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Colorectal cancer implant in an external hemorrhoidal skin tag. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2016
External hemorrhoidal skin tags are generally benign. Colorectal cancer metastases to the squamous epithelium of perianal skin tags without other evidence of disseminated disease is a very rare finding.
Liasis, L, Papaconstantinou, HT
core   +1 more source

Endoscopic reduction of a volvulus of the sigmoid colon in pregnancy: case report and a comprehensive review of the literature

open access: yesWorld Journal of Emergency Surgery, 2014
Sigmoid volvulus is a rare, but serious, complication that can occur during pregnancy. We present a case of a 33-year-old pregnant female in the third trimester with a sigmoid volvulus. Detorsion of the volvulus was performed during colonoscopy.
Z. Aftab   +6 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Duplication Cyst of the Sigmoid Colon [PDF]

open access: yesGastroenterology Research and Practice, 2009
A 21-year-old male with developmental delay presented with abdominal pain of two days' duration. He was afebrile and his abdomen was soft with mild diffuse tenderness. There were no peritoneal signs. Plain x-ray demonstrated a large air-filled structure in the right upper quadrant.
Bastian Domajnko, Rabih M. Salloum
openaire   +4 more sources

Impact of multi-targeted antiretroviral treatment on gut T cell depletion and HIV reservoir seeding during acute HIV infection. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2012
BackgroundLimited knowledge exists on early HIV events that may inform preventive and therapeutic strategies. This study aims to characterize the earliest immunologic and virologic HIV events following infection and investigates the usage of a novel ...
Ananworanich, Jintanat   +23 more
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Sigmoid Colon Migration of an Intrauterine Device

open access: yesCase Reports in Obstetrics and Gynecology, 2014
Background. Intrauterine devices (IUD) are commonly used birth control methods. Colonic perforation is an infrequent but serious complication of IUD. Case.
F. Akpınar   +3 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Endocuff Vision Reduces Inspection Time Without Decreasing Lesion Detection in a Randomized Colonoscopy Trial [PDF]

open access: yes, 2019
Background & Aims Mucosal exposure devices improve detection of lesions during colonoscopy and have reduced examination times in uncontrolled studies. We performed a randomized trial of Endocuff Vision vs standard colonoscopy to compare differences in ...
Garcia, Jonathan   +5 more
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Volvulus of the sigmoid colon

open access: yesJournal of British Surgery, 1977
Abstract The clinical presentation and treatment of 31 consecutive patients with sigmoid volvulus are reviewed. Nearly half of these patients had a history of mental illness and one-third of all patients were chronically constipated.
Robert G. Pickard   +2 more
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Abnormal length and position of the sigmoid colon and its clinical significance.

open access: yesKathmandu University Medical Journal, 2014
Sigmoid colon is one of the most variable parts of the large intestine. Here we report a very rare type of variation of the sigmoid colon. This variation was observed during the routine dissections for undergraduate medical students at Melaka Manipal ...
S. Nayak, B. George, S. Mishra
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Colovesicular Fistula [PDF]

open access: yes, 2012
A fistula is an atypical connection between two epithelial surfaces, in the case of an enterovesical fistula between the urinary and gastrointestinal systems. These may be the result of a number of causes including: 1.
Attard, Caroline   +1 more
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Increased prevalence of colorectal adenomas in women with breast cancer [PDF]

open access: yes, 2005
Background: The frequency of colorectal adenomas and carcinomas was investigated in a large cohort of women with breast cancer in comparison with matched controls, since data on the occurrence of second tumors in women with breast cancer is controversial.
Bayerdörffer, Ekkehard   +8 more
core   +1 more source

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