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Coexistent Crohn’s disease and sigmoid diverticulosis [PDF]

Postgraduate Medical Journal, 1989
Summary This study reports six patients with a diagnosis of diverticular disease with associated localized Crohn’s colitis who were all treated by segmental resection. Two patients died in the post-operative period from disease unrelated to their colonic pathology.
J, McCue, M J, Coppen, S A, Rasbridge, M R, Lock   +3 more
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Stem Cell Therapies: A Review of Current Therapeutic Approach for Inflammation-Associated Sigmoid Colon Diseases [PDF]

European Medical Journal Gastroenterology, 2020
Chronic inflammation is the single major contributor to the pathogenesis of sigmoid colon inflammatory diseases such as segmental colitis associated disease and inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). Existing conventional anti-inflammatory treatments have not
Natalie Menassa, Maria Destouni, Patroklos Katafygiotis   +2 more
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Urachal-sigmoid fistula associated with diverticular disease

Canadian Urological Association Journal, 2012
Background: Urachal anomalies rarely present in adulthood. We report thesecond known case of urachal-sigmoid fistula associated with diverticulardisease.Method: We performed a case report and literature review. We searchedMEDLINE and PubMed using the search words “urachus,” “urachal fistula,”“sigmoid colon” and “diverticulosis.”Results: Our literature ...
Daniel, Rapoport, Alison, Ross, Vic, Goshko, Iain, McAuley   +3 more
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Comparative analysis of novel preprocessing techniques and deep learning based multi modal feature fusion for diabetic retinopathy grading [PDF]

Scientific Reports
Fundus images are crucial for the detection and monitoring of retinal diseases such as diabetic retinopathy (DR). However, issues such as uneven illumination, low contrast, and noise often degrade image quality, impacting the accuracy of automated ...
B. C. Anupama, Sheela N. Rao, M. Bindu Malini, V. Vikram Athreya   +3 more
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Sigmoid volvulus: Comorbidity with neurological diseases

Cukurova Medical Journal, 2021
Sigmoid volvulus: Comorbidity with neurological ...
Sabri Selçuk Atamanalp
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Surgical anatomy of sigmoid sinus with evaluation of its venous dominance for advances in preoperative planning

Frontiers in Neuroscience, 2023
Microvascular decompression (MVD) is a widely adopted neurosurgery in treating cranial nerve diseases providing long-term pain relief. Improving surgical techniques has been a focus of recent studies.
Chunran Zhu, Chunran Zhu, Yulong Chong, Chenjun Jiang, Wu Xu, Jing Wang, Chengrong Jiang, Weibang Liang, Bei Wang   +8 more
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Correlation of Endoscopic Findings with Suspected Intestinal Endometriosis in the Distal Sigmoid and Rectum as Observed on Transrectal Ultrasonography

Journal of Coloproctology, 2023
Introduction Colonoscopy enables detailed endoscopic evaluation of the interior of the colon. Changes observed via colonoscopy may be subtle or pronounced and can sometimes mimic those of other diseases, such as deep intestinal endometriosis.
Vinicius Pfuetzenreiter, Jarbas Faraco M. Loureiro, Carolina Viana Teixeira, Lucio Giovanni Battista Rossini   +3 more
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Efficacy and Safety of Peroral Endoscopic Myotomy for Sigmoid-Type Achalasia: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Frontiers in Medicine, 2021
Background: The efficacy and safety of peroral endoscopic myotomy (POEM) in the treatment of sigmoid-type achalasia is unknown. This meta-analysis aims to explore the clinical outcomes of POEM for sigmoid-type achalasia.Method: We searched all relevant ...
Jin Xu, Chunyu Zhong, Shu Huang, Xinyi Zeng, Shali Tan, Lei Shi, Yan Peng, Muhan Lü, Lianjun Ma, Xiaowei Tang   +9 more
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Sigmoid volvulus in a teenager

Journal of Pediatric Surgery Case Reports, 2020
Sigmoid volvulus in the pediatric population is a rare condition. In the adult population, it is considered in the differential diagnosis of bowel obstruction for patients with a history of debilitation or chronic constipation, in association with ...
Joyce J.L.H. McRae, Laura F. Goodman, Andrei Radulescu   +2 more
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Comparative study of collagen deposition in the colon wall of patients operated for sigmoid diverticular disease [PDF]

Acta Cirúrgica Brasileira, 2015
PURPOSE: To investigate the deposition of collagen in the colon wall of patients with sigmoid diverticulitis. METHODS: Samples of sigmoid tissue from 15 patients (disease group), seven men and eight women aged 37-77 years who underwent surgery for the
Mário Pantaroto, Gaspar de Jesus Lopes Filho, Clovis Antonio Lopes Pinto, Armando Antico Filho   +3 more
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