Evidence-based Treatment with Chronic Colonic Diverticulitis: A Case Report
Colonic diverticulitis is a common gastrointestinal disease which can be acute or chronic in course. In this paper we report the management of a patient with chronic colonic diverticulitis. The patient had an atypical clinical presentation, whose imaging
YU Ziqing +3 more
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Complete mesocolic excision does not increase short-term complications in laparoscopic left-sided colectomies : a comparative retrospective single-center study [PDF]
Background: Since the implementation of total mesorectal excision (TME) in rectal cancer surgery, oncological outcomes improved dramatically. With the technique of complete mesocolic excision (CME) with central vascular ligation (CVL), the same surgical ...
Claeys, Donald +6 more
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Transverse Colon Diverticulitis with Calcified Fecalith
Left colonic diverticula are common in Western populations, whereas right colonic diverticulosis primarily occurs in Oriental populations. Diverticulitis of the transverse colon is very rare, with very few cases reported in the literature.
Aynur Solak +4 more
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Alteration of colonic excitatory tachykininergic motility and enteric inflammation following dopaminergic nigrostriatal neurodegeneration [PDF]
Background: Parkinson's disease (PD) is frequently associated with gastrointestinal (GI) symptoms, including constipation and defecatory dysfunctions. The mechanisms underlying such disorders are still largely unknown, although the occurrence of a bowel ...
Antonioli, Luca +13 more
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Progress in the treatment of colonic diverticular diseases [PDF]
The incidence of colonic diverticular disease is increasing significantly and is showing a trend of youthfulness. The treatment of colonic diverticulum disease mainly involves drugs, including antibiotics, rifaximin, and mesalazine.
KONG Lei, YANG Huali
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End-colostomy diverticulitis with parastomal phlegmon: A case report. [PDF]
Acute colonic diverticulitis is a well-known surgical emergency, which occurs in about 10 percent of patients known for diverticulosis. The case of a 77-year-old woman is reported, with past history of abdominoperineal resection with end-colostomy for ...
Benabidallah, S. +5 more
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EAES and SAGES 2018 consensus conference on acute diverticulitis management:evidence-based recommendations for clinical practice [PDF]
Background Acute diverticulitis (AD) presents a unique diagnostic and therapeutic challenge for general surgeons. This collaborative project between EAES and SAGES aimed to summarize recent evidence and draw statements of recommendation to guide our ...
Abou-Khalil, Maria +29 more
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Caecal diverticulitis presenting as acute appendicitis: a case report [PDF]
Solitary caecal diverticulum is an uncommon entity and therefore difficult to diagnose except at surgery. Caecal diverticulitis is an infrequent cause of acute abdomen and usually presents in a manner similar to acute appendicitis.
Michelle Cole +2 more
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CONTEMPORARY DIAGNOSIS AND SURGICAL TREATMENT OF COLONIC DIVERTICULITIS COMPLICATIONS
Сomplications of acute colonic diverticulitis occur more frequently nowadays in emergency surgical departments. Despite the high incidence of colonic diverticulitis, especially in elderly population, there are still many unsolved questions of its ...
P. A. Reznitsky, P. A. Yartsev
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Increased accuracy in diagnosing diverticulitis using predictive clinical factors
Background: The aim of this study was to identify clinical factors leading to increased diagnostic accuracy for acute colonic diverticulitis. Methods: Patients with clinical suspicion of acute colonic diverticulitis verified with computed tomography (CT)
Johanna Sigurdardottir +3 more
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