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ABSTRACT The epistemology of evidence‐based medicine (EBM) is said to clash with the culture of surgery: EBM demands contemplation, whereas surgeons prize decisive, and even heroic, action. How, then, have surgeons come to embrace EBM? To answer this question, I analysed evidence‐based clinical practice guidelines (CPGs) and interviewed 15 attending ...
Clay Davis
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Role of ultrasound in colorectal diseases [PDF]
Ultrasound is an undervalued non-invasive examination in the diagnosis of colonic diseases. It has been replaced by the considerably more expensive magnetic resonance imaging and computed tomography, despite the fact that, as first examination, it can ...
Bor, Renáta +2 more
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Clinical Difference between Acute Appendicitis and Acute Right-Sided Colonic Diverticulitis
Background Clinical presentations of acute appendicitis (AA) and acute right-sided colonic diverticulitis (ARCD) are similar. However, the usual treatment for each disease differs between surgical and conservative management. The aim of this study was to
Ji Ho Song +6 more
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Persistent Ompahalomesenteric Duct in a Newborn With 16p11.2 Deletion: Report of New Findings
ABSTRACT Omphalomesenteric duct (OMD) is an embryologic communication between the extraembryonic yolk sac and the primitive midgut. The OMD malformations are relatively rare diseases associated with developmental defects related to the closure of the omphalomesenteric duct. These malformations can present in various forms, including cysts, fistulas, or
Surasak Puvabanditsin +7 more
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ABSTRACT Transrectal Endoscopic Ultrasound‐Guided Pelvic Abscess Drainage (EUS‐PAD) is a minimally invasive technique for treating pelvic abscesses, especially those that are difficult to reach. It offers several advantages: reduced infection risk, shorter hospital stays, lower costs, less radiation exposure, and a bridge to safer, elective surgery.
Kareem Ibraheem +6 more
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Small intestine diverticulosis is a rare entity that is asymptomatic in the majority of cases. However, it may cause serious complications, such as infection, hemorrhage, intestinal obstruction and diverticulitis. Kayexalate (sodium polystyrene sulfonate)
Marc Pusztaszeri +3 more
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ABSTRACT Accidental foreign body ingestion is common, particularly in elderly patients and denture wearers, even when they don't recall ingestion. CT scans are crucial for diagnosing minimally radiopaque foreign bodies and locating perforations. Management lacks standardized guidelines, so treatment decisions must be individualized between operative ...
Nicholas Long +4 more
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Teaching Point: Sigmoid diverticulitis may cause colo-vesical fistula from which intravesical protrusion of a pedunculated colonic polyp is an exceptional event that should not be regarded as a bladder cancer.
Olivia del Marmol +2 more
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AIM To assess risk factors of hospital admission for acute colonic diverticulitis. METHODS The study was conducted as part of the second wave of the population-based North Trondelag Health Study (HUNT2), performed in North Trondelag County, Norway, 1995 ...
A. Jamal Talabani +4 more
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ABSTRACT Introduction Food hypersensitivity describes a range of nonimmune food related reactions of varying aetiology causing gastrointestinal and extraintestinal symptoms. This study aimed to evaluate if the low‐chemical diet improves gastrointestinal and/or extraintestinal symptoms, and whether specific food challenges induce symptoms.
Zoe Cooke +5 more
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