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ABSTRACT Anisakiasis is a parasitic infection caused by ingestion of raw or undercooked seafood containing Anisakis larvae. Although gastric involvement is common, colonic anisakiasis is rare and may be asymptomatic, making diagnosis difficult without endoscopic evaluation.
Masashi Omori +9 more
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A Markov Decision Model to Guide Treatment of Recurrent Colonic Diverticulitis
Contains fulltext : 168316.pdf (Publisher’s version ) (Closed access)BACKGROUND & AIMS: Although colonic diverticulitis is a common disorder, there is no clear treatment strategy for patients with recurrent episodes of diverticulitis ...
Groenewoud, J.M. +4 more
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The region where colonic diverticulitis is infrequent: Right colon diverticulitis
Background: Diverticular disease of colon which is rare before 40 years of age is seen at a 50% frequency over 80 years of age. Approximately 10-25% of these patients experience colonic diverticulitis during their lifetime.
Destek, Sabahattin
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Teaching Point: Sigmoid diverticulitis may cause colo-vesical fistula from which intravesical protrusion of a pedunculated colonic polyp is an exceptional event that should not be regarded as a bladder cancer.
Olivia del Marmol +2 more
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This study explores the impact of aging on regeneration of the mouse colonic epithelium. The authors find that old mice exhibit excessive and prolonged inflammation after infection with Citrobacter, resulting in the maintenance of a fetal regenerative state in epithelial cells, insufficient tissue repair, and death of the animal.
Antonion Korcari +10 more
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Background: Acute colonic diverticulitis is common in the Western world representing a growing burden on health care. We aimed to report the factual epidemiological and demographic characteristics in patients with acute diverticulitis in a large ...
Pommergaard, Hans Christian +7 more
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ABSTRACT Background There is increasing evidence that the addition of preoperative antibiotics (OAB) reduces infectious complications after colorectal surgery. To understand practice patterns in Australia, Australian hospitals participating in the American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program (ACS‐NSQIP) collecting targeted
Joseph Do Woong Choi +35 more
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The Best Choice of Treatment for Acute Colonic Diverticulitis with Purulent Peritonitis Is Uncertain [PDF]
Severe stages of acute, colonic diverticulitis can progress into intestinal perforations with peritonitis. In such cases, urgent treatment is needed, and Hartmann's procedure is the standard treatment for cases with fecal peritonitis.
Pommergaard, Hans-Christian +3 more
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Abstract Aim Minimally invasive surgery (MIS) has become common practice in elective colectomy; however, in emergent settings, this is less common and requires further research on safety and efficacy. The aim of this study was to compare MIS and open approaches for emergency colectomy.
Tyler McKechnie +7 more
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ABSTRACT Meckel's diverticulum rarely causes large bowel obstruction through a fibrous band, leading to sigmoid knotting and closed‐loop gangrene. In patients presenting with acute intestinal obstruction without prior abdominal surgery, this etiology should be considered.
Biruk Umer Mohammed +6 more
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