Does ursodeoxycholic acid change the proliferation of the colorectal mucosa? A randomized, placebo-controlled study [PDF]
, 2003 Background: In animal models ursodeoxycholic acid (UDCA) showed a chemoprotective effect against colon cancer. To explain this, a reduced proliferation of the colorectal mucosal proliferation was suggested.
Diebold, J. +6 more
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The prevalence of high dysplastic colonic adenomatous polyps in a 3 year endoscopic retrospective study from a single clinical center [PDF]
, 2017 Introduction: Many colon neoplastic tumors come from the malignancy of adenomatous polyps (70%-90%) that were not timely diagnosed in order to be resected.
Moldovan, Cosmin A. +2 more
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Hyperplastic Polyp? Look Again... The Impact of the New Classification for Serrated Polyps
Acta Médica Portuguesa, 2014 Introduction: The World Health Organization reviewed the classification for serrated colonic polyps in 2010. A new entity, sessile serrated adenoma, was included with two variants: with and without cytological dysplasia.
Catarina Fidalgo +7 more
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Endoscopic and clinical evaluation of treatment and prognosis of Cronkhite-Canada syndrome: a Japanese nationwide survey. [PDF]
, 2016 BackgroundFirst reported in 1955, Cronkhite-Canada syndrome (CCS), a rare syndrome characterized by ectodermal abnormalities and inflammatory changes of the gastrointestinal tract mucosa, has been associated with a poor prognosis and life-threatening ...
Hibi, Toshifumi +8 more
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Efficacy of MR Colonography and Conventional Colonoscopy in Colonic Polyps Assessment
International Journal of Anatomy Radiology and Surgery, 2018 Introduction: Polyps are fibro vascular extensions of mucosa into bowel lumen. Radiological assessment plays a major role in depicting colonic polyps.
Venu Madhav Muppavrapu +1 more
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, 2013 We present an ex vivo study of temporally and spectrally resolved autofluorescence in a total of 47 endoscopic excision biopsy/resection specimens from colon, using pulsed excitation laser sources operating at wavelengths of 375 nm and 435 nm.
Chorvat +65 more
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Cold snare piecemeal resection of colonic and duodenal polyps ≥1 cm
Endoscopy International Open, 2015 Background: Endoscopic removal of duodenal and colorectal adenomas is currently considered to be the standard of care for prevention of adenocarcinoma. The use of cautery carries a risk of delayed bleeding, post-polypectomy syndrome, and perforation.
Neel Choksi +4 more
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A novel methodology for in vivo endoscopic phenotyping of colorectal cancer based on real-time analysis of the mucosal lipidome: a prospective observational study of the iKnife [PDF]
, 2016 Background: This pilot study assessed the diagnostic accuracy of rapid evaporative ionization mass spectrometry (REIMS) in colorectal cancer (CRC) and colonic adenomas. Methods: Patients undergoing elective surgical resection for CRC were recruited at St.
Alexander, J +17 more
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Detection of Colonic Polyps During Colonoscopy in a Tertiary Care Center of Nepal
Journal of Nepal Health Research Council, 2021 Background: Colorectal cancer is the third leading cause of cancer death in the world. Most colon cancer develop from the polyps. Data on the prevalence of colorectal polyps in Nepal is lacking.
Dinesh Koirala +7 more
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Factors associated with the efficacy of polyp detection during routine flexible sigmoidoscopy [PDF]
, 2017 Objective: Flexible sigmoidoscopy reduces the incidence of colonic cancer through the detection and removal of premalignant adenomas. However, the efficacy of the procedure is variable.
Anderson, John H. +4 more
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