A task and performance analysis of endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD) surgery [PDF]
, 2019 BACKGROUND: ESD is an endoscopic technique for en bloc resection of gastrointestinal lesions. ESD is a widely-used in Japan and throughout Asia, but not as prevalent in Europe or the US.
Bayrak, Coskun +13 more
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A pooled analysis of risk factors of surgically treated leiomyosarcoma of the colon in adults
World Journal of Surgical Oncology, 2020 Background This current systematic review aimed to evaluate the role of surgical management and risk factors by pooled cases from all identified patients with colonic leiomyosarcomas.
Yun Wang +5 more
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Transverse colonic volvulus due to mesenteric fibromatosis: a case report
BMC Gastroenterology, 2021 Background Colonic volvulus, a condition in which a colonic segment partially twists around its base, is the third leading cause of large bowel obstruction after colonic neoplasms and diverticular disease. However, volvulus of the transverse colon is the
Akihiro Yoshida +4 more
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Solitary Fibrous Tumors of the Mesocolon: A Report of Two Cases and Review of Literature
The Korean Journal of Gastroenterology, 2023 Solitary fibrous tumors (SFTs) are an uncommon group of neoplasms. The visceral pleura is the most common site of origin of these tumors. The colonic mesentery is an unusual site of origin of SFTs. A pre-operative diagnosis of SFT is challenging as there
Madhur M Pardasani +5 more
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Sidedness is prognostic in locoregional colon cancer: an analysis of 9509 Australian patients
BMC Cancer, 2017 Background/Aim Right sided colon cancer (RsCC) is proposed to be a distinct disease entity to left sided colon cancer (LsCC). We seek to confirm primary tumour location as an independent prognostic factor in locoregional colorectal cancer.
Daniel Brungs +10 more
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Diabetes Mellitus and Site-specific Colorectal Cancer Risk in Korea: A Case-control Study [PDF]
Journal of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, 2016 Objectives: Previous large-scale cohort studies conducted in Korea have found a positive association between diabetes mellitus (DM) and colorectal cancer (CRC) in men only, in contrast to studies of other populations that have found significant ...
Hyeongtaek Woo +7 more
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Morphological and endoscopic diagnostic criteria of serrated adenomas of the colon
Российский журнал гастроэнтерологии, гепатологии, колопроктологии, 2016 The aim of review. To generalize literature data on endoscopic and morphological diagnostics of serrated adenomas of the colon. Key points. In 2010 a new variant of histological classification of colonic tumors have been accepted by WHO, according to ...
A. M. Nechipay +4 more
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PET/CT incidental detection of second tumor in patients investigated for pancreatic neoplasms [PDF]
, 2018 Positron Emission Tomography/computed tomography (PET/CT) is an imaging technique which has a role in the detection and staging malignancies (both in first diagnosis and follow-up).
Bissoli, Sergio +5 more
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TALEN-mediated apc mutation in Xenopus tropicalis phenocopies familial adenomatous polyposis [PDF]
, 2015 Truncating mutations in the tumor suppressor gene adenomatous polyposis coli (APC) are the initiating step in the vast majority of sporadic colorectal cancers, and they underlie familial adenomatous polyposis (FAP) syndromes.
Creytens, David +8 more
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A Case of Cecal Endometriosis Presenting as Subepithelial Tumor
The Korean Journal of Gastroenterology, 2016 Endometriosis is a benign gynecologic disease, characterized by the presence and growth of functional endometrial-like tissue outside uterus. This ectopic endometrial tissue is most commonly found in the peritoneum, ovaries and uterosacral ligaments, but
Min Sik Hwang +6 more
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