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Journal of Medical Case Reports, 2022 Background Right-side fixation of the sigmoid colon is a rare anatomical variant associated with intestinal malrotation (Choi et al. in J Korean Surg Soc. 84(4):256–60, 2013).
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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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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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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.
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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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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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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.
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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.
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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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