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Perineurioma of the sigmoid colon [PDF]
BMJ Case Reports, 2018 A 24-year-old man presented to the surgical outpatient clinic with a 1-year history of intermittent, painless, fresh rectal bleeding associated with defaecation. The blood was noticeable as streaks on the toilet paper. His bowel habit remained otherwise unchanged. He reported no weight loss or family history of bowel cancer.
Guled M Jama +3 more
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Mature Solid Teratoma of the Retroperitoneum Presenting as Sigmoid Colon Polyp with Lower Gastrointestinal Bleeding: A Case Report [PDF]
, 2022 Background: Mature colonic teratomas are rare tumors and no case, to the best of our knowledge, has been reported from the African continent. In addition, some pedunculated teratomas in the colon have been treated by endoscopic polypectomy and ...
Duduyemi, Babatunde Moses +3 more
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Laparoscopic peritoneal lavage. Our experience and review of the literature [PDF]
, 2016 NTRODUCTION: Over the years various therapeutic techniques for diverticulitis have been developed. Laparoscopic peritoneal lavage (LPL) appears to be a safe and useful treatment, and it could be an effective alternative to colonic resection in emergency
Desiderio, Jacopo +8 more
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Vojnosanitetski pregled, 2013 Introduction. Lipoma is a benign tumor of adipose tissue, the most common tumor of the human body soft tissues. As such, it can be found almost anywhere in the human body including the gastrointestinal system (incidence below 0.5%), but rarely in the sigmoid colon. Case report. This is a case report on symptomatic polyp of the sigmoid colon,
Dejan Ivanov +2 more
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Factors associated with redundant sigmoid colon at Mulago Hospital, Kampala [PDF]
, 2016 Background: Sigmoid Volvulus is the most common form of Volvulus of the gastrointestinal tract and in Uganda; this condition is one of the top causes of intestinal obstruction.
Kakande, I, Masiira, NM, Tumusiime, G
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New Large Bowel Segmentation on Plain Abdominal Radiography in Comparison with the Conventional Method [PDF]
, 2012 Plain abdominal radiography is a very basic examination and plays an important role in primary care. The objectives of this study were to clarify colon distributions on plain abdominal radiographs.
Koide, Norio +5 more
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Schwannoma of the sigmoid colon [PDF]
BMJ Case Reports, 2015 Colonic schwannomas are very rare gastrointestinal tumours originating from Schwann cells, which form the neural sheath. Primary schwannomas of the lower gastrointestinal tract are very rare and usually benign in nature. However, if they are not surgically removed, malign degeneration can occur.
Arif Aslaner +3 more
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Morphometry of the adult sigmoid colon and relation to volvulus [PDF]
, 2009 BACKGROUND: The sigmoid colon in Africans is commonly affected by volvulus formation. Anatomical characteristics of this part of the colon could provide some of the contributory explanations for male gender predisposition.
Anangwe, D +3 more
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Distribution of cytochrome P450 2C, 2E1, 3A4, and 3A5 in human colon mucosa [PDF]
, 2005 BACKGROUND: Despite the fact that the alimentary tract is part of the body's first line of defense against orally ingested xenobiotica, little is known about the distribution and expression of cytochrome P450 (CYP) enzymes in human colon.
Alexandr Parlesak +22 more
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Archives of Surgery, 1951 VOLVULUS is defined by Laurell1as a torsion of the bowel on its mesentery which produces symptoms due to narrowing, strangulation or both. The geographic incidence of volvulus varies. In middle Europe, Scandinavia, Russia and India it is a rather common cause of intestinal obstruction, whereas in western Europe, the United Kingdom and North America it ...
John M. Waugh, Hiram D. Hilton
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