Cancer location was available for 110 of the confirmed 124 tumours and showed a similar distal predominance, with 30 (24.2%) rectal, 48 (38.7%) sigmoid, 6 (4.8%) descending colon, 2 (1.6%) splenic ...

Reversible decerebrate and decorticate postures ordinarily indicate advanced and irreversible disease of the brain, but in three patients these postures were a presenting feature of hepatic coma ...

† Number of splenic metastases found in the reports. ‡ Total number of autopsies/splenectomies/diagnostic procedures performed on cancer patients in each study ...

The celiac trunk was ligated, the prosthetic branch to the mesenteric artery was clamped, and, finally, the main branch was declamped, so perfusing the hepatic, splenic, left gastric, and right ...

Another advantage of using fiber optic cables is that they are sensitive to a greater range of signal frequencies, including low frequency signals that last for hours or even days, which allows ...

Among these, hepatic ischemia-reperfusion injury is a prevalent complication in liver transplantation, significantly impacting the functional recovery of the transplanted liver and potentially leading ...

Introduction Autosplenectomy defines spontaneous splenic infarction leading to hyposplenism. It occurs mainly as a complication of sickle cell anemia, pneumococcal sepsis or systemic lupus ...

Next a paediatric colonoscope was advanced to the ascending colon. Hard impacted stools were encountered throughout starting from the splenic flexure. We infused a hyperosmolar solution of ...

Elevated liver enzymes can occur for many reasons. Most often, elevated liver enzymes are temporary and resolve on their own without treatment. Occasionally, elevated liver enzymes require additional ...