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Penetration of the sigmoid colon to the posterior uterine wall secondary to diverticulitis: a case report

Journal of Medical Case Reports, 2009
Introduction Penetration of the colon to the posterior uterine wall secondary to diverticulitis is unusual, with diagnostic methods not yet established.
Akiyama Tomoyuki, Inamori Masahiko, Shimamura Takeshi, Iida Hiroshi, Endo Hiroki, Fujita Koji, Yoneda Masato, Takahashi Hirokazu, Abe Yasunobu, Kobayashi Noritoshi, Kubota Kensuke, Kobayashi Hiroshi, Yamanaka Shoji, Rino Yasushi, Nakajima Atsushi   +14 more
doaj   +1 more source

Gastrointestinal stromal tumor in perforated Meckel’s diverticulum: a case report and literature review

Surgical Case Reports, 2020
Introduction Gastrointestinal stromal tumor (GIST) is rare neoplasms of the gastrointestinal tract associated with high rates of malignant transformation. GIST has been found largely in the stomach, small bowel, colon and rectum, and esophagus, but about
Naoki Hashizume, Saki Sakamoto, Suguru Fukahori, Shinji Ishii, Nobuyuki Saikusa, Yoshinori Koga, Naruki Higashidate, Shiori Tsuruhisa, Hirotomo Nakahara, Yoshiaki Tanaka, Minoru Yagi   +10 more
doaj   +1 more source

Endoscopic submucosal dissection in management of colorectal tumors near or involving a diverticulum: a retrospective case series

Endoscopy International Open, 2019
Background and study aims Surgery is the standard treatment for colon tumors associated with diverticulum. Use of endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD) to treat such tumors is controversial. The aim of this study was to assess the safety and feasibility
Victoria Alejandra Jimenez-Garcia, Masayoshi Yamada, Hiroaki Ikematsu, Hiroyuki Takamaru, Seiichiro Abe, Taku Sakamoto, Takeshi Nakajima, Takahisa Matsuda, Yutaka Saito   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

Tummy pain is not often what we think – Imaging findings in uncommon causes of abdominal pain in children and adolescents – A case series

African Journal of Paediatric Surgery, 2023
Acute abdominal pain is a common complaint in children. We came across several unusual causes of acute abdomen including jejunal haematoma, perforation and abdominal abscess following hydrostatic intussusception reduction, twisting of mesenteric cyst ...
Krishna Kiran Somashekar Karanth, Mahesh Mijar, Kishan B Shetty, Chetana S Sultanpuri   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Ruptured Giant Colonic Diverticulum [PDF]

The American Surgeon™, 2005
Giant colonic diverticulum (GCD) is a rare complication of diverticular disease with less than 150 cases reported in the English literature. The clinical presentation ranges from asymptomatic to that of an acute abdomen. In most cases, giant colonic diverticulum is found in the sigmoid colon.
Kenneth Ciardiello, Fadi Abou-Nukta, Charles Bakhos, Nkemanekum Ikekpeazu   +3 more
openaire   +2 more sources

Spontaneous Colo-Umbilical Fistula Complicating Diverticulitis of the Sigmoid Colon

Case Reports in Surgery, 2013
Colocutaneous fistula caused by diverticulitis is relatively uncommon with colo-umbilical fistulas being even rarer. We herein report a rare case of a spontaneous colo-umbilical fistula due to diverticulitis of the sigmoid colon.
Helen Bolanaki, Georgios Kouklakis, Nikos Courcoutsakis, Panagoula Oikonomou, Anastasios J. Karayiannakis   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Risk factors for patients hospitalized with recurrent colon diverticular bleeding: a single center experience

Frontiers in Medicine, 2023
Background/aimsColonic diverticular bleeding (CDB) is a common cause of acute lower gastrointestinal bleeding. Patients with CDB are at increased risk for recurrence.
Hye-Su You, Dong Hyun Kim, Seo-Yeon Cho, Seon-Young Park, Chang Hwan Park, Hyun-Soo Kim, Sung Kyu Choi   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

A huge bladder diverticulum in an elderly: A case report

SAGE Open Medical Case Reports, 2020
An 81-year-old male patient presented to the department of gastroenterology with increasing lower abdominal pain for 2 years, aggravated with bloody stool for 1 month.
ShuangHong Jiang, Quan Ren, XianFei Wang, GuoDong Yang, ShouJiang Wei, QiongHui Zhao, Hao Xu   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Introducing Novel Surgical Clinical Correlations Into an Undergraduate Medical Anatomy Course

Clinical Anatomy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Anatomy education is a hallmark of many preclinical medical school curricula, but students are often unable to identify the clinical relevance of anatomy and its applications. Vertical curricula that integrate clinical concepts into the preclinical basic science years and vice versa have been shown to benefit student learning and increase ...
Liam McLoughlin, Theofano Zoumpou, George P. Holan, Bao‐Ngoc Nasri, Daniel B. Jones, Jeremy J. Grachan   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Anorectal gastric heterotopia as a rare cause of constipation: Case report and review of pediatric literature

JPGN Reports, EarlyView.
Abstract Gastric heterotropia (GHT) may present from the oropharynx to the anus and is commonly associated with Meckel's diverticula. Here, we describe a rare case of anorectal GHT localized to the distal anal canal. A 14‐month‐old male patient presented for evaluation of rectal bleeding, severe constipation, and abdominal distention with poor response
Kathryn M. Stephenson, Raj P. Kapur, Jeffrey R. Avansino, Lusine Ambartsumyan   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source