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Annals of Gastroenterological Surgery, EarlyView.This study utilized high‐resolution CT colonography‐angiography to systematically classify vascular branching patterns in 591 patients. We defined four reproducible anatomical patterns each for right hemicolectomy and transverse colectomy, demonstrating that an independent‐origin middle colic artery consistently predicts shorter dissection distances ...
Takeharu Kato +8 more
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Case report: Melanosis coli combined with colon cancer, causality or coincidence?
Frontiers in Surgery, 2022 The habitual use of laxative containing anthraquinone glycosides is considered to be the main cause of melanosis coli (MC). In the past, most scholars considered MC to be a benign and reversible disease.
Wei Zhao +4 more
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Annals of Gastroenterological Surgery, EarlyView.Preoperative CT based on lymph node size shows moderate accuracy for detecting nodal metastasis in colon cancer. In this meta‐analysis of 29 studies (5,634 patients), pooled sensitivity and specificity were 0.69 and 0.66. Size‐based CT alone has limited value for clinical decision‐making.
Yuji Takayama +4 more
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Journal of Minimally Invasive SurgeryPurpose: This study aimed to evaluate the effect of prophylactic abdominal drainage (AD) in laparoscopic hemicolectomy, focusing on assessing postoperative pain outcomes.
Sung Seo Hwang +12 more
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Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, 2016 Introduction. Previous epidemiological studies suggest a higher rate of pancolonic disease in South Asians (SA) compared with White Europeans (WE). The aim of the study was to compare colectomy rates for ulcerative colitis (UC) in SA to those of WE ...
Ravi Misra +3 more
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British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, EarlyView.Aims Atypical colitis (presenting reverse gradient colitis, backwash ileitis or rectal sparing) is associated with primary sclerosing cholangitis–ulcerative colitis (PSC). Oral vancomycin has been used to manage paediatric atypical colitis with/without confirmed PSC. Different preparations had shown different efficacy.
Laura Räisänen +4 more
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William Arbuthnot Lane (1856-1943): Surgical Innovator and His Theory of Autointoxication. [PDF]
, 2017 William Arbuthnot Lane contributed to the advancement of many fields of orthopedics, otolaryngology, and general surgery. He is credited for his no-touch technique and the invention of long-handled instruments, some of which are still in use today, to ...
Cowan, Scott W. +4 more
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Peritoneal adhesions after laparoscopic gastrointestinal surgery [PDF]
, 2014 Although laparoscopy has the potential to reduce peritoneal trauma and post-operative peritoneal adhesion formation, only one randomized controlled trial and a few comparative retrospective clinical studies have addressed this issue.
MAIS, VALERIO
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International Journal of Cancer, EarlyView.Abstract Lynch syndrome (LS) is the most common hereditary colorectal cancer syndrome, caused by a germline pathogenic variant in one of the mismatch repair (MMR) genes. Among these, MSH6‐associated LS represents a distinct subtype with unique molecular and clinical characteristics.
Salwa Ben Yahia +4 more
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The effect of pre-admission immunosuppression on colectomy rates in acute severe ulcerative colitis
Therapeutic Advances in Gastroenterology, 2018 Background: Patients on immunosuppression at the time of acute severe ulcerative colitis have been suggested to be at a higher risk of colectomy than those who are treatment-naïve.
Desmond Patrick +6 more
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