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A case report of double Meckel’s diverticulum with a mobile cecum [PDF]

BMC Surgery
Background Meckel’s diverticulum is the most prevalent congenital malformation of the gastrointestinal tract. However, the coexistence of double Meckel’s diverticula and a mobile cecum is rare and has rarely been reported in the literature.
Kenta Okumura, Kie Matsumoto, Yuka Masuki, Sangyo Kashima, Genta Nagakubo, Yusuke Seki, Shuntaro Yoshimura, Yoshiharu Kono, Jo Tashiro, Hidenori Urabe, Shigeki Morita, Kazuhiko Mori   +11 more
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Perforated diverticulum of the transverse colon

The Saudi Journal of Gastroenterology, 2007
Diverticula on the left side of the colon, especially in the sigmoid colon are a common occurrence in the West. However, right-sided diverticula are less common, being reported from Asian countries like China, Hong Kong, Japan, Singapore and India ...
Wilkinson Triloksingh, Wilkinson Anne
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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]

VideoGIE
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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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 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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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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A case of planar-type GIST of the sigmoid colon showing diverticular structure with perforation

World Journal of Surgical Oncology, 2020
Background Gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GISTs) generally form well-defined mass lesions. However, some cases of the flatly distributed and muscularis propria-replacing GISTs have been reported so far.
Yuka Shintaku, Yuya Asano, Takahiro Watanabe, Takako Kihara, Eri Ishikawa, Yuan Jiayin, Neinei Kimura, Koji Kinoshita, Seiichi Hirota   +8 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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