... in 1 outpatient clinic were included in this retrospective study. Chronic NSAP was defined as periodic or continuous abdominal pain or symptom lasting over 1 week. Usually the pain history was longer lasting from 1 month to many years. The chronic NSAP was the diagnosis of exclusion [ 3...

.... Sixteen patients presented with inguinal pain associated with menstruation. While the groups did not differ in terms of most clinical characteristics, the lack of a preoperative diagnosis of IEM occurred more frequently for type I than for types II and III. Conclusions: Because IEM-type I might...

... size was assessed. Age and the Diagnostic Probability of Choledocolithiasis To investigate whether increasing age is an independent risk factor for a diagnosis of choledocolithiasis, the entire study population was utilized. Univariate analysis compared those with choledocholithiasis on ERCP...

... of CgA in patients with low tumor burden. Methods: Resectable patients with NF-pNET without metastases at time of diagnosis were included between 2002 and 2013 in the Academic Medical Center of Amsterdam. CgA was determined at time of diagnosis and during follow-up according to a standardized method...

... and the editor(s) disclaim responsibility for any injury to persons or property resulting from any ideas, methods, instructions or products referred to in the content or advertisements. Appendicitis Ultrasound Score Appendectomy Meta-analysis Diagnosis Laparotomy Conservative approaches Digestive...

... pathology and the gold standard for the diagnosis of gallstone disease and cholecystitis. 6 11 2008 © 1996 S. Karger AG, Basel 1996 Copyright / Drug Dosage / Disclaimer Copyright: All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be translated into other languages, reproduced or utilized...

... upon immunohistological staining. We report on a patient who initially presented with clinical symptoms of perforated appendicitis. During the weeks following laparotomy, he developed increasing clinical signs of linitis plastica. The delay to the final diagnosis was 3 months because the symptoms were...

..., in order to ensure the least traumatic reduction of the hernia, and to clean and drain the sac. An update of the literature is presented, and the diagnosis and treatment options of this rare entity are briefly discussed. 21 11 1995 17 04 1996 6 11 2008 © 1997 S. Karger AG, Basel 1997...

... responsibility for any injury to persons or property resulting from any ideas, methods, instructions or products referred to in the content or advertisements. Diverculitis Treatment Diagnosis Antibiotics Surgery Digestive Surgery Diverticulitis Dig Surg 1996:13:346-348 E.O. Riecken Departments...

...Peter Malfertheiner; Enrique Domínguez-Muñoz Determination of serum pancreatic enzymes remains the gold standard for the diagnosis of acute pancreatitis. Clinical symptoms and signs are of major importance in suspecting the disease, but they are not accurate enough to confirm the diagnosis...

... and the editor(s) disclaim responsibility for any injury to persons or property resulting from any ideas, methods, instructions or products referred to in the content or advertisements. GEP tumours Octreotide Diagnosis Treatment Side effects R.F. Meier Abteilung Gastroenterologie, Medizinische...

...Werner Inauen Diagnosis and staging of chronic pancreatitis is based on patient history, clinical findings, and various diagnostic tools. Usually, a combination of both, investigations of pancreatic function and pancreatic structure are necessary for an accurate diagnosis. This paper gives...

... are good for the diagnosis of tumor in situ and T1. MRI is good for the diagnosis of advanced colorectal cancer, especially T4 [ 19, 20, 21, 22 ]. It is difficult to detect microscopic invasion of the fat surrounding the colon and rectum with conventional two-dimensional CT images, and they do not depict...

... 1997 were identified using the hospital database. The medical records of all these patients (n = 233, 108 M, 125 F) were reviewed. The clinical course of the appendiceal mass patients was split up into three distinct episodes: initial diagnosis and treatment of the appendiceal mass, the interval period...

...John A. Girotto; Arif Y. Shaikh; Paul D. Freeswick; Lynette B. Todd; John W. Harmon Background/Aim: Inguinal hernia is a common diagnosis for patients presenting with a painful groin mass; other potentially dangerous diagnoses may mimic a groin hernia. We present 3 unusual cases of diverticulitis...

..., we analyze prospectively the incidence of acute appendicitis during a 10-year period in a well defined population of 265,000. Methods: Prospective registration of all operations performed in patients with suspected acute appendicitis in the catchment area of a single institution. The diagnosis...

...T. Manger; M. Pross; C. Haeckel; H. Lippert Background: Sarcomas of the esophagus are rare representing 0.1–1.5% of all esophageal tumors. We report a case of malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor (MPNST) of the esophagus in a 60-year-old woman. Methods: The diagnosis was made preoperatively...

... in intact stomach. The diagnosis of primary DGR was made using Wilson’s criteria. The surgical procedure adopted consisted of a truncal vagotomy, antrectomy, and a Roux-en-Y gastrojejunostomy. Results: No perioperative mortality was observed. Twelve months after surgery all patients expressed satisfaction...