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Diverticulosis today: unfashionable and still under-researched

Therapeutic Advances in Gastroenterology, 2016
Diverticulosis of the colon is a widespread disease, and its prevalence is increasing especially in the developing world. The underlying pathological mechanisms that cause the formation of colonic diverticula remain unclear but are likely to be the ...
Antonio Tursi
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DNA Methylation Analysis Validates Organoids as a Viable Model for Studying Human Intestinal Aging. [PDF]

, 2020
Background & aimsThe epithelia of the intestine and colon turn over rapidly and are maintained by adult stem cells at the base of crypts. Although the small intestine and colon have distinct, well-characterized physiological functions, it remains ...
Coppola, Giovanni, Horvath, Steve, Jones, D Leanne, Lewis, Sophia K, Martin, Martin G, Nachun, Daniel   +5 more
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Qualitative and quantitative analyses of the bifidobacterial microbiota in the colonic mucosa of patients with colorectal cancer, diverticulitis and infl ammatory bowel disease [PDF]

, 2007
AIM: To characterize the bifidobacterial microbiota of the colonic mucosa in patients with colon cancer, inflammatory bowel disease or diverticulitis. METHODS: A sample of the distal colonic mucosa was taken during surgery from a total of 34 patients ...
Casals, G., Fernandez-Varo, G., Jimenez, W., Melgar-Lesmes, P., Morales-Ruiz, M., Reichenbach, V., Ros, J., Weiskirchen, Ralf   +7 more
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First Successful Regeneration of a Structurally Native‐Like Colon Using a Bioabsorbable Polymer Sheet

Annals of Gastroenterological Surgery, EarlyView.
This study demonstrated that a bioabsorbable polymer sheet (BAPS) can regenerate approximately half the circumference of the colon with native‐like structure and function in an experimental setting. As the model involved immediate closure after perforation and did not reproduce peritonitis, caution is required when considering clinical applicability ...
Junpei Takashima, Mitsuo Miyazawa, Masayasu Aikawa, Daisuke Fujimoto, Hirotoshi Kobayashi   +4 more
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The relationship between colonic diverticulosis and abdominal visceral and subcutaneous fat accumulation measured by abdominal CT scan

The Turkish Journal of Gastroenterology, 2014
Background/Aims: Besides age, risk factors for colonic diverticular disease include dietary meat intake and Western lifestyles, which are also risk factors for obesity.
Sang Pyo Lee, Yong Woo Ahn, Oh Young Lee, Kang Nyeong Lee   +3 more
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Ocrelizumab‐induced colitis: VigiBase disproportionality analysis, case reports and literature review

British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, EarlyView.
Aims Ocrelizumab is a humanized anti‐CD20 monoclonal antibody used in multiple sclerosis. Since its commercialization, several cases of ocrelizumab‐induced colitis have been reported in the scientific literature. Methods To explore the potential association of ocrelizumab with colitis as an adverse drug reaction (ADR), we conducted a descriptive and ...
Audrey Fresse, Christophe Hommel, Nadine Petitpain, Philippe Kerschen   +3 more
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Cost analysis of laparoscopic lavage compared with sigmoid resection for perforated diverticulitis in the Ladies trial [PDF]

, 2017
Background: Laparoscopic peritoneal lavage is an alternative to sigmoid resection in selected patients presenting with purulent peritonitis from perforated diverticulitis.
Bemelman, W.A. (Willem), Lange, J.F. (Johan), Opmeer, B.C. (Brent), Van Dieren, S. (Susan), Vennix, S. (Sandra)   +4 more
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Acute Diverticulitis of the Left Colon: Value of the Initial CT and Timing of Elective Colectomy [PDF]

, 2018
Computed Tomography is undeniably the most useful tool to confirm the suspected diagnosis of acute left-colonic diverticulitis and to objectively grade its severity into moderate diverticulitis (no signs of colonic perforation) and severe diverticulitis (
Ambrosetti, Patrick
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Efficacy and Tolerability of Weekly Bortezomib, Lenalidomide, and Dexamethasone Protocols in Transplant‐Ineligible Newly Diagnosed Myeloma: An Australian Real‐World, Multicenter Study

Asia-Pacific Journal of Clinical Oncology, EarlyView.
RVD with weekly bortezomib dosing in real‐world newly diagnosed transplant‐ineligible myeloma shows comparable efficacy and reduced toxicity compared to twice‐weekly trial protocols. ABSTRACT Background Lenalidomide, bortezomib, and dexamethasone (RVD) remains a standard of care regimen for newly diagnosed multiple myeloma in centers without access to ...
Samantha Kurniawan, Angela Hwang, Nicole Wong Doo, Tracy King, Christian Bryant, Jennifer Zhang, Kristina Whelan, Parisa Fani‐Molky, Giselle Kidson‐Gerber, Annmarie Bosco, Nada Hamad, Gurdeep Parmar, Fiona Kwok, Sam Lai, Silvia Ling, P. Joy Ho, Georgia McCaughan, Adam Bryant   +17 more
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Bacterial stimuli activate nitric oxide colonic mucosal production in diverticular disease. Protective effects ofL. casei DG® (Lactobacillus paracaseiCNCM I-1572) [PDF]

, 2017
Background: Micro-inflammation and changes in gut microbiota may play a role in the pathogenesis of diverticular disease (DD). Objective: The objective of this article is to evaluate the expression of nitric oxide (NO)-related mediators and S100B in ...
Andreozzi, Paolo, Cargiolli, Martina, Cuomo, Rosario, De Palma, Giovanni Domenico, Fiore, Walter, Gennarelli, Nicola, Palumbo, Ilaria, Sarnelli, Giovanni, Turco, Fabio, Zito, Francesco Paolo   +9 more
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