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Laparoscopic-assisted resection of a giant colonic diverticulum: a case report [PDF]

Journal of Medical Case Reports, 2009
Introduction Diverticular disease of the colon is a common benign condition. The majority of patients with diverticular disease are asymptomatic and are managed non-operatively, however complications such as perforation, bleeding, fistulation and ...
Collin Jacqueline E, Atwal Gurprit SS, Dunn William K, Acheson Austin G   +3 more
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Giant sigmoid colon diverticulum

Journal of Pediatric Surgery Case Reports, 2018
Giant colonic diverticula are uncommon in all age groups and are especially rare within the pediatric population, with only one known previously reported case in a child.
Christian Corbin Frye, MD, Matthew Paul Landman, MD, MPH   +1 more
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A New Pouch-tapering Technique for the Management of Congenital Pouch Colon

Journal of Indian Association of Pediatric Surgeons
Aim: The contemporary surgical management of congenital pouch colon (CPC) includes either excision or tapering of the pouch. The aim was to analyze the results of a new technique of pouch tapering by excising the lateral outpouching like a diverticulum ...
Sukrit Singh Shah, Vikram Khanna, Partap Singh Yadav, Subhasis Roychoudhury   +3 more
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Clinical utility of a novel double-band endoscopic band ligation device for consecutive ligation in the management of diverticular bleeding [PDF]

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Background and Aims: Endoscopic band ligation is effective for diverticular bleeding; however, conventional devices have drawbacks such as limited visibility, weak suction, and single-use design.
Sayo Daidoji, MD, Yugo Suzuki, MD, Daisuke Kikuchi, MD, PhD, Shu Hoteya, MD, PhD   +3 more
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Underwater Endoscopic Mucosal Resection without Submucosal Injection Facilitates En bloc Resection of Colon Adenomas Extending into a Diverticulum [PDF]

Clinical Endoscopy, 2021
Superficial colonic neoplasms sometimes extend into a diverticulum. Conventional endoscopic mucosal resection of these lesions is considered challenging because colonic diverticula do not have a muscularis propria and are deeply inverted.
Yoshikazu Hayashi, Masahiro Okada, Takaaki Morikawa, Tatsuma Nomura, Hisashi Fukuda, Takahito Takezawa, Alan Kawarai Lefor, Hironori Yamamoto   +7 more
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Giant Colonic Diverticulum [PDF]

Baylor University Medical Center Proceedings, 2008
We report a case of a giant colonic diverticulum (GCD), an infrequent complication of diverticular disease. More frequent complications include phlegmonous diverticulitis (31%), abscess formation (31%), and free perforation (38%) (1).
Karen L, McQuade, Michael L, Foreman
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The Epidemiology and Etiology of Right-Sided Colonic Diverticulosis: A Review [PDF]

Annals of Coloproctology, 2021
Diverticulosis of the colon is a common condition in Western countries and most patients will remain asymptomatic, but some will present with symptoms of acute diverticulitis or bleeding.
Greg A. Turner, Michael J. O’Grady, Rachel V. Purcell, Frank A. Frizelle   +3 more
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Microbiota of the Colonic Diverticula in the Complicated Form of Diverticulitis: A Case Report

Life, 2022
Intestinal microbiota appears to be implicated in the pathogenesis of diverticular disease. We present the case of a patient with diverticular colon disease complicated by a pelvic abscess.
Dina Yarullina, Yuliia Pankratova, Olga Karaseva, Tatiana Grigoryeva, Oleg Karpukhin   +4 more
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Giant Sigmoid Diverticulum as a Lump in Left Iliac Fossa: A Rare Presentation

Indian Journal of Colo-Rectal Surgery, 2021
Diverticulosis of the colon is a common clinical entity affecting 35% of individuals over the age of 65 years. It is usually limited to the sigmoid colon.
Sushrut Pramod Tendulkar, Kayomars B. Kapadia   +1 more
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Ileal atresia with intraluminal Meckel's diverticulum

Journal of Pediatric Surgery Case Reports, 2023
Background: Jejuno-ileal atresia is a major cause of neonatal intestinal obstruction with a prevalence of 1.8 per 10 000 live births. It is thought to arise from intrauterine vascular accident.
Ibrahim Ali Ibrahim, Ahmed Kamel Ali Mohamed   +1 more
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