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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Case of a sigmoid colon cancer with metachronous metastases to the mesorectum and the abdominal wall [PDF]
, 2010 Backround Sigmoid colon cancer metachronous metastases commonly occur in the liver and lungs with sporadic reports also to the spleen, stomach, thyroid gland, abdominal wall and upper urinary tract. This is a rare case of metachronous metastases invading
John Kalaitzis +21 more
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PLoS ONE, 2021 IntroductionSigmoid colon anatomic dimensions have been studied to have roles in the occurrence of sigmoid volvulus; however, these studies are few in number and failed to control the confounding effect of acute sigmoid obstruction on the anatomic ...
Agegnehu Berie Bayeh +1 more
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Factors associated with the efficacy of polyp detection during routine flexible sigmoidoscopy [PDF]
, 2017 Objective: Flexible sigmoidoscopy reduces the incidence of colonic cancer through the detection and removal of premalignant adenomas. However, the efficacy of the procedure is variable.
Anderson, John H. +4 more
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Zhongliu Fangzhi Yanjiu, 2018 Objective To examine clinicopathologic characteristics and survival differences of colon cancer patients by different primary locations. Methods We retrospectively analyzed the medical records of 1088 colon cancer patients.
XU Hongli +5 more
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Practice parameters for the treatment of colonic diverticular disease: Italian Society of Colon and Rectal Surgery (SICCR) guidelines [PDF]
, 2015 The mission of the Italian Society of Colorectal Surgery (SICCR) is to optimize patient care. Providing evidence-based practice guidelines is therefore of key importance.
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Position of a sigmoid colon in right iliac fossa in children: A retrospective study
Journal of Indian Association of Pediatric Surgeons, 2011 Aim: The aim was to identify the position of sigmoid colon in children and discuss its clinical significance. Materials and Methods: Ninety-one contrast enema studies were retrospectively evaluated and the position of sigmoid colon categorized as below ...
Akshay Kumar Saxena +5 more
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Intramesocolic Diverticular Perforation of the Sigmoid Colon Diagnosed by Detecting Air Collection in Anterior Pararenal Space on Computed Tomography: Report of a Case [PDF]
, 2007 A 64-year-old woman was admitted to our hospital with lower abdominal pain. Routine laboratory values were unremarkable except for the white blood cell count (15,000/micro litter) and the C-reactive protein (CRP) value (22.5 mg/dl). A Computed tomography
Ando, Masayuki +3 more
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Differences between computed tomoghaphy and surgical findings in acute complicated diverticulitis [PDF]
, 2019 Summary Background/Objective: A preoperative reliable classification system between clinical and computed tomography (CT) findings to better plan surgery in acute complicated diverticulitis (ACD) is lacking.
Brachini, Gioia +10 more
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Sahel Medical Journal, 2016 The sigmoid colon, when longer than its usual length is known as dolichosigmoid or redundant sigmoid colon. In the present case, the redundant sigmoid colon was about 20” long, and its distal part was “M” shaped.
Satheesha B Nayak +5 more
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