Month: July 2020

Undertreatment of Hepatitis C Virus Infection in Elective Total Hip Arthroplasty

Total Hip Arthroplasty (THA) in patients with hepatitis C virus (HCV) are known for poor outcomes increased risk of iatrogenic infection. New Direct Antiviral Agents (DAA) can now cure HCV infection. However, undertreatment is still common in patients undergoing THA. Our aim was to assess the prevalence of HCV infection and treatment rates inpatients with …

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Perspectives on Minimally Invasive Approach to Resection of Colorectal Liver Metastases

Surgical resection is the most effective treatment approach in colorectal liver metastases. The im-proved survival in stage IV colorectal cancer is associated with a better diagnosis and evaluation, proper decision making, improved chemotherapy, and the adoption of parenchymal-sparing he-patic resections. Liver surgery was one of the last frontiers reached by minimally invasive surgery. Surgical techniques …

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An Uncommon Presentation of a Common Rectal Condition

We report a case of Solitary Rectal Ulcer Syndrome (SRUS) whose colonoscopy showed a rectal mass whose large pale appearance was uncommon and should be remembered as a presentation of SRUS. SRUS is a chronic, benign disorder commonly caused by consti-pation – clinical features can comprise of rectal bleeding, passage of mucous, rectal pain, tenesmus, …

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Giant Inflammatory Fibroid Polyp of Upper Esophagus: A Life -Threatening Rare Case

Inflammatory fibroid polyps IFPs of the esophagus are very uncommon. Giant IFPs are an extre-mely rare entity and the majority of them are located in the distal third of the esophagus. They are slowly growing and remain clinically “silent”. As the mass enlarges clinical symptoms appear with dysphagia, chest pain and food regurgitation being the …

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A Case of Severe Duodenitis in an Adult Patient with Hyper Ige Syndrome

We present the first case of severe duodenitis in the adult Japanese patient with hyper IgE syn- drome (HIES). A 41 years male patient, who has a treatment in the dermatology of our hospi- tal for severe dermatitis with hyper IgE syndrome, had a right frank pain with diarrhea for one week. Because he vomited …

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Hepatic Hydatid Diagnosed Before Operation but Mucinous Biliary Cystadenoma of Intrahepatic Bile Duct By Pathology after Operation: A Case Report

Intrahepatic biliary cystadenoma is a rare benign tumor of the liver, with less than 5% incidence. Although with the progress of imaging, the discovery of this disease species is more than before, but because this disease has no specific diagnostic means, the preoperative misdiagnosis rate is very high