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Is Intraluminal Washout Necessary for Patients with Sigmoid Colon Cancer to Eliminate Exfoliated Cancer Cells as in Patients with Rectal Cancer? A Pilot Study at a Single Institute

Journal of the Anus, Rectum and Colon, 2020
Objectives: Rectal stump washout has been widely performed to prevent the implantation of exfoliated cancer cells (ECCs) in patients with rectal cancer.
Hiroki Shimizu, Makoto Sudo, Shinji Furuya, Koichi Takiguchi, Ryo Saito, Suguru Maruyama, Yoshihiko Kawaguchi, Hiromichi Kawaida, Tetsuo Kondo, Daisuke Ichikawa   +9 more
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Tensile properties of the rectal and sigmoid colon: a comparative analysis of human and porcine tissue

SpringerPlus, 2015
For many patients, rectal catheters are an effective means to manage bowel incontinence. Unfortunately, the incidence of catheter leakage in these patients remains troublingly high.
M. Christensen, K. Oberg, J. Wolchok
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Update on the management of sigmoid diverticulitis

World Journal of Gastroenterology, 2021
Diverticular disease and diverticulitis are the most common non-cancerous pathology of the colon. It has traditionally been considered a disease of the elderly and associated with cultural and dietary habits.
M. Hanna, A. Kaiser
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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, Casciani, Emanuele, Cirillo, Bruno, Costa, Gianluca, Frezza, Barbara, La Torre, Marco, Lanciotti, Silvia, Mastroiacovo, Ilaria, Mingoli, Andrea, Sapienza, Paolo, Speranza, Annarita   +10 more
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Sonographic diagnosis of a colovesical fistula due to sigmoid colon cancer

Journal of Medical Ultrasound, 2018
Based on sonographic findings, colovesical fistula was diagnosed in a 71-year-old man with sigmoid colon cancer. Gray-scale sonography revealed an irregular thickening of the sigmoid colon wall abutting the urinary bladder which also showed thickening in
Dal Mo Yang, Hyun Cheol Kim, Sang Won Kim, Sung Jig Lim, Ji Su Kim   +4 more
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Wandering spleen, gastric and pancreatic volvulus and right-sided descending and sigmoid colon.

Journal of Radiology Case Reports, 2015
Wandering spleen is a rare condition, characterized by a mobile spleen that is attached only by an elongated vascular pedicle, allowing it to migrate to any part of the abdomen or pelvis. Mesenteroaxial gastric volvulus usually occurs in children and may
Enrique Flores-Ríos, C. Méndez-Díaz, E. Rodríguez-García, T. Pérez-Ramos   +3 more
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Hartmann's Procedure or Primary Anastomosis? [PDF]

, 2012
Perforation following acute diverticulitis is a typical scenario during the first attack. Different classification systems exist to classify acute perforated diverticulitis.
Bretagnol F, Champman JR, Mario H. Mueller, Martin E. Kreis, Mueller MH, Schilling MK, White SI, Wolfgang H. Thasler   +7 more
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Prolapse of Intussusception through the Anus as a Result of Sigmoid Colon Cancer

Case Reports in Gastroenterology, 2010
Adult intussusception is rare and most often associated with cancer. We report a case of intussuscepted sigmoid colon into the rectum protruding from the anus of a 47-year-old woman. The cause of the intussusception was sigmoid colon cancer.
Hiroki Ochiai, Takashi Ohishi, Shikou Seki, Jo Tokuyama, Koji Osumi, Hidejirou Urakami, Atsushi Shimada, Akira Matsui, Yoh Isobe, Yuya Murata, Takashi Endo, Yoshiyuki Ishii, Hirotoshi Hasegawa, Sumio Matsumoto, Yuko Kitagawa   +14 more
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Mucinous adenocarcinoma emerging in sigmoid colon neovagina 40 years after its creation: a case report

World Journal of Surgical Oncology, 2015
BackgroundWe reported our experience of adenocarcinoma of sigmoid colon neovagina.Case presentationA 67-year-old female with a history of neovagina construction for Rokitansky syndrome complained of vaginal bleeding.
Y. Kita, S. Mori, K. Baba, Y. Uchikado, T. Arigami, Toshihiko Idesako, H. Okumura, S. Ishigami, M. Nakagawa, S. Natsugoe   +9 more
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Establishment and characterization of a sigmoid colon cancer organoid with spinal metastasis

Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology
BackgroundSigmoid colon cancer with spinal metastases is rare in distant metastasis. In addition, the prognosis of colon cancer patients with spinal metastases is extremely poor.
Jingyao Chen, Jingyao Chen, Shumin Cheng, Liang Gu, Liang Gu, Zhangsen Huang, Zhangsen Huang, Changhua Zhang, Changhua Zhang, Chunhui Sun, Chunhui Sun, Chunhui Sun, Songyao Chen, Songyao Chen   +13 more
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