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Giornale di Chirurgia - Journal of SurgeryThe giant diverticulum of the sigmoid colon is a rare clinical condition characterized by a high risk of complications. Its etiology is multifactorial, with longstanding diverticular disease and motor dysfunction of the colon as risk factors. Even though
Maria Laura Taranto +8 more
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Use of rectal mucosal grafts in substitution urethroplasty: an early series [PDF]
, 2018 Background: To evaluate the feasibility of use of rectal mucosal grafts for augmentation urethroplasty. Methods: A series of five patients who underwent rectal mucosal graft urethroplasty for urethral stricture disease were identified. Descriptive
Mellon, Matthew J. +2 more
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Endoscopy, 2019 In addition to the possibility of en bloc resection without size limitations, endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD) is also a novel option for endoscopic treatment of lesions involving a diverticulum in the colon [1] or appendix [2].
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Translational Cancer Research, 2023 Background Rectal diverticula are a very rare occurrence compared to diverticula of the colon. They are reported to account for only 0.08% of all diverticulosis. Diverticula of the rectum can be caused by congenital or acquired factors.
L. Bustamante-Lopez +7 more
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Imaging of ischemia, obstruction and infection in the abdomen [PDF]
, 2018 Intestinal ischemia is a serious condition that continues to be associated with mortalities in excess of 70%. Intestinal obstruction and gastrointestinal tract sepsis are common conditions, accounting for a large proportion of patients admitted to ...
Maher, Michael M. +4 more
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Colon cancer arising from colonic diverticulum: A case report
World Journal of Clinical Cases, 2019 BACKGROUND Colonic diverticulosis is a common disease, and the coexistence of colonic diverticulosis and colorectal cancer is often seen clinically. It is very rare that colon cancer arises from the mucosa of a colonic diverticulum.
H. Kayano +7 more
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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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Transplantation in children [PDF]
, 1976 Kidney transplantation in very young children, less than 2 years of age, has usually failed, mainly because of difficulties maintaining these patients on hemodialysis long enough to permit retransplantation after loss of the original graft.
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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 +6 more
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Revista Espanola de Enfermedades Digestivas, 2023 Unlike acute diverticulitis, giant diverticulum larger than 4 cm is a rare entity with few cases described in the literature. We present a case of a 66-year-old male patient diagnosed with colonic diverticulosis.
María de Armas-Conde +7 more
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