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The Microbial Ecosystem Distinguishes Chronically Diseased Tissue from Adjacent Tissue in the Sigmoid Colon of Chronic, Recurrent Diverticulitis Patients

open access: yesScientific Reports, 2017
Diverticular disease is commonly associated with the older population in the United States. As individual’s age, diverticulae, or herniation of the mucosa through the colonic wall, develop.
Kathleen M. Schieffer   +13 more
doaj   +1 more source

Intramesocolic Diverticular Perforation of the Sigmoid Colon Diagnosed by Detecting Air Collection in Anterior Pararenal Space on Computed Tomography: Report of a Case [PDF]

open access: yes, 2007
A 64-year-old woman was admitted to our hospital with lower abdominal pain. Routine laboratory values were unremarkable except for the white blood cell count (15,000/micro litter) and the C-reactive protein (CRP) value (22.5 mg/dl). A Computed tomography
Ando, Masayuki   +3 more
core   +1 more source

Adenocarcinoma Arising within a Colonic Diverticulum in a Patient with Recurrent Diverticulitis

open access: yesClinical Medicine Insights: Oncology, 2008
In 2006, while admitted in our hospital for surgical treatment of recurrent diverticulitis, a 54-year-old man was found to have an adenocarcinoma arising within a colonic diverticulum.
A. Van Beurden   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Results from percutaneous drainage of Hinchey stage II diverticulitis guided by computed tomography scan [PDF]

open access: yes, 2018
Background: Percutaneous abscess drainage guided by computed tomography scan is considered the initial step in the management of patients presenting with Hinchey II diverticulitis.
Brandt, D.   +6 more
core  

A proposal for a CT driven classification of left colon acute diverticulitis [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
Computed tomography (CT) imaging is the most appropriate diagnostic tool to confirm suspected left colonic diverticulitis. However, the utility of CT imaging goes beyond accurate diagnosis of diverticulitis; the grade of severity on CT imaging may drive ...
Abbas, A   +68 more
core   +1 more source

Recurrent Left Colonic Diverticulitis Episodes: More Severe Than the Initial Diverticulitis? [PDF]

open access: yes, 2018
Background: Until recently, it was accepted that the rate of complications and failure of medical therapy were higher during recurrent episodes of diverticulitis. New data and new interpretation of older studies have challenged this opinion.
Calmes, Jean-Marie   +5 more
core  

Comparative prevalences of Brachyspira aalborgi and Brachyspira (Serpulina) pilosicoli as etiologic agents of histologically identified intestinal spirochetosis in Australia [PDF]

open access: yes, 2001
DNA from gastrointestinal biopsy specimens from 28 Australian patients with histologic evidence of intestinal spirochetosis (IS) was subjected to PCRs to amplify segments of the 16S rRNA and NADH oxidase genes of Brachyspira aalborgi and Brachyspira ...
Mikosza, A.S.J.   +3 more
core   +2 more sources

How to Do an Emergency Robotic Hartmann's Procedure in a Morbidly Obese Patient

open access: yes
ANZ Journal of Surgery, Volume 96, Issue 4, Page 1018-1020, April 2026.
Gavin J. Carmichael   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Escherichia coli‐Associated Infectious Aortitis Complicated by Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm and Diverticulitis Treated With Covered Endovascular Reconstruction of the Aortic Bifurcation [PDF]

open access: yesClin Case Rep
ABSTRACT Infectious aortitis caused by Escherichia coli is exceedingly rare and associated with high mortality. We report a 76‐year‐old man presenting with nonspecific abdominal symptoms and E. coli bacteremia, complicated by an infrarenal eccentric saccular abdominal aortic aneurysm and diverticulitis.
Pai C, Chuang Y, Lin H, Chen T.
europepmc   +2 more sources

Perforation in a patient with stercoral colitis and diverticulosis: who did it? [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
Stercoral colitis with perforation of the colon is an uncommon, yet life-threatening cause of the acute abdomen. No one defining symptom exists for stercoral colitis; it may present asymptomatically or with vague symptoms.
Aaron Gottesman   +7 more
core   +2 more sources

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