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Current strategies in the therapeutic approach for adenocarcinoma of the ampulla of Vater
Introduction: Ampulla of Vater tumors, neoplastic diseases located at the confluence of the common bile duct with the main pancreatic duct; represent 0.2% of all gastrointestinal cancers. Method: Retrospective study of all...
Organ failure as an expression of organ remodeling. Involvement of oxidative stress
Organ failure can be defined as a relevant concept of functional-anatomical condition of body structural change. Anatomical, functional disorders of the body are the expression of structural remodeling. The process is complex,...
Agarose gel electrophoresis of joint fluid using Hyrys-Hydrasys SEBIA system as a new prognostic tool for periprosthetic osteolysisin revision arthroplasty
Rationale. Prevention of wear-mediated osteolysis, the most common complication in total joint arthroplasty, is a great challenge for orthopedic surgery. Despite the diversity of current biomarkers of periprosthetic osteolysis...
Giant left atrial thrombus formation in patient with a previous coronary artery bypass grafting
Free-floating left atrial ball thrombus is a rare condition. We report a giant left atrial ball thrombus which was removed under surgery uneventfully, in a 48-year-old male patient with the presence of sinus rhythm and no...
“Tips and tricks” in secondary bladder neck sclerosis’ bipolar plasma vaporization approach
Introduction: Secondary bladder neck sclerosis (BNS) represents a common late complication of prostate surgery, however so far insufficiently assessed in the available literature. More over, the previously attempted and analyzed...
Role of colon capsule Pillcam 2 in obscure gastrointestinal bleeding – case report
Introduction: The diagnosis and management of gastrointestinal bleeding have always been a challenge to clinicians. In most patients, the source of bleeding is easily identified during conventional upper and/or lower...
Persistent repeated measurements by Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy demonstrate Minimal Hepatic Encephalopathy: a case report
Minimal Hepatic Encephalopathy (MHE), previously referred to as infraclinical or subclinical is a precursor in the development of clinical hepatic encephalopathy (HE). The demonstration of MHE is done through neuropsychological...