Jejunal Diverticular Bleeding on Long-Term Aspirin and Short-Term Corticosteroid Therapy
Case Reports in Gastrointestinal MedicineHaemorrhage is one of the most common complications of jejunal diverticula, which is a challenge to diagnose as the anatomical location of the jejunum renders it inaccessible to standard upper endoscopy, while routine imaging modalities may miss subtle ...
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Faecal haemoglobin and faecal calprotectin as indicators of bowel disease in patients presenting to primary care with bowel symptoms [PDF]
, 2015 OBJECTIVE: In primary care, assessing which patients with bowel symptoms harbour significant disease (cancer, higher-risk adenoma or IBD) is difficult.
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Predictors of 90-day Colonic Diverticular Recurrent Bleeding and Readmission
Internal Medicine, 2019 Objective Colonic diverticular bleeding often recurs, and readmissions are common. The aim of this study was to identify predictors of colonic diverticular recurrent bleeding and readmission within 90 days. Methods Subjects comprised 144 patients diagnosed with colonic diverticular bleeding who received inpatient hospital care between January 2012 and ...
Kitagawa, Tomoyuki +4 more
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Endocannabinoid-related compounds in gastrointestinal diseases [PDF]
, 2018 The endocannabinoid system (ECS) is an endogenous signalling pathway involved in the control of several gastrointestinal (GI) functions at both peripheral and central levels.
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Let them eat nuts -- this snack is safe for diverticulosis patients [PDF]
, 2009 Tell patients with diverticular disease that they can eat nuts, corn, and popcorn without fear. There is no truth to the long-held belief that these foods increase the risk of complications.
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Syncope with Surprise: An Unexpected Finding of Huge Gastric Diverticulum [PDF]
, 2016 A gastric diverticulum is a pouch protruding from the gastric wall. e vague long clinical history ranging between dyspepsia, postprandial fullness, and upper gastrointestinal bleeding makes this condition a diagnostic challenge.
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La terapia chirurgica della malattia diverticolare in fase acuta. Nostra esperienza [PDF]
, 2009 The treatment of the acute diverticolitis is still a stimulating and complex problem sustained by several anatomopatological and clinical factors and the possibility of different therapeutic options, being the operative mortality among 5% and 45%.
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Incidence of heat-labile enterotoxin-producing Escherichia coli detected by means of polymerase chain reaction amplification [PDF]
, 1994 CITATION: Winterbach, R. et al. 1994. Incidence of heat-labile enterotoxin-producing Escherichia coli detected by means of polymerase chain reaction amplification.
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Journal of International Medical ResearchBackground Colonic abnormalities, ranging from benign haemorrhoids to malignancies, pose a significant global health burden. Despite extensive research in Western populations, regional data from Saudi Arabia remain limited.
Arwa F Flemban +4 more
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Proximal Jejunal Diverticle: Cause of Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding [PDF]
, 2012 Five percents of patient presenting with gastrointestinal (GI) bleeding, the etiology of bleeding could not be found by upper endoscopy and colonoscopy. Almost 75% of which, the abnormality is detected in small bowel. One of the etiologies in small bowel
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