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World Journal of Surgical Oncology, 2019 Background Perineal wound complications are a long-lasting issue for abdominoperineal resection (APR) patients. Complication rates as high as 60% have been reported, with the most common complication being delayed perineal wound healing.
Chu-Cheng Chang +10 more
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Preventing parastomal hernias with systematic intraperitoneal specifically designed mesh
BMC Surgery, 2017 Background Parastomal hernia is a very common complication after stoma formation. Current surgical techniques for repairing parastomal hernia have unsatisfactory results. We aim to assess our preliminary experience with prophylactic mesh placement at the
Raquel Conde-Muíño +5 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.
Kataria, Hanish +3 more
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Journal of Travel Medicine, 2023 An Ivorian woman presented to us with a 2-month history of fever, abdominal pain and nausea. Human immunodeficiency virus serology was positive. Abdominal ultrasound showed enlarged abdominal lymph nodes and wall thickening of the right colon. Colonic biopsy was suggestive of fungal infection and polymerase chain reaction for Histoplasma capsulatum on ...
Flavio Sangiorgi +7 more
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Differences in gene mutations according to gender among patients with colorectal cancer
World Journal of Surgical Oncology, 2018 Background The incidence, site distribution, and mortality rates of patients with colorectal cancer differ according to gender. We investigated gene mutations in colorectal patients and wanted to examine gender-specific differences.
Yi-Jian Tsai +11 more
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World Journal of Surgical Oncology, 2023 Background To summarize the chemo-radio effect of metformin in rectal cancers with neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy on pathological response, tumor regression grade (TRG), and T/N downstaging.
I-Li Lai +5 more
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Activin and TGFβ use diverging mitogenic signaling in advanced colon cancer. [PDF]
, 2015 BackgroundUnderstanding cell signaling pathways that contribute to metastatic colon cancer is critical to risk stratification in the era of personalized therapeutics.
Akagi, Naomi +9 more
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Fluorescent-Antibody Targeting of Insulin-Like Growth Factor-1 Receptor Visualizes Metastatic Human Colon Cancer in Orthotopic Mouse Models. [PDF]
, 2016 Fluorescent-antibody targeting of metastatic cancer has been demonstrated by our laboratory to enable tumor visualization and effective fluorescence-guided surgery.
Bouvet, Michael +5 more
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Advances in the surgical treatment of Crohn's disease
Journal of IMIDs, 2022 Despite the advances in medical treatment of Crohn’s disease (CD), most of the patients require one or more surgical bowel resections during their life for complicated disease.
Antonio Luberto +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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