Morphometry of the adult sigmoid colon and relation to volvulus
The Annals of African Surgery, 2007 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.
H. Saidi +3 more
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Histopathology report on colon cancer specimens; measuring surgical quality, an increasing stress for surgeons [PDF]
, 2018 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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Delayed presentation of a sigmoid colon injury following blunt abdominal trauma: a case report
Journal of Medical Case Reports, 2012 Introduction The low incidence of colon injury due to blunt abdominal trauma and the lack of a definitive diagnostic method for the same can lead to delays in diagnosis and treatment, subsequently resulting in high morbidity and mortality.
Ertugrul Gokhan +4 more
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Journal of Pediatric Surgery Case Reports, 2021 Inguinal hernias are rare in the general population but are more frequently seen in premature infants. Risk factors include male gender, small for gestational age, low birth weight and respiratory distress. Infant inguinal hernias most frequently contain
Anastasiya Stasyuk +2 more
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Benign retroperitoneal schwannoma presenting as colitis: A case report [PDF]
, 2007 We report a case of a patient presenting with clinical , radiological and endoscopic features of colitis due to a compressive left para-aortic mass.
Claes, Kathleen +7 more
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Stercoral Perforation of the Colon during Pregnancy: A Case Report and Review of the Literature
American Journal of Perinatology Reports, 2015 Stercoral perforation of the colon, though rare, is associated with high mortality. Review of the literature identified only three prior cases reported during pregnancy.
Anthony B. Costales +4 more
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Surgical Case Reports, 2021 Background Malignant tumors with rhabdoid features are extremely rare. They can occur in various organs, including the gastrointestinal tract, with common clinical features of high malignancy and poor prognosis.
Masatsugu Kojima +15 more
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EFSUMB Recommendations and Guidelines for Gastrointestinal Ultrasound - Part 1: Examination Techniques and Normal Findings (Long version). [PDF]
, 2016 ▼ 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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Spontaneous Colon Perforations Associated with a Vascular Type of Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome
Case Reports in Gastroenterology, 2014 Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, vascular type (vEDS) (MIM #130050) is an autosomal dominant disorder caused by mutation in the type III collagen gene, COL3A1, leading to fragility of blood vessels, bowel and uterus that leads to spontaneous rupture.
Akira Yoneda +7 more
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Survival analysis for colon subsite and rectal cancers: Experience from a single surgeon [PDF]
Korean Journal of Clinical Oncology, 2015 Purpose: The survival rates of patients with colorectal cancers have been well documented in many studies. Some studies have shown that proximal colon cancers have inferior survival rates when compared with distal colon cancers.
Inhwa Lee +5 more
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