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Testicular Ischaemia Following Diverticulitis Complicated by Colovesical Fistula: A Case Report
ABSTRACT Introduction Colovesical fistula is a recognized complication of diverticulitis, but progression to testicular ischaemia is, to our knowledge, an unreported phenomenon. While colovesical fistulas occur in diverticular disease, the spread of infection to the testes is rare.
Kyle R. Joseph +5 more
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Changes in neuromuscular structure and functions of human colon during ageing are region-dependent [PDF]
Objective: To determine if human colonic neuromuscular functions decline with increasing age.Design: Looking for non-specific changes in neuromuscular function, a standard burst of electrical field stimulation (EFS) was used to evoke neuronally mediated (
Ahmed, Shafi +13 more
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Fever of Unknown Origin From the Primary Care Perspective: A Case Report
A 60‐year‐old immunocompetent man presented to his primary care physician with 3 weeks of fever without an obvious source or risk factors. After multiple encounters, he was found to have a pyogenic liver abscess on computed tomography (CT). He improved with interventional radiology (IR) drainage and antibiotics.
Kalsang Chodon +3 more
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Colonic Diverticulosis and Diverticular Hemorrhage [PDF]
Colonic diverticulosis predisposes individuals to lower gastrointestinal hemorrhage in up to 5% of cases. These sac-like protrusions are pseudodiverticula and arise due to a combination of anatomic, dietary, motility, and structural influences. In the setting of acute hemorrhage, patient stabilization takes priority, followed closely by maneuvers aimed
Justin A, Maykel, Frank G, Opelka
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Treatment Options for Perforated Colonic Diverticular Disease [PDF]
Diverticular disease is one of the most common diseases of the gastrointestinal (GI) tract requiring in-hospital treatment in Western countries. Despite its high incidence, controversies remain about the optimal treatment of the different stages of
Mulder, I.M. (Irene) +1 more
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Introduction Bilateral macronodular adrenocortical disease (BMAD) is an uncommon cause of endogenous Cushing syndrome, often diagnosed through bilateral adrenal incidentalomas without clinical manifestations of hypercortisolism. Mutations in the armadillo repeat-containing 5 (ARMC5) gene represent one of the causes of this disease, frequently ...
Daniela M. Soares +6 more
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Pneumatosis cystoides intestinalis of the ascending colon related to acarbose treatment: a case report [PDF]
Introduction Pneumatosis cystoides intestinalis is characterized by the presence of multiple gas-filled cysts in the intestinal wall, the submucosa and/or subserosa of the intestine.
Yilin Vogel +4 more
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Retroperitoneal mucinous cystic neoplasm is a rare pathology. Data regarding diagnosis and treatment are limited and based on case reports and series. We describe a case series of two patients each presenting with a pelvic mass suspicious for an adnexal neoplasm. Both were treated surgically with complete resection of the suspected tumor.
Judy Hayek +5 more
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Endoscopic Irrigation Therapy for Colonic Diverticulitis
Background Colonic diverticulitis is a common gastrointestinal disease. The treatment of diverticulitis, including antibiotics, percutaneous drainage, and surgical treatment, varies depending on whether it is complicated or uncomplicated diverticulitis.
Junzhen Li +7 more
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Accurate localization of life threatening colonic hemorrhage during nuclear medicine bleeding scan as an aid to selective angiography [PDF]
Purpose To describe a new technique to help localize life threatening colorectal bleeding during nuclear medicine bleeding scan to aid in selective angiography.
Mubin I Syed, Azim Shaikh
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