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Section edited by Marco Allaix
This section welcomes submissions of case reports from all surgical specialties, including those covered by other sections.
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We present the cases of 2 patients with invasive thyroid cancer, who underwent reconstructive surgery using a deltopectoral flap. Although the overall rate of extrathyroidal extension in patients with thyroid ...
BMC Surgery 2017 17:101
Published on: 15 September 2017
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Adrenocoricotrophic hormone (ACTH) – independent bilateral adrenocortical macronodular hyperplasia (AIMAH) is a rare cause of Cushing’s syndrome, and is characterized by bilateral adrenal hyperplasia. However,...
BMC Surgery 2017 17:97
Published on: 6 September 2017
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Hyperlordosis is common in facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy (FSHD), which cannot be controlled by bracing. While the surgical treatment is neither reported nor recommended in previous studies, we report ...
BMC Surgery 2017 17:83
Published on: 17 July 2017
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Common complications of pelvic fractures include visceral injury, large-volume hemorrhage, genitourinary injury, rectal injury, and pulmonary embolism. On the other hand, traumatic hernia is a rare complicatio...
BMC Surgery 2017 17:81
Published on: 12 July 2017
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Although ectopic pancreatic tissue is common in the upper gastrointestinal tract, the incidence of ectopic pancreatic tissue in the jejunum is low, and malignant transformation in ectopic pancreatic tissue is ...
BMC Surgery 2017 17:75
Published on: 29 June 2017
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Adrenal myelolipoma is an uncommon, benign, and hormonally non-functioning tumor that is composed of mature adipose tissue and normal hematopoietic tissue. Most cases to date are asymptomatic or have epigastri...
BMC Surgery 2017 17:74
Published on: 26 June 2017
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Although foreign bodies (FBs) typically pass spontaneously and uneventfully through the digestive tract, a subset of such bodies may become trapped, eventually leading to significant injury. In particular, the...
BMC Surgery 2017 17:73
Published on: 24 June 2017
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Cardiac tamponade due to aortic injury after blunt trauma is a rare and potentially fatal injury. Most aortic injuries caused by blunt trauma present as aortic dissection or rupture of the aortic isthmus. Seve...
BMC Surgery 2017 17:70
Published on: 17 June 2017
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Presence of retro-aortic left renal vein poses special challenge in creating spleno-renal shunt potentially increasing the chance of shunt failure. The technical feasibility and successful outcome of splenectomy ...
BMC Surgery 2017 17:65
Published on: 2 June 2017
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Injury to the recurrent laryngeal nerve is one of the most severe complications of thyroid surgery. Several anatomic variations of the nerve increase the likelihood of iatrogenic damage.
BMC Surgery 2017 17:66
Published on: 2 June 2017
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Kimura’s disease (KD; eosinophilic granuloma of soft tissue) is an inflammatory granulomatous disorder of unknown cause with eosinophilic infiltration that occurs mainly in soft tissue. KD occurs mainly in the...
BMC Surgery 2017 17:63
Published on: 26 May 2017
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Hemolytic transfusion reactions and transfusion-related acute lung injury (TRALI) are life-threatening complications associated with the transfusion of blood products. Hemorrhage is one of the most common surg...
BMC Surgery 2017 17:48
Published on: 26 April 2017
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Castleman’s disease is a rare lymphoproliferative disorder of unknown etiology that most commonly presents as a mediastinal nodal mass. It is exceptionally uncommon for Castleman’s disease to present in the me...
BMC Surgery 2017 17:38
Published on: 12 April 2017
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Gastric duplication cysts are rare congenital alimentary tract anomalies and most cases are recognized during childhood. There were few reports about gastric duplication cysts in newborns and even fewer report...
BMC Surgery 2017 17:37
Published on: 12 April 2017
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Meckel’s diverticulum is the most common congenital malformation of the gastrointestinal tract, and it represents a persistent remnant of the omphalomesenteric duct. Although it mostly remains silent, its infr...
BMC Surgery 2017 17:36
Published on: 11 April 2017
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Gastroduodenalartery (GDA) pseudo-aneurysms are very rare. Their clinical importance lies in the eventuality of rupture, causing bleeding and ultimately exsanguination.
BMC Surgery 2017 17:30
Published on: 23 March 2017
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Chylous leakage is a well-known complication after esophagectomy, but cervical chylous leakage is relatively rare, and considerable controversy remains regarding the appropriate management strategies. We herei...
BMC Surgery 2017 17:20
Published on: 28 February 2017
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In the advanced stages of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), a tumor thrombus (TT) can form in the portal or hepatic vein. The management of patients with advanced HCC and a TT extending into the right atrium (RA...
BMC Surgery 2017 17:21
Published on: 28 February 2017
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The most common cause of perihilar obstruction is cholangiocarcinoma, especially in Thailand. Benign perihilar stricture represents less than 20% of cases. IgG4-related disease and IgG4-related sclerosing chol...
BMC Surgery 2017 17:17
Published on: 15 February 2017
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Richter’s hernia is a high-risk ischaemic gastrointestinal disorder that is typically diagnosed in a delayed manner due to a lack of obvious symptoms. Spontaneous umbilical enterocutaneous fistula (ECF) result...
BMC Surgery 2017 17:15
Published on: 13 February 2017
