Detectability of colorectal neoplasia with fluorine-18-2-fluoro-2-deoxy-D-glucose positron emission tomography and computed tomography (FDG-PET/CT) [PDF]
The purpose of this study was to analyze the detectability of colorectal neoplasia with fluorine-18-2-fluoro-2-deoxy-d-glucose positron emission tomography/computed tomography (FDG-PET/CT). Data for a total of 492 patients who had undergone both PET/CT
A Katagiri+45 more
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Unusual abscesses associated with colon cancer: report of three cases [PDF]
Three cases of colon cancer accompanied by unusual abscess formation are reported. Case I : A 77-year-old man was diagnosed with a paracolic abscess formation behind the cecum and a swollen appendix by computed tomography (CT) scan.
Kubo, Yoshiro+4 more
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EFSUMB Recommendations and Guidelines for Gastrointestinal Ultrasound - Part 1: Examination Techniques and Normal Findings (Long version). [PDF]
▼ In October 2014 the European Federation of Societies for Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology formed a Gastrointestinal Ultrasound (GIUS) task force group to promote the use of GIUS in a clinical setting.
Calabrese, E.+16 more
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Metachronous Sigmoid Carcinoma and Mantle Cell Lymphoma in Intestines
It is rare that colon carcinoma and mantle cell lymphoma (MCL) occur one after another in intestines. We found two malignancies of sigmoid carcinoma and MCL in a single patient, who had initially been diagnosed with sigmoid carcinoma and treated with ...
Qiao Yu+3 more
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Ganglioneuromatosis of the sigmoid colon
Abstract A man, aged 72 years, who came to hospital with a 9-month history of increasing constipation, had a narrowed segment of sigmoid colon removed. Increased numbers of nerve fibres and ganglion cells were found histologically in the plexuses of Auerbach and Meissner, and in the muscular layers of the affected bowel.
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A CASE OF LIPOMA OF THE SIGMOID COLON ASSOCIATED WITH A CARCINOMA OF THE SIGMOID COLON
We experienced a case of lipoma of the sigmoid colon associated with a carcinoma of the sigmoid colon. A 76-year-old woman was admitted to our hospital because of general fatigue. Endoscopic examination demonstrated an ulcer in the stomach. Since then she was recovering from this ulcer but Hemooccult tests of stool had been positive.
Toshiyuki Fukuhara+5 more
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Screening Relevance of Sessile Serrated Polyps [PDF]
Conventional adenomas have historically been considered to be the only screening-relevant colorectal cancer (CRC) precursor lesion. The prevailing paradigm was that most CRCs arise along the chromosomal instability pathway, where adenomas accumulate ...
Kahi, Charles J.
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Histopathology report on colon cancer specimens; measuring surgical quality, an increasing stress for surgeons [PDF]
Introduction. Improving the quality of surgical resections by evaluating surgical specimens is probably the most important feedback a surgeon can receive.
Bilavschi, Karina+5 more
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Sigmoid and cecum colon volvulus: a case report
Introduction Colon volvulus is the twisting of a segment of colon on its mesenteric axis, which can lead to the obstruction of the lumen and the blood supply.
Dilawer Chofan Charo+4 more
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Background. Ingestion of foreign bodies can cause various gastrointestinal tract complications including abscess formation, bowel obstruction, fistulae, haemorrhage, and perforation.
Ziad Zeidan+5 more
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