dear editors: adenocarcinoma of colon and rectum is the second most common cancer of the gastrointestinal (gi) tract in children. the development of carcinoma of colon in general appears to be associated with several predisposing factors such as familial polyposis, hereditary non-polyposis syndromes, ulcerative colitis, previous ureterosigmoidostomy or radiation therapy and dietary factors (hig...

BACKGROUND In Spain, primary healthcare (PHC) referrals for diagnostic procedures are subject to long waiting-times, and physicians and patients often use the emergency department (ED) as a shortcut. We aimed to determine whether patients evaluated at a hospital outpatient quick diagnosis unit (QDU) who were referred to ED from 12 PHC centers could have been directly referred to QDU, thus avoid...

Endometriosis is a common disease that usually involves the ovary (1) and generally has a benign course (2). Malignization is exceptional (fewer than 1 %), affecting the rectum in only 5 % of reported cases (2). A 39-year-old woman with an uneventful history presents with abdominal pain in the left iliac fossa, weight loss, and rectorrhagia lasting 6 months. A mass effect is palpated 6 cm away ...

introduction: colorectal cancer is the most common cancer of the alimentary system. in women, it is the second leading cause of mortality after breast cancer while in men, it is the third leading cause of death after lung and prostate carcinoma. prevalence is more in population older than 50 years and increases in older people. therefore, best treatment and prognosis is early diagnosis of disea...

Background and Aims: Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection is a frequent complication among long-term dialysis patients. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the efficacy and side effects of pegylated interferon2a (PEG-IFN2a ) treatment in hemodialysis patients. Methods: We retrospectively reviewed charts of 16 HCV-RNA-positive hemodialysis patients. Results: There were 11 male and 5 female...