Lateral Quadratus Lumborum Block versus Transversus Abdominis Plane Block in Laparoscopic Surgery: A Randomized Controlled Study by Omar Sayed Fargaly, Maged Labib Boules, Mohamed Ahmed Hamed, Mohammed Abdel Aleem Abbas, Mohammed Ahmed Shawky

“…Methods. 50 patients aged 18–60 years listed for elective laparoscopic abdomen operation were registered in this study. Cases were randomly allocated into two similar groups: TAPB and QLB groups. …”
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Alveolar Soft Part Sarcoma of Urinary Bladder Occurring as a Second Primary Malignancy: A Case Report and Literature Review by Manint Usawachintachit, Piyada Sitthideatphaiboon, Voranuch Thanakit, Sulada Pukiat, Kamol Panumatrassamee, Julin Opanuraks, Apirak Santi-Ngamkun

“…No evidence of recurrence was found during a 28-month follow-up period with surveillance cystoscopy and computed tomography of the chest and abdomen.…”
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Quantitative Fraction Evaluation of Dermal Collagen and Elastic Fibres in the Skin Samples Obtained in Two Orientations from the Trunk Region by Naveen Kumar, Pramod Kumar, Satheesha Nayak Badagabettu, Keerthana Prasad, Ranjini Kudva, Coimbatore Vasudevarao Raghuveer

“…Among the chosen 5 areas of trunk region, abdomen showed the statistically significant difference for both collagen and elastic content between horizontal and vertical orientations (P< 0.05), whereas upper back, presternal, and lateral chest areas showed significant difference (P< 0.05) only for collagen and groin only for elastic content. …”
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An Unusual Presentation of Adult Tethered Cord Syndrome Associated with Severe Chest and Upper Back Pain by Shotaro Kanda, Toru Akiyama, Hirotaka Chikuda, Takehiko Yamaguchi, Kazuo Saita

“…His initial workup included computed tomography of the abdomen and pelvis, which showed a presacral mass. …”
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The Effect of a Synthetic Heparan Sulfate on the Healing of Colonic Anastomoses by Malene Nerstrøm, Peter-Martin Krarup, Lars Nannestad Jorgensen, Magnus S. Ågren

“…We resected 10 mm of the left colon and then applied either saline alone (control) or OTR4120 (100 μg/mL) in saline to the colonic ends before an end-to-end single-layer anastomosis was constructed and again on the anastomosis before the abdomen and skin were closed. Results. On postoperative day 3, the anastomotic breaking strengths were 1.47 ± 0.32 N (mean ± SD) in the control group and 1.52 ± 0.27 N in the OTR4120-treated animals (P=0.622). …”
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Body Composition in Adult Patients with Thalassemia Major by Marianna Vlychou, Evangelos Alexiou, Paschalis Thriskos, Ioannis Fezoulidis, Katerina Vassiou

“…Regional trunk fat around the abdomen was found to be lower in male patients compared to controls (p=0.02). …”
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Hypoglycemic Syndrome in a Patient with Proinsulin-Only Secreting Pancreatic Adenoma (Proinsulinoma) by Gian Paolo Fadini, Alberto Maran, Anna Valerio, Francesco Meduri, Mariarosa Pelizzo, Diego Miotto, Cristiano Lanza, Giuseppe Altavilla, Angelo Avogaro

“…Magnetic resonance and computed tomography of the abdomen showed a 1 cm pancreatic nodule and multiple accessory spleens. …”
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Retained Barium in the Appendix Is Difficult to Distinguish from Surgical Remnants following Laparoscopic Surgery by Masakazu Sato, Minako Koizumi, Takahiro Hino, Yu Takahashi, Natsuki Nagashima, Nao Itaoka, Chiharu Ueshima, Maki Nakata, Yoko Hasumi

“…The postoperative X-ray test showed a cord-like material in the lower right abdomen that was not captured in the preoperative X-ray test two months prior to the operation. …”
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Effect of 4DryField® PH, a Novel Adhesion Barrier, on Recurrence of Intestinal Adhesions after Extensive Visceral Adhesiolysis by Gerhard Blumhardt, Matthias Haas, Stefanie Polte

“…One patient with complex situation due to Gore-Tex mesh in the lower abdomen showed no adhesions at scheduled second-look operation but after six months had relaparotomy for adhesiolysis. …”
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Management of a Female Patient with Irritable Bowel Syndrome and Somatoform Disorder by E. A. Trush, E. A. Poluektova, A. G. Beniashvili, O. S. Shifrin

“…A 41-yo female patient was admitted with complains of spastic lower abdomen pain, hard stool once every 1–2 days under laxative treatment (macrogol), bloating, anxiety, waiting for confirmation of a life threatening illness, internal stress, difficulty in falling asleep, shallow sleep. …”
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Leclercia adecarboxylata Cholecystitis with Septic Shock in Immunocompetent Patient by Nooraldin Merza, John Lung, Ahmed Taha, Ahmed Qasim, Jill Frost, Tarek Naguib

“…On examination, she was drowsy but arousable and oriented to person, place, time, and situation. Her abdomen was tender globally and more tender in the epigastric area. …”
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Investigation of non-alcoholic steatohepatitis in labidochromis caeruleus and xiphophorus hellerii by Mustafa Ünal Boyraz, Muhammet Yaşar Dörtbudak, Muhammet Bahıttin Dörtbudak

“…<p> <b>Results:</b> Serosangioz exudate in the abdomen, anemi, livers yellow-brown, lipidosis with inflammation, excessive growth, crispandeasily degradable consistency, bluntends and petechial hemorrhage foci were observed. …”
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A Successfully Treated Case of Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor Causing Severe Anemia and Localized Peritonitis Showing Angina Pectoris Resulting in Watershed Cerebral Infarction by Yoshihide Sehara, Yuka Hayashi, Kenichi Ohya, Naoki Kaneko, Mikio Sawada

“…The computed tomography of abdomen showed a mass of small intestine. We decided to perform curative surgery after transfusion and successfully resected the mass of the small intestine, which was revealed to be a gastrointestinal stromal tumor (GIST). …”
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Coccidioidomycosis Masquerading as Eosinophilic Ascites by Kourosh Alavi, Pradeep R. Atla, Tahmina Haq, Muhammad Y. Sheikh

“…It can affect the central nervous system, bones, joints, skin, and, very rarely, the abdomen. This is the first case report of a patient with coccidioidal dissemination to the peritoneum presenting as eosinophilic ascites (EA). …”
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Determination of diagnostic reference level (DRL) on computed tomography (CT) non contrast examination by Mulyati Sri, Rasyid Rasyid, Daryati Siti, Latifah Leny

“…Determination of DRL values from 75% percentile from recording mean CTDI vol and total DLP MSCT examination of head and abdomen non-contrast. The overall results obtained from the Head MSCT examination DRL as follows: DRL on CTDI Vol from Quarters I-IV obtained 63.45 mGy, exceeding the standards IDRL requirement of 60 mGy. …”
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A Case of an Unusually Aggressive Cutaneous Anaplastic Large T-Cell Lymphoma in an HIV Patient Treated with CHOP by Jorge Hurtado-Cordovi, Louay Hanna, Vladimir Gotlieb, Alan S. Multz, Anastasia Pigal

“…Biopsy showed cells strongly positive for CD3 and CD30 and negative for CD56 and the ALK gene product. CT of the chest, abdomen, and pelvis was negative for extracutaneous involvement favoring cutaneous ALCL. …”
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Primary Bone Marrow B-Cell Lymphoma Undetected by Multiple Imaging Modalities That Initially Presented with Hypercalcemia by Jin Sae Yoo, Juwon Kim, Hyeong Ju Kwon, Jung Soo Lim

“…To exclude malignancy, we performed imaging studies, including abdomen or chest computed tomography and positron emission tomography-computed tomography; however, no suspicious lesion was found, although the serum PTH-related peptide level was elevated at 4.0 pmol/L. …”
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Lupus Eritematosus Sistemik pada Pria by Fajriansyah Fajriansyah, Najirman Najirman

“…Thorax didapatkan Cor dan pulmo : normal, USG abdomen didapatkan gambaran fatty liver . Biopsi kulit : Subacute Cutaneus Luphus Erytematosus (SCLE). …”
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Spontaneous Intraperitoneal Rupture of Bladder Diverticulum: A Rare Cause of Peritonitis by Ahmed Ibrahimi, Adil Kallat, Idriss Ziani, Hachem El Sayegh, Lounis Benslimane, Yassine Nouini

“…The diagnosis was suspected in the presence of generalized peritonitis associated with lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) and was confirmed accurately and promptly by a computed tomography (CT) of the abdomen and pelvis. The patient underwent a successful surgical excision of the diverticulum and bladder repair without delay. …”
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Fatal Retroperitoneal Bleeding Caused by Neurofibromatosis: A Case Report and Review of the Literature by Patrick R. Moerbeek, Jesse M. van Buijtenen, Baukje van den Heuvel, Arjan W. J. Hoksbergen

“…Furthermore, it points out the necessity of focused assessment with ultrasonography of the abdomen in all patients with PEA of unknown origin.…”
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