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Acute intestinal obstruction due to meckel's diverticulum: A case report and literature review

open access: yesHeliyon
Introduction: and Importance: Meckel's diverticulum is a rare congenital condition often detected incidentally. Meckel's diverticulum, a rare disease, may result in acute intestinal obstruction and is frequently misdiagnosed.
Cecilia Evan   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

A Case of Inverted Colonic Diverticulum

open access: yesCureus
Inverted colonic diverticulum (ICD) is an infrequent finding on colonoscopy, often misdiagnosed as colonic polyps. Further endoscopic intervention, such as polypectomy or biopsy, may lead to colonic perforation. For that reason, the endoscopist should be aware of the possibility of detecting these lesions when performing a colonoscopy.
Al-Badawi, Maysa   +4 more
openaire   +2 more sources

The Clinical Relevance of the Rectosigmoid Brake in Surgical Disorders and Therapies: A Systematic Review of Colonic Manometry Studies

open access: yesNeurogastroenterology &Motility, Volume 38, Issue 3, March 2026.
Colonic motility mapping reveals a meal‐induced rectosigmoid brake in healthy individuals that is disrupted, disorganized, or exaggerated following surgery and in motility disorders. These alterations underlie conditions such as ileus, pseudo‐obstruction, and fecal incontinence, and may be modulated by sacral neuromodulation.
James A. Penfold   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Seldom found acute abdomen: perforated diverticulum in the transverse colon

open access: yes, 1999
The authors report a recently examined rare case of isolated perforated diverticulum of the transverse colon. At surgery, a perforated omentum-sealed diverticulum was found in the third distal wall of the transverse colon.
CARCOFORO, Paolo   +3 more
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Uncommon Encounter in Urachus: A Rare Case of Xanthogranulomatous Urachitis With Review of Literature

open access: yesClinical Case Reports, Volume 14, Issue 1, January 2026.
ABSTRACT Urachus is a fibrous remnant from embryologic development derived from the allantois, which is involved in waste elimination in the fetus. Typically, it extends from the dome of the bladder to the umbilicus. Xanthogranulomatous urachitis, or xanthogranulomatous inflammation of the urachus, is a highly unusual pathological entity characterized ...
Mohamed Javid Raja Iyub   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Evaluation of the frequency of colon diverticula with lower gastrointestinal system endoscopy

open access: yesMedicine Science
The patients are often elderly, presenting the symptoms, and fully recognizing the disease is difficult. It is sometimes confused with inflammatory bowel disease.
Ali Riza Caliskan, Kenan Kosar
doaj   +1 more source

A case of laparoscopic local resection of a perforated descending colon diverticulum

open access: yes, 2020
【症例】82歳,男性.【既往】内頸動脈狭窄,腸骨動脈瘤治療,慢性腎障害,胃癌手術. 【経過】突然の腹痛で発症.発症6 時間で当院に救急搬送された.腹部所見は板状硬で,CT でfree air と下行結腸憩室を疑う壁欠損があり,消化管穿孔に伴う腹膜炎と診断した.全身 状態は安定していて緊急腹腔鏡手術を開始.穿孔部は単発の下行結腸憩室で,憩室を含む腹 腔鏡下結腸局所切除術を施行した.術後は経過良好で11日目に退院した. 【まとめ】大腸穿孔は一般的に穿孔腸管切除術+人工肛門造設術(Hartmann 手術 ...
黒田, 雅利   +5 more
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Blastocystis in a Liver Abscess: An Unusual Extraintestinal Location

open access: yesCase Reports in Infectious Diseases, Volume 2026, Issue 1, 2026.
Blastocystis is a common anaerobic protist of uncertain pathogenicity that inhabits the human intestine. Rare cases reported in the literature suggest possible extraintestinal dissemination by unclear mechanisms. We followed a 43‐year‐old Peruvian woman presenting with low‐grade fever and gastrointestinal symptoms who was diagnosed with a liver abscess
Daniel Rodríguez-Zúñiga   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Giant diverticulum of the sigmoid colon with perforation. Report of a case.

open access: yes, 2002
We present a case of perforated giant diverticulum of the sigmoid colon. This condition is extremely rare and only a few cases have so far been reported in the literature. Our case involved a 55-year old woman. Diagnosis was easy with barium enema and CT
VOLPINO, Patrizia   +8 more
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Covered perforation of Meckel’s diverticulum ulce rto transverse colon: highlighting the urgent intervention and the avoidance of a dramatic evolution (case report and literature review)

open access: yes, 2018
Meckel’s diverticulum represents a remnant of the proximal end of the omphalomesenteric duct, which constitutes a connection between the middle intestine and the vitelline vesicle.
Patoulias, Ioannis   +5 more
core   +1 more source

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