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Surgical Case Reports, 2020 Background Persistent descending mesocolon (PDM) is a congenital anomaly associated with the failure of fixation of the descending colon to the lateral abdominal wall.
Yumi Furuichi +10 more
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A Case of Advanced Descending Colon Cancer in an Adult Patient with Intestinal Malrotation
Case Reports in Gastrointestinal Medicine, 2016 This report presents an operative case of advanced descending colon cancer in an adult patient with intestinal malrotation. A 63-year-old Japanese male was suffering from left side abdominal pain, abdominal distension, and constipation.
Yoshifumi Nakayama +5 more
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Right Sided Sigmoid Colon and Redundant Loop of Descending Colon with Its Embryological Correlation and Clinical Significance [PDF]
Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, 2016 Anatomical variations of colon are mostly developmental and can lead to variety of acute and chronic pathological conditions. So it becomes important to recognize and understand the importance of clinical implications of such anomalies to benefit ...
Pooja Bhadoria +4 more
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Necrotizing fasciitis of the thigh due to penetrated descending colon cancer: a case report
Surgical Case Reports, 2018 Background Necrotizing fasciitis (NF) caused by colorectal cancer is rare, and very few cases associated with colon cancer have been reported. We describe the case of a patient with NF in the left thigh due to penetration of descending colon cancer who ...
Kentaro Sato +8 more
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Case Reports in Gastroenterology, 2012 Intussusception in adults is uncommon, and it is rare in the descending colon because of its fixation to the retroperitoneum. We herein describe a case of intussusception caused by descending colon cancer.
Minoru Fukuchi +9 more
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A stercoral perforation of the descending colon
Journal of the Korean Surgical Society, 2012 This is a case report on a stercoral perforation of the descending colon that was not adequately treated in the first operation. Re-operation was required in order to revise the primary repair site and to remove the impacted fecaloma.
Kang, Jeonghyun, Chung, Min
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Effect of old age on the subpopulations of enteric glial cells in human descending colon. [PDF]
Glia, 2023 Old age is associated with a higher incidence of lower bowel conditions such as constipation. Recent evidence suggest that colonic motility may be influenced by enteric glial cells (EGCs). Little is known about the effect of aging on the subpopulation of
Baidoo N, Sanger GJ, Belai A.
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