Open Access DOI:10.23937/2378-3397/1410138
Acute Appendicitis Secondary to Kaposi’s Sarcoma: Case Report and Literature Review
Hugo E Beyuma Mora, MD, Diana L Labastida Ramírez, MD, Laura M Murguía Zamora, MD, Osvaldo I Guevara Valmaña, MD and Carlos H Flores Juárez, MD
Article Type: Case Report | First Published: March 31, 2022
Acute appendicitis secondary to gastrointestinal Kaposi sarcoma is a rare but critical manifestation of this condition. An acute abdomen in patients with HIV-AIDS can be secondary to Kaposi sarcoma with appendiceal involvement. The timely identification of other clinical manifestations of pathologies associated with immunosuppression can lead to a promptly diagnosis. Regardless of the management of the underlying pathology, the treatment of choice for acute appendicitis is surgical. Kaposi’s s...
Open Access DOI:10.23937/2378-3397/1410137
Impact of Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy Interval on Tumour Regression Grading for Rectal Cancer
Thomas Tiang, MBBS, FRACS, Ankur Sidhu, MBBS, FRACS, David Williams, MBBS, FRCPA and Andrew Bui, MBBS, FRACS
Article Type: Research Article | First Published: January 30, 2022
The rectum is the site of 30% of all colorectal tumours. When contemplating neoadjuvant alternatives and surgical treatments, the rectum’s position within the bony pelvis and its closeness to important tissues offer major therapeutic difficulties. Colorectal cancer survival times have improved as a result of advances in primary and adjuvant treatments. This paper aims to investigate the tumour regression grade (TRG) in rectal cancer patients, primarily if the interval of surgery after neoadjuv...
Open Access DOI:10.23937/2378-3397/1410136
Whole-Body Computed Tomography for Polytrauma Patients in the Emergency Department: Recommended or Unnecessary Radiation
Akram Bolbol, Abdulhakam Ahmed, Osman EA Suliman and Abdullah Al-mater Abduraboh
Article Type: Research Article | First Published: January 24, 2022
Whole-body computed tomography (WBCT) is one of the standard non-invasive tests for trauma patients, to avoid the overuse of the WBCT and unnecessary radiation to the patients, a combination of evidence-based indications, approved guidelines and the clinical decision should be used. This study was done to emphasize on limitation of unnecessary WBCT following international or local criteria along with clinical assessment and decision without compromising the patient’s safety. This study was per...
