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Synchronous volvulus of the transverse and sigmoid colon: a rare case of large bowel obstruction
The Pan African Medical Journal, 2021 Colonic volvulus usually occurs as a single event that can affect various parts of the colon. The usual sites affected being the sigmoid colon (75%) and the caecum (22%). The phenomenon of multiple sites simultaneously undergoing volvulus is an extremely
Abderrahim Samlali +4 more
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Giant diverticulum of the sigmoid colon
International Journal of Colorectal Disease, 1995 Abstract Giant diverticulum is a rare entity and few cases have so far been reported. It is nearly always associated with diverticular disease. There are some theories about the formation of a giant diverticulum but none is conclusive. Associated symptoms are similar to those of diverticular disease but, as with the patient reported here,
H. Freitas, A. Naber, A.-M. Sliutz
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Anatomical Region of the Colon as an Influencing Factor for Ulcerative Colitis Development
Central Asian Journal of Medical Sciences, 2016 Objectives: To determine if the anatomical location and extent of ulcerative inflammation influences the primary development of ulcerative colitis by defining the primary starting locations of ulcerative inflammation processes and determining the ...
Enkhbaatar Tseden +2 more
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Surgical Case Reports, 2020 Background Colostomy via the intraperitoneal route is often performed during laparoscopic Hartmann’s operation or abdominoperineal resection. Internal hernia of the small intestine often occurs after colostomy.
Hiroki Hashida +5 more
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F1000Research, 2019 Background: Schwannomas are tumors originating in Schwann cells of the peripheral nerve system and uncommonly develop in the gastrointestinal tract. Sigmoid colon schwannomas are very rare and only 28 cases have been reported. This study aims to report a
Gangmi Kim, Sun Il Kim, Kang Young Lee
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Finite element model set-up of colorectal tissue for analyzing surgical scenarios [PDF]
, 2017 Finite Element Analysis (FEA) has gained an extensive application in the medical field, such as soft tissues simulations. In particular, colorectal simulations can be used to understand the interaction with the surrounding tissues, or with instruments ...
Bici, Michele +4 more
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Volvulus of the Sigmoid Colon during Pregnancy: A Case Report
Case Reports in Obstetrics and Gynecology, 2012 Colonic obstruction due to sigmoid colon volvulus during pregnancy is a rare but complication with significant maternal and fetal mortality. We describe a case of sigmoid volvulus in a patient with 33 weeks of gestation that developed complete necrosis ...
Enzo Fabrício Ribeiro Nascimento +8 more
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Afatinib use in recurrent epithelial ovarian carcinoma. [PDF]
, 2019 •Genomic tumor testing is an important tool in guiding treatment for gynecologic malignancies.•Targetable mutations may lead to new therapies in gynecologic cancer treatment.•Her2/neu mutations in serous ovarian carcinomas can be targeted with ERBB2 ...
Alvarez, Edwin A +3 more
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Metachronous Sigmoid Carcinoma and Mantle Cell Lymphoma in Intestines
Case Reports in Gastroenterology, 2019 It is rare that colon carcinoma and mantle cell lymphoma (MCL) occur one after another in intestines. We found two malignancies of sigmoid carcinoma and MCL in a single patient, who had initially been diagnosed with sigmoid carcinoma and treated with ...
Qiao Yu +3 more
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Comprehensive analysis of normal adjacent to tumor transcriptomes. [PDF]
, 2017 Histologically normal tissue adjacent to the tumor (NAT) is commonly used as a control in cancer studies. However, little is known about the transcriptomic profile of NAT, how it is influenced by the tumor, and how the profile compares with non-tumor ...
Aran, Dvir +8 more
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