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The Clinical Relevance of the Rectosigmoid Brake in Surgical Disorders and Therapies: A Systematic Review of Colonic Manometry Studies. [PDF]

Neurogastroenterol Motil
Colonic motility mapping reveals a meal‐induced rectosigmoid brake in healthy individuals that is disrupted, disorganized, or exaggerated following surgery and in motility disorders. These alterations underlie conditions such as ileus, pseudo‐obstruction, and fecal incontinence, and may be modulated by sacral neuromodulation.
Penfold JA, Wells CI, Bissett IP, O'Grady G.   +3 more
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Jejunal Diverticulosis as a Rare Cause of Severe Obscure Gastrointestinal Bleeding in an Elderly Patient: A Case Report. [PDF]

Clin Case Rep
ABSTRACT Jejunal diverticulosis is a rare cause of obscure gastrointestinal bleeding (OGIB) that can present with life‐threatening hemorrhage. We report a 69‐year‐old male with recurrent melena, severe anemia, and hemodynamic instability requiring multiple transfusions. Upper and lower endoscopy were nondiagnostic, and CT angiography failed to localize
Draidi M, Ageila MA, Ali A, Ibrahim M, Abdelmola A, Danjuma M.   +5 more
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Proton pump inhibitor use is not independently associated with colonic diverticulosis in an asymptomatic screening population [PDF]

Scientific Reports
Proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) are widely used medications that alter gut microbiota. Given the high prevalence of colonic diverticulosis and its increasing incidence in younger populations, we investigated whether PPI use is associated with ...
Andreas Völkerer, Sarah Wernly, Georg Semmler, Maria Flamm, Mathias Ausserwinkler, Gabriele Koch, Nikolaus Götz, Hannah Hofer, Elmar Aigner, Christian Datz, Bernhard Wernly   +10 more
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Colonic diverticulosis is not a risk factor for colonic adenoma

Therapeutics and Clinical Risk Management, 2018
Wandong Hong,1,2,* Lemei Dong,1,* Maddalena Zippi,3,* Simon Stock,4 Wujun Geng,5,* Chunfang Xu,2 Mengtao Zhou6 1Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, The First Affiliated Hospital, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, Zhejiang, China ...
Hong W, Dong L, Zippi M, Stock S, Geng W, Xu C, Zhou M   +6 more
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Relationship of coffee consumption with colonic diverticulosis [PDF]

BMC Gastroenterology
Background Diverticulosis is the most common benign pathology of the colon. Genetics, inflammation, neuromuscular abnormalities, colonic motility and lifestyle including dietary habits play roles in disease pathogenesis.
Osman Cagin Buldukoglu, Serkan Ocal, Serdar Akca, Galip Egemen Atar, Ferda Akbay Harmandar, Ayhan Hilmi Cekin   +5 more
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Utility of Colonoscopy After Acute Colonic Diverticulitis [PDF]

Diagnostics
Acute diverticulitis (AD) is a common gastrointestinal condition that has seen a significant rise in incidence and prevalence, largely due to the aging population and the increasing prevalence of obesity. Historically, routine colonoscopy was recommended
Miguel Suárez, Raquel Martínez, Ana M. Torres, Jorge Mateo   +3 more
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Relationship between diverticulosis and nonalcoholic fatty liver disease in elderly patients

Journal of International Medical Research, 2018
Objective To compare clinical and laboratory features of elderly patients with and without diverticulosis and assess factors related to hepatosteatosis.
Abdurrahman Sahin, Nurettin Tunc, Ulvi Demirel, Orhan Kursat Poyrazoglu, Mehmet Yalniz, Ibrahim Halil Bahcecioglu   +5 more
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The Association between Anthropometric Indicators and Colorectal Polyps and Diverticulosis

Journal of Coloproctology
Introduction Colonic polyps and diverticulosis are common colon findings on colonoscopy. One of the risk factors of colorectal polyps and diverticulosis is the anthropometric index.
Sahar Najafi Mobaraki, Farahnaz Joukar, Saman Maroufizadeh, Massood Baghaee, Mehrnaz Asgharnezhad, Fariborz Mansour-Ghanaei   +5 more
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Colonic epithelial ion transport is not affected in patients with diverticulosis [PDF]

BMC Gastroenterology, 2007
Background Colonic diverticular disease is a bothersome condition with an unresolved pathogenesis. It is unknown whether a neuroepithelial dysfunction is present.
Tilotta Maria C, Kaltoft Nicolai, Poulsen Steen S, Bindslev Niels, Osbak Philip S, Hansen Mark B   +5 more
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The Natural History of Incidental Colonic Diverticulosis on Screening Colonoscopy [PDF]

Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, 2018
Background. The natural history of colonic diverticulosis is unclear. Methods. Patients with incidental diverticulosis identified in a previous prospective cross-sectional screening colonoscopy study were evaluated retrospectively for clinic or hospital ...
Ala I. Sharara, Nathalie Ziade, Rani H. Shayto, Luma Basma O. Rustom, Hamed Chehab, Hussein H. Rimmani, Krystelle Hanna, Jean M. Chalhoub, Fayez S. Sarkis, Mahmoud A. Rahal, Assaad Soweid, Fadi H. Mourad, Kassem Barada, Ali H. Harb   +13 more
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