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Prolonged Gastrointestinal Transit Times and Dysmotility in m.3243A>G Mitochondrial Disease
Carriers of m.3243A>G mitochondrial disease have impaired mitochondrial adenosine triphosphate (ATP) production. Our findings indicate that patients exhibit gastrointestinal dysmotility as assessed by the wireless motility capsule SmartPill. This indicates a critical role of mitochondrial ATP in normal gastrointestinal function.
Simone Rask Nielsen+6 more
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Background: Scarce data are available on the epidemiological trend of diverticulitis and its financial burden in Italy. The aim of this work was to explore a potential variation in the rate and costs of hospital admissions for uncomplicated and ...
Simona Cammarota+9 more
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Elective Surgery for Diverticulitis in Swiss Hospitals
Objective: To assess current management of diverticulitis in Switzerland.Methods: Prospective observational study of diverticulitis management and outcomes in surgical departments over a 3-month time period.
Seraina Faes+176 more
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Acute Diverticulitis of the Left Colon: Value of the Initial CT and Timing of Elective Colectomy [PDF]
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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Management of diverticulitis [PDF]
The prevalence of perforated sigmoid diverticular disease in developed countries has increased from 2.4/100 000 in 1986 to 3.8/100 000 in 2000.1 Diverticular disease is one of the five most costly gastrointestinal disorders in the United States.2 Thirty years ago, the proportion of people who died from diverticular disease was decreasing.3 During the ...
Frank A. Frizelle+2 more
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Management of a Case of Colovesical Fistula with Fecaluria as First Sign [PDF]
Introduction. Fecaluria and pneumaturia are the patognomonic signs of an abnormal communication between the bladder and the intestinal tract. Therefore, when a history of digestive signs, symptoms or digestive diseases is missing, this borderline ...
Andresanu, A.+9 more
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Updated evidence on epidemiology, diagnosis, and treatment for colonic diverticular bleeding
Abstract Since 2020, multiple large‐scale studies (CODE BLUE‐J) in Japan have accelerated the accumulation of evidence on colonic diverticular bleeding (CDB). This review summarizes the latest findings regarding CDB epidemiology and endoscopic hemostasis.
Chikamasa Ichita+6 more
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Perforated cecal diverticulitis with CT diagnosis and medical management
Acute diverticulitis is a painful condition of the gastrointestinal tract that results from sudden inflammation of one or more diverticula in the bowel wall.
Caleb Tsetse+3 more
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Use of CT Imaging in Acute Diverticulitis [PDF]
Background: Acute colonic diverticulitis is generally considered to be a clinical diagnosis, however the use of CT (computed tomography)imaging in diverticulitis is becoming more common to exclude complicated diverticulitis.Objectives: To assess the use ...
Anton Mare, Neil Jones
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Advances in management of patients with acute diverticulitis
Objective: To analyse the development of the medical and surgical treatment of acute diverticulitis to develop an appropriate decision-making algorithm.
Sibilla Focchi+2 more
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