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Case Report: Schwannoma of the sigmoid colon: a case report of a rare colonic neoplasm and review of literature [version 1; peer review: 2 approved]

F1000Research, 2019
Background: Schwannomas are tumors originating in Schwann cells of the peripheral nerve system and uncommonly develop in the gastrointestinal tract. Sigmoid colon schwannomas are very rare and only 28 cases have been reported. This study aims to report a
Gangmi Kim, Sun Il Kim, Kang Young Lee
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Asymptomatic sigmoid diverticulum perforation-induced subcutaneous, mediastinal, and retroperitoneal emphysema: A case report and literature review

Respiratory Medicine Case Reports
Background: Mediastinal and subcutaneous emphysema usually result from spontaneous rupture of the alveolar wall. We present an educational case of subcutaneous, mediastinal, and retroperitoneal emphysema discovered during a routine medical check-up ...
Daichi Setoguchi, Naoki Iwanaga, Kotaro Nema, Tomoya Hagiwara, Kotaro Hayashida, Koki Yamashita, Tatsuro Hirayama, Masataka Yoshida, Kazuaki Takeda, Shotaro Ide, Masato Tashiro, Takahiro Takazono, Masachika Kitajima, Noriho Sakamoto, Koichi Izumikawa, Katsunori Yanagihara, Keiji Inoue, Hiroshi Mukae   +17 more
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Sigmoid and cecum colon volvulus: a case report

Journal of Medical Case Reports
Introduction Colon volvulus is the twisting of a segment of colon on its mesenteric axis, which can lead to the obstruction of the lumen and the blood supply.
Dilawer Chofan Charo, Fares Medhat Mohammad, Mahmoud Issam Ghmera, Batoul Aksam Saker, Ayman Ali Ghosnah   +4 more
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Synchronic Volvulus of Sigmoid and Transverse Colon: A Rare Case of Large Bowel Obstruction [PDF]

Iranian Journal of Colorectal Research, 2014
Introduction: Volvulus of two segments of colon has been reported rarely, as either synchronous or metachronous events. Colonic volvulus involving both transverse and sigmoid colon is a rare medical problem frequently dismissed as a cause of large bowel ...
Alireza Hoseini, Reza Eshragi Samani, Hamed Parsamoin, Hamidreza Jafari   +3 more
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Unusual Presentation of a Sigmoid Mass with Chicken Bone Impaction in the Setting of Metastatic Lung Cancer

Case Reports in Surgery, 2019
Background. Ingestion of foreign bodies can cause various gastrointestinal tract complications including abscess formation, bowel obstruction, fistulae, haemorrhage, and perforation.
Ziad Zeidan, Zarnie Lwin, Harish Iswariah, Sheyna Manawwar, Anitha Karunairajah, Manju Dashini Chandrasegaram   +5 more
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Use of Laxative-Augmented Contrast Medium Increases the Accuracy in the Detection of Colorectal Neoplasms

Diagnostics
Colonic adenomas are considered a precursor of colorectal cancer. A 75-year-old woman had a history of post-operation left breast cancer. She received an excision when the left chest wall recurred.
Li-Yu Chen, Jong-Dar Chen, Yen-Kung Chen
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Duplication Cyst of the Sigmoid Colon

Gastroenterology Research and Practice, 2009
A 21-year-old male with developmental delay presented with abdominal pain of two days' duration. He was afebrile and his abdomen was soft with mild diffuse tenderness. There were no peritoneal signs.
Bastian Domajnko, Rabih M. Salloum
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Sigmoid–sigmoid colon fistula caused by diverticulitis

Chinese Medical Journal, 2022
Jeonghun Lee, Young Joo Lee, Youngsun Kim, Yuanyuan Ji   +3 more
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Percutaneous endoscopic colostomy: A new technique for the treatment of recurrent sigmoid volvulus

The Saudi Journal of Gastroenterology, 2010
Sigmoid volvulus is a common cause of large bowel obstruction in western countries and Africa. It accounts for 25% of the patients admitted to the hospital for large bowel obstruction.
Al-Alawi Ibrahim
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Direct observation of an exposed blood vessel in a colonic diverticulum using ultrathin endoscopy

DEN Open
In recent years, cases of diverticular bleeding have become more common. Although identifying the bleeding diverticulum is difficult, it is even more difficult to identify the exposed blood vessels in the bleeding diverticulum.
Kensuke Suzuki, Daisuke Kikuchi, Satoshi Yamashita   +2 more
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