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Acute pancreatitis is a primary sterile inflammation of the pancreas, which is characterized by an unphysiological enzyme activation. This leads to an inflammatory reaction with edema, vascular damage and cell decay. The first German interd…

IntroductionThe prognosis of scar carcinoma, also known as Marjolin's ulcer, is poor. Metastases of lymph nodes often appear because of late diagnosis and the underestimation of clinical findings. This has a deep impact on the quality of li…

Deciduosis of the appendix is a rare cause of acute appendicitis in pregnancy. Ectopic decidual cells localized in the submesothelial stroma may represent a physiologic reaction of the pluripotent stromal cells to progestational hormonal st…

Six cases (1981/82) with endometriosis of the bowel are reported on. There was a gynecological and surgical examination after 6-12 months. Intestinal symptoms associated with dysmenorrhea, dyspareunia and nodules, involving the cul-de-sac, …

Report on 4 cases of traumatic splenosis (autotransplantation of splenic tissues) which were diagnosed 1 to 15 years after traumatic spleen rupture in childhood or adolescence. In 3 of the 4 cases traumatic splenosis was detected casually, …