Background: Collaborative research in global surgery has resulted in the rapid development of the field via knowledge creation and dissemination, research capacity building, and direct improvements in the delivery of clinical care. Yet the establishment and maintenance of trans-boundary collaborations carries significant risk to health systems, clinicians, patients, and researchers, particularly if such collaborations are not developed thoughtfully and with appropriate guardrails. In recent years, there has been significant growth in the literature on the pervasiveness and impact of neocolonialism on global health research.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIntroduction And Importance: Lesions which project from the gallbladder wall into its lumen are known as gallbladder polyps. Nearly 5% of all adults have gallbladder polyps, the majority are pseudo-polyps with no neoplastic potential. Although gallbladder polyps are commonly found in cholecystectomy specimen, only a very few gallbladder polyps present as carcinoma in a polypoid lesion.
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September 2021
Introduction And Importance: Renal cell carcinoma is the most common malignant tumor of the kidney which occurs more frequently in men and older people than in women and young adults. Renal cell carcinoma is the second most common renal malignancy diagnosed among pediatric and adolescent patients comprising of 2% to 6% of renal cancers.
Case Presentation: A 19 years old young adult male came with a history of epigastric and back pain, hematuria and weight loss.