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Although cholelithiasis is uncommon in children, its laparoscopic treatment has progressively become more popular among pediatric surgeons. This is due in part to the fact that compared with the open technique, laparoscopic treatment is less invasive…

Spigelian hernias are uncommon, and preoperative diagnosis is often difficult, The use of the laparoscope has simplified the diagnosis and subsequent repair of these rare hernias, We report a case diagnosed and repaired using laparoscopic techniques…

Over the last few years, general surgery has seen the use of more and more laparoscopic techniques in the management of common surgical problems. This expanded use is attributable not only to the excellent results seen with laparoscopic procedures…

The purpose of this study was to correlate the preoperative level of antioxidant defenses, measured by the plasma total antioxidant capacity (TAC), to the degree of postoperative systemic inflammatory response, measured by the severity of pulmonary…

Perforation from a solitary metastatic lesion of the small bowel is rare. We report a case of acute perforation with no evidence of metastatic disease within the abdomen. Resection of the small bowel was performed.

A 65-year-old male was found to have hepatic portal venous gas (HPVG) by computed tomogram secondary to ischemic bowel. Despite aggressive surgical and antibiotic treatment, the patient died within 12 hours. Portal pyelophlebitis, when identified by…
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