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Donor procurement for intestinal transplantation [PDF]

open access: yes, 1997
Abu-Elmagd, K   +5 more
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Pneumatosis of the Descending Colon

New England Journal of Medicine, 1958
PNEUMATOSIS cystoides intestinalis is a rare condition characterized by the presence of gas-filled cysts involving the intestinal wall and its attachments. It is known under a variety of names: gas cysts of the intestine, pseudocyst and intestinal emphysema. The condition is so unfamiliar that in most cases it is diagnosed on the operating table. Since
K, CREEVEY, J L, COHEN, G J, RILEY
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Splenodiaphragmatic interposition of the descending colon

Surgical and Radiologic Anatomy, 2003
We present a variation named splenodiaphragmatic or retrosplenic interposition of the colon in three patients aged 6, 70, and 71 years who suffered from different symptoms. The cases were found in 1,000 thoracoabdominal CT scans examined at the radiology clinic between 1999 and 2001.
Malas, MA   +3 more
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Giant lipoma of descending colon masquerading as a colonic malignancy

BMJ Case Reports, 2021
Lipomas of the large intestine are uncommon tumour. They are often innocuous and do not cause any clinical problem, particularly if they are small (<2 cm) is size. However, they can give rise to significant clinical symptoms if they become large and can be mistaken for colorectal carcinoma.
Vikarn Vishwajeet   +3 more
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Giant lipoma of the descending colon

Hospital Medicine, 2002
Lipomas are relatively rare in the gastrointestinal tract. About two thirds occur in the colon, most frequently in the caecum (Taylor et al, 1990). Most lipomas are found incidentally. Larger tumours may cause intermittent episodes of intussusception (Liessi et al, 1996). Radiological investigation can make the diagnosis. The authors present the barium
Iain D, Lyburn   +5 more
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A case of dedifferentiated liposarcoma of the descending colon

Clinical Journal of Gastroenterology, 2023
A 54-year-old man referred to our hospital for abdominal distension. He had no medical history. On physical examination, he complained lower abdominal distention, and had no spontaneous pain or tenderness. The blood tests showed that CEA and CA19-9 levels were within normal limits. Colonoscopy revealed a submucosal tumor with irregularities and mucosal
Shinnosuke Nakayama   +3 more
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Vascular Anatomy of the Descending Colon of the Horse

Veterinary Surgery, 1989
The blood supply to the descending colon of the horse was studied by gross dissection and methyl methacrylate corrosion casts. The arterial supply is derived from the left colic artery and cranial rectal artery with the left colic artery supplying approximately the proximal three fourths. Each artery gives off four to eight arcuate arteries that form a
W L, Beard, C L, Lohse, J T, Robertson
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Colonic intussusception in descending colon: An unusual presentation of colon lipoma.

Gastroenterology and hepatology from bed to bench, 2016
Lipomas of the colon are relatively rare benign soft tissue tumors derived from mature adipocytes of mesenchymatic origin. During colonoscopy, surgery or autopsy they are generally discovered incidentally. Most cases are asymptomatic, with a small tumor size, and do not need any special treatment. However, in the cases with larger in size of tumor some
Bagherzadeh Saba, Reza   +4 more
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