Estimating the coverage in 3d reconstructions of the colon from colonoscopy videos [PDF]
arXiv, 2022 Colonoscopy is the most common procedure for early detection and removal of polyps, a critical component of colorectal cancer prevention. Insufficient visual coverage of the colon surface during the procedure often results in missed polyps. To mitigate this issue, reconstructing the 3D surfaces of the colon in order to visualize the missing regions has
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An unusual case in which a perforated Meckel's diverticulum became trapped in a pericecal hernia: A rare complication of Meckel's diverticulum [PDF]
, 2015 An 11-year-old boy had previously been diagnosed with repeated Meckel's diverticulitis at another hospital. Emergency laparoscopy was performed under general anesthesia, and an inflammatory mass was seen in the ileocecal region of the mesentery. However,
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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 +8 more
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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 +3 more
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Association between diverticulosis and colonic neoplastic lesions in individuals with a positive faecal immunochemical test [PDF]
, 2017 Background The association between diverticulosis and colonic neoplastic lesions has been suggested, but data in literature are conflicting. This study aimed to investigate such a relationship in patients participating in a colorectal cancer screening ...
Boggi, R. +7 more
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Divertikul debelog crijeva u psa - prikaz slučaja [PDF]
, 2021 The objectives of the current case report are to describe and report the diagnostics and surgical treatment of colonic diverticulum in a dog. A 13-year-old intact male Labrador retriever, suffering from the inability to defecate for 10 days, was ...
Buljan, Matko +6 more
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Pneumococcus and the stress-gradient hypothesis: a trade-off links $R_0$ and susceptibility to co-colonization across countries [PDF]
arXiv, 2022 Modern molecular technologies have revolutionized our understanding of bacterial epidemiology, but reported data across different settings remain under-integrated in common theoretical frameworks. Pneumococcus serotype co-colonization, caused by the polymorphic bacteria Streptococcus pneumoniae, has been increasingly investigated in recent years. While
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Colonic Diverticulitis in the Elderly [PDF]
, 2009 SUMMARYDiverticular disease of the colon is a disease that mainly affects the elderly and presents in 50–70% of those aged 80 years or older. The most common complication is colonic diverticulitis.
Cheng, She-Meng +2 more
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Feasibility and safety of endoscopic submucosal dissection for lesions in proximity to a colonic diverticulum [PDF]
, 2022 Background/Aims: Endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD) for diverticulum-associated colorectal lesions is generally contraindicated because of the high risk of perforation. Several studies on patients with such lesions treated with ESD have been reported
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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 +4 more
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