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A prospective randomised comparative study of endoscopic band ligation versus injection sclerotherapy of bleeding internal haemorrhoids in patients with liver cirrhosis
26 April 2012
Atif ElSayed Awad, Hanan Hamed Soliman, Sabry Abdel Latif Abou Saif, Abdel Monem Nooman Darwish, Samah Mosaad, Asem Ahmed Elfert
Abstract: Background and study aims: Bleeding internal haemorrhoids are common and used to be treated surgically with too many complications. Endoscopic therapy is trying to take the lead. Sclerothera...
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Giant aortic pseudoaneurysm complicating a case of chronic pancreatitis
25 April 2012
Ramesh Kumar, Sanjay Singh Negi, Vikram Bhatia, Deepak Jain
A 60-year-old man, while in the hospital for check-up, developed sudden pain abdomen and hematemesis, followed by circulatory collapse. He was a follow-up case of chronic pancreatitis. He was immediat...
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Choledochal cysts in Omani children: A case series
20 April 2012
Siham Al-Sinani, Khalid Al Naamani, Wafa Lutfi, Aisha Al Hajri
Abstract: Background and study aims: Choledochal cysts (CCs) are rare congenital anomalies of the biliary tract with a low incidence in the western countries and a higher incidence in the eastern part...
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Endosonographic image of an oesophageal submucosal cyst
19 April 2012
Gennady Solomonov
A 58year-old male patient presented to our department for upper gastrointestinal endoscopic examination. Gastroscopy revealed a smooth submucosal mass in the oesophagus, located at 25–27cm from the in...
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An unusual case of solitary rectal ulcer syndrome mimicking inflammatory bowel disease and malignancy
12 April 2012
Sachin B. Ingle, Yogesh G. Patle, Hemant G. Murdeshwar, Chitra R. Hinge (Ingle)
Solitary rectal ulcer syndrome is rare in clinical practice, and there are few references in the literature. It was initially described by Cruveilheir in 1830 and extensively reviewed by Madigan and M...
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