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Etiology And Consequences Of Thrombosis In Abdominal Vessels
(Baishideng Publishing Group Inc, 2006)
The thrombophilia which can be either congenital or acquired in adult life has major implications in the abdominal vessels. The resulting portal vein thrombosis, Budd-Chiari syndrome and mesenteric vein thrombosis have a ...
Budd-Chiari Syndrome: Etiology, Pathogenesis and Diagnosis
(W J G Press, 2007)
Budd-Chiari syndrome is a congestive hepatopathy caused by blockage of hepatic veins. This syndrome occurs in 1/100000 in the general population. Hypercoagulable state could be identified in 75% of the patients; more than ...
Brain Metastasis of Hepatocellular Carcinoma: A Case Report And Review of the Literature
(Baishideng Publ Grp Co Ltd, 2004)
Cholangiocarcinoma: A Compact Review Of The Literature
(Baishideng Publ Grp Co Ltd, 2008)
Cholangiocarcinoma (CC) is a devastating cancer arising from biliary epithelia. Unfortunately, the incidence of this disease is increasing in Western countries. These tumors progress insidiously, and liver failure, biliary ...
Clinical Utility Of Capsule Endoscopy In Small Intestinal Diseases, Experience Of Single Referral Center With 125 Cases
(Termedia Publishing House Ltd, 2009)
Aim: To evaluate the clinical utility of capsule endoscopy in diagnosing small bowel disease. Material and methods: A retrospective review of 125 capsule endoscopy (CE) examinations from September 2003 to March 2009 was ...
Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis - What Is The Difference Between East and West?
(Baishideng Publishing Group Inc, 2008)
Primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC) is a chronic, progressive, cholestatic liver disease characterized by inflammation and fibrotic obliteration of the hepatic biliary tree. It is commonly associated with inflammatory ...
Synchronous and Metachronous Occurrence of Gastric Adenocarcinoma and Gastric Lymphoma: A Review of the Literature
(Baishideng Publishing Group Inc, 2006)
The occurrence of both primary gastric lymphoma and gastric adenocarcinoma in the same patient is a rare entity. The possible causative factors of synchronous or metachronous occurrence of both malignancies and varieties ...
Gaucher Disease: New Developments In Treatment And Etiology
(W J G Press, 2008)
Gaucher disease (GD) is an autosomal recessive disease which if undiagnosed or diagnosed late results in devastating complications. Because of the heterozygous nature of GD, there is a wide spectrum of clinical presentation. ...
How Much Helpful Is The Capsule Endoscopy For The Diagnosis Of Small Bowel Lesions?
(Baishideng Publishing Group Inc, 2006)
Aim: To assess the practically usefulness and diagnostic yield of this new method in a group of patients with suspected small bowel lesions. Methods: Capsule endoscopic (CE) examination by using M2A capsule endoscope TM ...
How Helpful Is Capsule Endoscopy To Surgeons?
(W J G Press, 2007)
Capsule endoscopy is a new technology that, for the first time, allows complete, non-invasive endoscopic imaging of the small bowel. The efficacy of capsule endoscopy in the diagnosis of suspected small bowel diseases has ...