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The watermelon cecum [PDF]

open access: possibleGastrointestinal Endoscopy, 1991
The "watermelon stomach" is a vascular anomaly of unknown etiology involving the antrum. The hallmark of this condition is a striking and characteristic endoscopic appearance resembling the stripes of a watermelon. Histologic features include capillary dilation and fibromuscular hyperplasia.
David A. Lieberman   +1 more
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VOLVULUS OF THE CECUM

Archives of Surgery, 1952
VOLVULUS of the cecum is a rare disease. Our interest in this subject was stimulated by three cases occurring recently at the Boston City Hospital. The purpose of this paper is to review briefly the condition and add three cases to the literature. The incidence of volvulus of the cecum as a cause of intestinal obstruction varies with different authors.
Charles C. Swift   +2 more
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Ultrasonography of the cecum

Gastrointestinal Radiology, 1981
Ultrasound can define masses in the cecum and the cecal bed. In the patient with a prior resection of adenocarcinoma of the cecum, the sonogram fulfills a primary role in the detection of large and ill-defined recurrences not amenable to detection by barium enema because of a right colectomy.
Gretchen A. W. Gooding   +1 more
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Carcinoma of the cecum

The American Journal of Surgery, 1951
Abstract 1. 1. Twenty-eight cases of carcinoma of the cecum at the Lankenau Hospital from 1948 to 1958 have been reviewed and compared with a similar series reported by Patterson and Deaver [] covering the period at the Lankenau Hospital from 1934 to 1948. 2. 2.
Joseph F. Patterson, J.Montgomery Deaver
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Leiomyoma of the Cecum

Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine, 1968
SMOOTH muscle tumors constitute approximately 1% of all gastrointestinal neoplasms. To date, 40 cases of leiomyoma and leiomyosarcoma of the colon have been described.1-6It has been suggested that such tumors in the young have a different growth rate, aggressiveness, biologic potential, and radiosensitivity than those seen in adults. There is no report
K. K. Khanna   +4 more
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Diverticulitis of the cecum

The American Journal of Surgery, 1956
Summary o 1. The subject of diverticulitis is presented and its incidence, etiology and differential diagnosis are discussed. 2. Operative diagnosis is stressed and an outline of accepted therapy is given. 3. Nine cases of diverticulitis of the cecum are presented.
Walter H. Gerwig   +2 more
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The Unusual Cecum

JAMA: The Journal of the American Medical Association, 1984
History A 90-year-old woman was admitted to Montefiore Medical Center with a two-day history of severe right lower quadrant pain associated with nausea and vomiting. The patient's past medical record indicated a history of severe peripheral arterial disease, including bypass surgery, previous myocardial infarction, and right cerebral infarction ...
Ellen L. Wolf   +2 more
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