Tag Archives: Diverticulitis

Interesting Research Developments in Surgery for 2011

December 15, 2011 by Zadeh Surgical, Inc.
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As the year comes to a close, I thought I would highlight some of the more interesting research studies that were conducted in the field of surgery for 2011: 1. Adenocarcinoma in Patients With Barrett’s Esophagus A study from Denmark showed that although patients with documented Barrett’s esophagus have an 11.3-fold increased risk of developing cancer of the esophagus, the annual risk of cancer development is actually lower than previously thought (0.12% vs. 0.5%). This raises a question on the current guidelines for surveillance in patients with Continue reading →

A Perforated Jejunal Diverticulum

November 3, 2010 by Zadeh Surgical, Inc.
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  Jaimini Cegla, Puja Chudasama, Tushar Agarwal and Shahid Chaudhary Department of Surgery, The Hillingdon Hospital, Pield Heath Road, Uxbridge, Middlesex, UB8 3NN, UK Case report A 65-year-old lady presented with a 5-day history of watery diarrhea with no mucous or blood, anorexia and right-sided abdominal pain. She denied recent travel or eating anything unusual. Her past medical history included an appendectomy, reversal of a retrograde uterus, angina, Sjogren’s syndrome and irritable bowel syndrome causing intermittent abdominal pain over the previous 4 years. The gastroenterologists Continue reading →