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Two-Stage Treatment of Enterocutaneous Fistulas
Aim: to determine the most efficient treatment of enterocutaneous fistulas.Materials and methods. Eighty-eight patients with intestinal fistulas underwent a two-stage treatment, including: the first stage — multicomponent therapy, the second stage ...
V. Yu. Struchkov +8 more
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Diagnosis and outcome of oesophageal Crohn's disease [PDF]
BACKGROUND AND AIMS: Crohn's disease (CD) can involve any part of the gastrointestinal tract. We aimed to characterize clinical, endoscopic, histologic features and treatment outcomes of CD patients with oesophageal involvement.
Beaton, D +11 more
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Acute intestinal obstruction secondary to omphalomesenteric fistula is a very rare condition. Omphalomesenteric fistula is a consequence of a defect in involution of the vitelline duct between the fifth and ninth week of intrauterine development.
Cheikh Diouf +4 more
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Tube choledochoureterostomy: A simple method for bile diversion [PDF]
A technique of bile diversion by tube choledochoureterostomy has been devised for the purpose of studying the role of bile in the intestinal absorption of drugs. This method was used in six dogs. No technical difficulties or major complications developed,
Andrews W +12 more
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Gallstone ileus: An unusual cause of intestinal obstruction
Gallstone ileus is an infrequent cause of intestinal obstruction. It is typically the result of cholecystoduodenal fistula, computed tomography scan is the best modality for the diagnosis.
Mohamed Bouziane +5 more
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Treatment Options in Gastrointestinal Cutaneous Fistulas
Enterocutaneous fistulas occur most commonly following surgery. A minority of them is caused by a myriad of other etiologies including infection, malignancy, and radiation.
Itamar Ashkenazi +3 more
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Salpingovesical fistula mimicking an enterovaginal fistula
Fallopian tube fistula with the bladder can mimic an enterovaginal fistula. A 34-year-old woman presented with continuous urinary incontinence after hysterectomy.
Ramya Srinivasan, MD +3 more
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Crohn's disease activity index and Vienna classification - Is it worthwhile to calculate before surgery? [PDF]
Background: Crohn's disease (CD) patients with increased disease activity may reveal an increased risk for perioperative complications. The `Crohn's disease activity index' (CDAI) and the `Vienna classification' (VC) were developed for standardized ...
A. Beham +29 more
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Synthetic versus biological mesh-related erosion after laparoscopic ventral mesh rectopexy. A systematic review [PDF]
Purpose: This review reports the incidence of mesh-related erosion after ventral mesh rectopexy to determine whether any difference exists in the erosion rate between synthetic and biological mesh. Methods: A systematic search of the MEDLINE and the Ovid
Balla, Andrea +5 more
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A 33-year-old male patient with a 17-year Behcet’s syndrome history showed abdominal pain and fever symptoms. The abdominal CT was suggestive of an acute ileocecal intestinal perforation.
Jiewen Deng +5 more
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