy (PD) has never been reported. We experienced a case of necrotizing fasciitis caused by pseudoaneurysmal hemorrhage after PD.
Citation: Surgical Case Reports 2022 8:74 -
Living donor liver transplantation for idiopathic portal hypertension with focal nodular hyperplasia
The patient was a 61-year-old woman with a history of diabetes mellitus who had undergone ileocecal resection for ascending colon carcinoma 5 years earlier, followed by a postoperative adjuvant chemotherapy wi...
Citation: Surgical Case Reports 2022 8:73 -
Type IIIb endoleak due to stent suture line fabric breakage in the Endurant stent graft: a case report
Early type IIIb endoleak is a very rare complication of endovascular aneurysm repair (EVAR).
Citation: Surgical Case Reports 2022 8:72 -
Thoracic endovascular aortic repair for avulsion of aortic branches in a trauma patient requiring resuscitative thoracotomy: a case report
Resuscitative thoracotomy is a lifesaving procedure for trauma patients that are hemodynamically unstable. Cross-clamping of the descending thoracic aorta is an essential procedure performed during resuscitati...
Citation: Surgical Case Reports 2022 8:71 -
Four cases of gastric adenocarcinoma and proximal polyposis of the stomach treated by robotic total gastrectomy
Gastric adenocarcinoma and proximal polyposis of the stomach (GAPPS) is a rare disease and characterized by a unique point mutation in the promoter 1B region of the adenomatous polyposis coli (APC) gene. There...
Citation: Surgical Case Reports 2022 8:70 -
Shanghai fever, a fatal enteric illness, in an adult patient with neutropenia caused by treatment-related myelodysplastic syndrome: a case report
Shanghai fever is a rare community-acquired enteric illness with sepsis caused by Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Cases of Shanghai fever in pediatric patients have been reported; however, to the best of our knowledge, t...
Citation: Surgical Case Reports 2022 8:69 -
Pulmonary valve myxoma requiring pulmonary valve replacement: a case report
Most cardiac myxomas occur in the atria. Myxomas arising from the heart valves are rare, and there are only a few reports of myxomas arising from the pulmonary valve. Complete resection and prevention of embol...
Citation: Surgical Case Reports 2022 8:68 -
Superior mesenteric vein reconstruction during pancreatoduodenectomy using a dilated right ovarian vein in a patient at future risk for pelvic congestion syndrome: a case report
Pancreatoduodenectomy including resection of the superior mesenteric vein (SMV) is increasingly performed for right-sided pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma invading the wall of that vessel. Various venous graft...
Citation: Surgical Case Reports 2022 8:67 -
A case of successful slide tracheoplasty for long-segment congenital tracheal stenosis in a neonate with a congenital diaphragmatic hernia and Fallot’s tetralogy
Congenital tracheal stenosis (CTS) is a rare and life-threatening airway disorder, which is often associated with cardiac malformations. Among them, neonatal symptomatic CTS with cardiac malformations has an e...
Citation: Surgical Case Reports 2022 8:66 -
False lumen thrombus following aortic dissection diagnosed as the source of repeat lower extremity emboli with angioscopy: a case report
Acute arterial embolization caused by a free-floating thrombus of the false lumen after surgery for acute aortic dissection is a rare complication; hence, determining its cause may be difficult. We report a ca...
Citation: Surgical Case Reports 2022 8:65 -
Calcifying fibrous tumor of the ileum resected by single-port laparoscopic surgery: a case report
Calcifying fibrous tumors (CFTs) are rare benign tumors. Because CFTs sometimes relapse, radical resection with adequate margins is necessary. We report a case of ileal CFT resected using single-port laparosco...
Citation: Surgical Case Reports 2022 8:64 -
A case of alveolar echinococcosis in the liver that ruptured into the pericardium treated by a combination of hepatectomy and albendazole
Alveolar echinococcosis (AE) is a rare parasitic disease caused by the larva of Echinococcus multilocularis. It nearly always occurs in the liver, and cardiac involvement is extremely rare. Liver resection is the...
Citation: Surgical Case Reports 2022 8:63 -
Pleural empyema caused by dropped gallstones after laparoscopic cholecystectomy for acute cholecystitis: a case report
Dropped gallstones during laparoscopic cholecystectomy (LC) sometimes induce postoperative infectious complications. However, pleural empyema rarely occurs as a complication of LC.
Citation: Surgical Case Reports 2022 8:62 -
Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease developed after pancreatoduodenectomy for solid pseudopapillary neoplasm in a 10-year-old girl: a case report
Solid pseudopapillary neoplasms of the pancreas are rare. Moreover, pancreatoduodenectomy (PD) and postoperative care are not common in pediatric surgery. Herein, we report a case of PD and nonalcoholic fatty ...
Citation: Surgical Case Reports 2022 8:61 -
Adenocarcinoma in situ detected on a thin-walled lung cavity: a case report
Cavitary lesions pathologically diagnosed as adenocarcinoma in situ (AIS) have been rarely reported. The examination of these type of lesions is necessary for a better understanding of the mechanisms underlyin...
Citation: Surgical Case Reports 2022 8:60 -
Successful salvage surgery followed by second ALK–TKI after alectinib failure in a patient with ALK-positive NSCLC
Anaplastic lymphoma kinase (ALK)–tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKIs) have been approved for the therapy of locally advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) caused by ALK rearrangement. However, its treatment ...
Citation: Surgical Case Reports 2022 8:59 -
Successful conversion surgery for stage IV gastric cancer with liver metastases after second-line chemotherapy with ramucirumab and paclitaxel: a case report
In recent years, conversion surgery after chemotherapy has been considered a promising strategy for improving the prognosis of patients with stage IV gastric cancer. However, there are few reports on conversio...
Citation: Surgical Case Reports 2022 8:58 -
Anal fistula metastasis of rectal cancer after neoadjuvant therapy: a case report
Anal metastasis of colorectal cancer is very rare and may present synchronously or metachronously, regardless of pre-existing anal diseases. We report a case of anal fistula metastasis after completion of neoa...
Citation: Surgical Case Reports 2022 8:57 -
Multiple intestinal lymphangiomas with episodic hemorrhage requiring partial laparoscopic resection: a case report
Lymphangioma is a non-epithelial tumor marked by aggregates of abnormally dilated lymphatics. Mesenteric occurrences account for < 1% of all cases, and < 0.05% involve the gastrointestinal tract. Most are conf...
Citation: Surgical Case Reports 2022 8:56 -
Pancreatic morphological abnormality that was challenging to differentiate from an ectopic pancreas: a case report
Protrusion of the lateral contour of the pancreatic head is a pancreatic morphological abnormality, which is known as rare shape atypia. We present a rare case of protrusion of the lateral contour of the pancr...
Citation: Surgical Case Reports 2022 8:55 -
Tracheobronchial reconstruction by inverted Barclay’s method for tracheobronchial injury in an 8-year-old girl: a case report
Tracheobronchial injury in children is rare but can be highly fatal in severe cases. Therefore, prompt diagnosis and treatment are required. The appropriate treatment method depends on the extent and severity ...
Citation: Surgical Case Reports 2022 8:54 -
An unusual presentation of intestinal duplication mimicking torsion of Meckel’s diverticulum: a rare report of a pediatric case
Enteric duplication is a congenital disease that occurs throughout the entire gastrointestinal tract. Although it may sometimes cause intestinal volvulus, a few reports have described cases of enteric duplicat...
Citation: Surgical Case Reports 2022 8:53 -
Rectal cancer diagnosed after resection of isolated brain metastasis
Brain metastasis of colorectal cancer is infrequent, and isolated brain metastases are more infrequent. Thus, when neurological symptoms, such as paralysis or disturbance of consciousness appear, there is a hi...
Citation: Surgical Case Reports 2022 8:52 -
Ectopic gallbladder with congenital biliary dilatation: a pediatric case report
An ectopic gallbladder is a rare anomaly and can result in the misinterpretation of imaging findings and clinical confusion. Knowledge of such anomalies facilitates accurate diagnoses and prompt management. We...
Citation: Surgical Case Reports 2022 8:51 -
Conversion surgery following gemcitabine plus cisplatin therapy for initially unresectable gallbladder cancer with peritoneal carcinomatosis: a case report
Conversion surgery, which is defined as chemotherapy or chemoradiotherapy followed by radical surgery, may improve survival of patients with initially unresectable advanced biliary tract cancer, including gall...
Citation: Surgical Case Reports 2022 8:50 -
Preoperative embolization strategy for the combined resection of replaced right hepatic artery in pancreaticoduodenectomy: a small case series
Replaced right hepatic artery (rRHA) is a common vascular variation, and combined resection of this vessel is sometimes needed for the curative resection of pancreatic head malignancy. Safe surgical management...
Citation: Surgical Case Reports 2022 8:49 -
Clostridium perfringens sepsis after pancreatoduodenectomy: a case report
Clostridium perfringens sepsis associated with massive intravascular hemolysis has an extremely poor prognosis. We here report a case of C. perfringens sepsis associated with massive intravascular hemolysis that ...
Citation: Surgical Case Reports 2022 8:48 -
Laparoscopic liver resection for liver metastasis of leiomyosarcoma of the thigh: a case report
Although there is no established treatment strategy for liver metastasis of leiomyosarcoma, liver resection has been reported to be effective in some cases. However, almost all liver resections performed for l...
Citation: Surgical Case Reports 2022 8:47 -
A right pulmonary vein abnormality treated with 3D CT assistance in thoracoscopic surgery for esophageal cancer: a case report
Anomalous bifurcation of the right superior pulmonary vein is an important anomaly that should be recognized not only in respiratory and cardiac surgeries, but also in esophageal surgery for the safe performan...
Citation: Surgical Case Reports 2022 8:46 -
Metastatic papillary thyroid carcinoma presenting with elevated serum levels of carbohydrate antigen 19-9 (CA19-9): a case report
The major sites of distant metastases of papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC) are the lung and bone; metastasis to the liver is rare. Although the postoperative serum thyroglobulin (Tg) level after total thyroide...
Citation: Surgical Case Reports 2022 8:45 -
Successful separation of male pygopagus with anal canal and urethral reconstruction: a case report
Pygopagus is a type of conjoined twin binding at the buttocks. Some cases of pygopagus involve the fusion of the gastrointestinal tract, urinary tract, and spinal cord. Few cases of male pygopagus have been re...
Citation: Surgical Case Reports 2022 8:43
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