Colonic tuberculosis masquerading as colon cancer [PDF]
Journal of Surgical Case Reports, 2012 Isolated colonic tuberculosis (TB) is rare, and the symptoms are nonspecific making early diagnosis and management difficult. Although colonoscopy and biopsy is an important diagnostic modality, the features are variable and the distinction from other conditions of the colon, especially Crohn's disease and cancer, may be impossible without surgical ...
Vijay K Sharda +3 more
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More problems, more money: Identifying and predicting high-cost rescue after colorectal surgery
Surgery Open Science, 2023 Background: Successful rescue after elective surgery is associated with increased healthcare costs, but costs vary widely. Treating all rescue events the same may overlook targeted opportunities for improvement.
Ira L. Leeds +7 more
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Hyperbolic Components in Exponential Parameter Space [PDF]
, 2004 We discuss the space of complex exponential maps $\Ek\colon z\mapsto e^{z}+\kappa$. We prove that every hyperbolic component $W$ has connected boundary, and there is a conformal isomorphism $\Phi_W\colon W\to\half^-$ which extends to a homeomorphism of ...
Baker +6 more
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Trephine Transverse Colostomy Is Effective for Patients Who Have Previously Undergone Rectal Surgery [PDF]
Annals of Coloproctology, 2018 Purpose Colostomy creation is an essential procedure for colorectal surgeons, but the preferred method of colostomy varies by surgeon. We compared the outcomes of trephine colostomy creation with open those for the (laparotomy) and laparoscopic methods ...
Seung-Seop Yeom +9 more
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Colonic actinomycosis presenting as a palpable colonic mass with normal colonic mucosa [PDF]
Journal of Surgical Case Reports, 2021 Abstract Colonic actinomycosis is rare and can present as an ill-defined intra-abdominal mass that can be difficult to differentiate from colon cancer. This case report aims to share the details of this case and provide diagnostic clues. A 63-year-old female presented with a palpable right-sided abdominal mass.
Mai Charernsuk +3 more
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Primary squamous cell carcinoma at ileostomy site. Two case reports and review of literature
Clinical Case Reports, 2020 SCC at ileostomy is rare, early diagnosis by sampling abnormal tissue around ileostomy is vital.
Murad Bani Hani +3 more
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Heme iron from meat and risk of colorectal cancer: a meta-analysis and a review of the mechanisms involved [PDF]
, 2011 Red meat and processed meat intake is associated with a risk of colorectal cancer, a major cause of death in affluent countries. Epidemiological and experimental evidence supports the hypothesis that heme iron present in meat promotes colorectal cancer ...
Bingham +24 more
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Ameboma of colon simulating colonic adenocarcinoma
International Journal of Applied and Basic Medical Research, 2018 Amebiasis is common in tropical and developing countries with variable symptoms. Ameboma of the colon occurs rarely due to the annular growth of granulation tissue and can present as mass lesion simulating colonic carcinoma in elderly individuals.
Ashok K. Attri +3 more
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Relationship of Polyps of the Colon to Colonic Cancer
Annals of Surgery, 1958 John S. Spratt +2 more
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Effect of ischemia on the canine large bowel: A comparison with the small intestine [PDF]
, 1996 Mucosal injury caused by ischemia and reperfusion has been well documented with the small intestine, but little is known about the colon. In the present study, the effect of warm and cold ischemia on the canine colon was studied and compared to that on ...
Ikoma, A +6 more
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