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Chronic Diarrhoea in Hyperthyroidism Leading to Rectal Prolapse: A Case Report [PDF]
Rectal prolapse is typically associated with chronic constipation and pelvic floor dysfunction. However, its occurrence secondary to chronic diarrhoea from hyperthyroidism is exceptionally rare.
Samina Ruquaya +3 more
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A tetraspecific VHH-based neutralizing antibody modifies disease outcome in three animal models of Clostridium difficile infection [PDF]
Clostridium difficile infection (CDI), a leading cause of nosocomial infection, is a serious disease in North America, Europe, and Asia. CDI varies greatly from asymptomatic carriage to life-threatening diarrhea, toxic megacolon, and toxemia.
Beamer, Gillian +12 more
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TRF enriches Ruminococcus, a bacterial genus producing SCFAs, and activates the epithelial HIF‐1α signaling pathway. This mechanism protects the colonic mucosa from inflammatory insults in colitis models. Mechanistically, gut lactate production during starvation and refeeding mediates H4K12la, which increases SLC9A3 expression and creates an acidic gut
Linwen Huang +17 more
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Evaluating the Surgeons' Perception of Difficulties of Two Techniques to Perform STARR for Obstructed Defecation Syndrome: A Multicenter Randomized Trial. [PDF]
BACKGROUND After initial enthusiasm in the use of a dedicated curved stapler (CCS-30 Contour Transtar) to perform stapled transanal rectal resection (STARR) for obstructed defecation syndrome (ODS), difficulties have emerged in this surgical technique.
Adolfo Renzi, Md +11 more
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ABSTRACT Aim Stoma creation is often required in Crohn's disease (CD), most commonly because of progressive anorectal disease. As stoma closure strongly influences long‐term quality of life and surgical decision‐making, this study evaluated the indications and long‐term outcomes of stoma creation in patients with CD.
Kentaro Nagano +9 more
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Complete rectal prolapse presenting with colorectal cancer
Rectal prolapse is defined as prolapse of all layers of rectal wallout of the anal sphincter. The aim was to (i) describe the extremely rare combination of a rectal prolapse with colon cancer in an older female patient, (ii) comment on management ...
Perrakis Aristoteles +2 more
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ABSTRACT The connective tissue support of female pelvic viscera—endopelvic fascia—has been studied in fetal and immunohistochemical models to demonstrate its relationship with the autonomic nerves of the female pelvis. Due to a paucity of literature examining the gross anatomical relationships between endopelvic fascia and autonomic nerves in adult ...
Stephen Magliocchetti +5 more
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Rectal Prolapse: A New Clinical Sign
Background: Rectal prolapse is a rare condition with many morbidities. Rectal prolapse is diagnosed on history, making the patient squat, strain, and let the rectum prolapse. No clinical sign has been described for suspecting the condition in the patient
Surg Capt Amitabh Mohan
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Key Clinical Message We report a rare case of rectal prolapse with Pseudo‐Meigs’ syndrome in which laparoscopic bilateral oophorectomy and rectopexy were performed simultaneously and resulted in improved quality of life due to the loss of ascites and the
Takayuki Kondo +6 more
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Enterocele Presenting as Anterior Rectal Prolapse: Resolution with Vaginal Repair
An enterocele is a pelvic hernia formed from the separation of endopelvic fascia, associated with the posterior or anterior vaginal fornix, and most commonly located in the posterior superior vaginal segment.
Geoffrey D. Towers +3 more
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