OBJECTIVE: To identify from the literature and clinical experience a rational approach to
management of fibroadenomas of the breast. METHOD: Recent literature on detection, …

Lymphoscintigraphy is performed before sentinel node (SN) biopsy for SN mapping. It is of
clinical importance mainly if the tumor is located in body parts with ambiguous lymph node …

Soluble forms of the two molecular species of the cell surface receptors for tumor necrosis
factor (TNF) have been detected in normal urine. Using enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays …

Presents case reports of four female patients who experienced endometriomas in a cesarean
section scar. Definition of endometriosis; Locations endometriosis can occur; Case history …

Objectives To describe the management, morbidity and mortality seen with isolated rib
fractures in elderly patients and assess the need for hospitalization. Design

Purpose This study was designed to examine the benefits of a Doppler-guided
hemorrhoidal artery ligation technique in terms of surgical outcome, functional recovery, and …

Radioguided surgery (RGS) is a surgical technique that enables the surgeon to identify
tissue ”marked” by a radionuclide before surgery, based on the tissue characteristics, the …

Background: Intense pain in the first 12 hours after major abdominal surgery requires the
use of large amounts of analgesics, mainly opioids, which may produce undesirable effects. …

Background: Free bowel perforation is one of the indications for emergency surgery in Crohn’s
disease. It is generally accepted that 1–3% of patients with Crohn’s disease will present …

Colostomy is the traditional treatment for acute obstruction of the sigmoid colon. This entails
two or three surgical procedures in a high-risk group of patients. Presented is a nonsurgical …