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A shared mucosal gut microbiota signature in primary sclerosing cholangitis before and after liver transplantation

open access: yesHepatology, EarlyView., 2022
In this study of the gut mucosal microbiota in primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC), we found consistent microbiota features associated with PSC and recurrent PSC, PSC with inflammatory bowel disease and a persistent gut dysbiosis after liver transplantation Abstract Background and Aims Several characteristic features of the fecal microbiota have been ...
Mikal Jacob Hole   +12 more
wiley   +1 more source

Adult Intussusception Caused by Descending Colon Cancer during Chemotherapy of Stomach Cancer Recurrence

open access: yesCase Reports in Gastroenterology, 2012
Intussusception in adults is uncommon, and it is rare in the descending colon because of its fixation to the retroperitoneum. We herein describe a case of intussusception caused by descending colon cancer.
Minoru Fukuchi   +9 more
doaj   +1 more source

A stercoral perforation of the descending colon

open access: yesJournal of the Korean Surgical Society, 2012
This is a case report on a stercoral perforation of the descending colon that was not adequately treated in the first operation. Re-operation was required in order to revise the primary repair site and to remove the impacted fecaloma.
Kang, Jeonghyun, Chung, Min
openaire   +2 more sources

A comparison between rectal and colonic biopsies to detect Lewy pathology in Parkinson's disease

open access: yesNeurobiology of Disease, 2012
We have shown that routine biopsies of the ascending colon obtained at colonoscopy allow the detection of Lewy neurites (LN) in the enteric nervous system (ENS) of Parkinson's disease (PD) patients. Although colonoscopy is a relatively safe procedure, it
Hélène Pouclet   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Expression of p16 Within Myenteric Neurons of the Aged Colon: A Potential Marker of Declining Function

open access: yesFrontiers in Neuroscience, 2021
Human colonic neuromuscular functions decline among the elderly. The aim was to explore the involvement of senescence. A preliminary PCR study looked for age-dependent differences in expression of CDKN1A (encoding the senescence-related p21 protein) and ...
Alexandra Palmer   +15 more
doaj   +1 more source

A Case of Advanced Descending Colon Cancer in an Adult Patient with Intestinal Malrotation

open access: yesCase Reports in Gastrointestinal Medicine, 2016
This report presents an operative case of advanced descending colon cancer in an adult patient with intestinal malrotation. A 63-year-old Japanese male was suffering from left side abdominal pain, abdominal distension, and constipation.
Yoshifumi Nakayama   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Four cases of laparoscopic colectomy for sigmoid colon and rectal cancer with persistent descending mesocolon

open access: yesSurgical Case Reports, 2020
Background Persistent descending mesocolon (PDM) is a congenital anomaly associated with the failure of fixation of the descending colon to the lateral abdominal wall.
Yumi Furuichi   +10 more
doaj   +1 more source

Explainable human‐in‐the‐loop healthcare image information quality assessment and selection

open access: yesCAAI Transactions on Intelligence Technology, EarlyView., 2023
Abstract Smart healthcare applications cannot be separated from healthcare data analysis and the interactive interpretability between data and model. A human‐in‐the‐loop active learning approach is introduced to reduce the cost of healthcare data labelling by evaluating the information quality of unlabelled medical data and then screening the high ...
Yang Li, Sezai Ercisli
wiley   +1 more source

Congenital Membrane Causing Duodenal Obstruction and Malpositioning of the Descending Colon

open access: yesPediatrics and Neonatology, 2013
A congenital membrane without intestinal malrotation is a rare cause of duodenal obstruction. Here we present an 11-year-old girl who had suffered from intermittent abdominal cramping pain and vomiting for more than 5 years.
Chee-Chee Koh   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Endoscopic Visualization of a Jejuno-Colonic Fistula in a Case of Monomorphic Epitheliotropic Intestinal T-Cell Lymphoma. [PDF]

open access: yesDEN Open
Monomorphic epitheliotropic intestinal T‐cell lymphoma (MEITL) rarely presents with gastrointestinal fistula formation. A rare case of MEITL is identified in an elderly woman with marked weight loss and hypoalbuminemia, in whom a jejunocolic fistula is directly visualized endoscopically.
Ota K   +9 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

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