Othello Pica: A Clue of Recurrent Rectal Cancer

Rectal cancer: a review

  Rectal cancer is the second most common cancer in large intestine. The prevalence and the number of young patients diagnosed with rectal cancer have made it as one of the major health problems in the world. With regard to the improved access to and use of modern screening tools, a number of new cases are diagnosed each year. Considering the location of the rectum and its adjacent organs, ma...

Recurrent Acute Pancreatitis: A Diagnostic Clue to Primary Hyperparathyroidism

Surgical Management of Locally Recurrent Rectal Cancer

Developments in chemotherapeutic strategies and surgical technique have led to improved loco regional control of rectal cancer and a decrease in recurrence rates over time. However, locally recurrent rectal cancer continues to present considerable technical challenges and results in significant morbidity and mortality. Surgery remains the only therapy with curative potential. Despite a hostile ...

Management of Locally Recurrent Rectal Cancer

The treatment of colorectal cancer, that presents considerable health problem, still has a lot of space for improvement. The overall recurrence rate for this disease is between 8 and 50% according to literature data (Das, Skibber et al. 2006; Kaiser, Kang et al. 2006). The risk for recurrence is highest in the first two years postoperatively (Juhl G 1990; McCall JL 1995; Micev M 2000; Krivokapi...

Recurrent Syncope, a Clue in Amyloid Cardiomyopathy

Infiltrative cardiomyopathies include a variety of disorders that lead to myocardial thickening resulting in a constellation of clinical manifestations and eventually heart failure that could be the first clue to reach the diagnosis. Among the more described infiltrative diseases of the heart is amyloid cardiomyopathy. The disease usually presents with subtle, nonspecific symptoms. Herein, we i...