Polyethylene glycol and prevalence of colorectal adenomas : Population-based study of 1165 patients undergoing colonoscopy [PDF]
Background and aim — Dietary polyethylene glycol (PEG) is extraordinarily potent in the chemoprevention of experimental colon carcinogenesis. PEG is used to treat constipation in France and in the USA. French laxatives include Forlax® (PEG4000), Movicol®
Barbieux, Jean-Pierre +7 more
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Corresponding Supine and Prone Colon Visualization Using Eigenfunction Analysis and Fold Modeling
We present a method for registration and visualization of corresponding supine and prone virtual colonoscopy scans based on eigenfunction analysis and fold modeling.
Gu, Xianfeng +3 more
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An individual based computational model of intestinal crypt fission and its application to predicting unrestrictive growth of the intestinal epithelium. [PDF]
Intestinal crypt fission is a homeostatic phenomenon, observable in healthy adult mucosa, but which also plays a pathological role as the main mode of growth of some intestinal polyps.
A. Patrick Gunning +69 more
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Familial Adenomatous Polyposis (FAP) is a dominant autosomic disease characterized by the development of hundreds to thousands of colonic adenomatous polyps.
C Chagas +6 more
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PET/CT incidental detection of second tumor in patients investigated for pancreatic neoplasms [PDF]
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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Abstract Lynch syndrome (LS) is the most common hereditary colorectal cancer syndrome, caused by a germline pathogenic variant in one of the mismatch repair (MMR) genes. Among these, MSH6‐associated LS represents a distinct subtype with unique molecular and clinical characteristics.
Salwa Ben Yahia +4 more
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Prevalence of colonic polyps among patients with Acromegaly
Background: Patients with acromegaly are reported to have a higher prevalence of colorectal adenoma, which is a pre-malignant condition. It has been recommended that patients with acromegaly should undergo colonoscopic surveillance to detect these ...
S. Pathmanathan +2 more
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Risk for colorectal adenomas among patients with pancreatic intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasms: a prospective case-control study [PDF]
BACKGROUND AND AIMS: It has been reported that patients with intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasms of the pancreas are at an increased risk of colorectal cancer.
Panic, N +11 more
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Menetrier's: A pediatric chronic state of disease with a possible heritable form
Abstract Menetrier's disease (MD) is a rare, typically transient, hypertrophic gastropathy with under 1000 adult cases and 50 pediatric cases known worldwide. Pediatric cases most often present with an infectious etiology. We present a case of a teenage male expressing a chronic state of disease without infectious origin.
MariaElena Terzis +2 more
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Increasing prevalence of advanced colonic polyps in young patients undergoing colonoscopy in a referral academic hospital in Hong Kong [PDF]
Aim: To investigate the distribution and frequency of advanced polyps over eight years. Methods: 6424 colonoscopies were reviewed during the study period 1998 to 2005.
Chan, AOO +6 more
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