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A case of Kawasaki disease presenting as sigmoid colitis [PDF]
Journal of Medical Ultrasonics, 2017 Initial gastrointestinal symptoms might confuse the clinical pictures of some patients with Kawasaki disease (KD) and delay diagnosis and treatment, especially when the patient does not fulfill sufficient diagnostic criteria for KD. Here, we present the case of a 4-year-old boy with KD who complained of severe left abdominal pain and fever alone for ...
Mitsuyasu Yano +4 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 ...
Alison Ross +3 more
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Actinomycosis complicating sigmoid diverticular disease: a case report [PDF]
Cases Journal, 2009 A 63-year-old Caucasian woman was admitted to hospital as hypotensive with abdominal tenderness and vaginal discharge. Laboratory investigations showed microcytic anaemia, low albumin and high white cell count. Computerised tomography scans revealed small bowel dilatation, sigmoid diverticula, ascites and pelvic fluid.
Aleksandar Vodovnik, Kartik Logishetty
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REPORT OF A CASE OF MALIGNANT DISEASE OF THE SIGMOID FLEXURE OF THE COLON. [PDF]
The Lancetn ...
Tasha-Kay Walker
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Comments on ‘Recurrent sigmoid volvulus in a patient with Parkinson’s disease’ [PDF]
Clinical Autonomic Research, 2020 Sabri Selçuk Atamanalp
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Elastosis in diverticular disease of the sigmoid colon. [PDF]
Gut, 1985 Diverticular disease of the sigmoid colon is an increasingly common clinical problem in the ageing population of western industrialised countries but the mechanism by which the disease develops remains unknown. The muscular abnormality is the most striking and consistent feature and this has been studied by light and electron microscopy in 25 surgical ...
B C Morson, J Whiteway
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Factors affecting bowel gangrene development in patients with sigmoid volvulus
Annals of Saudi Medicine, 2013 BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Sigmoid gangrene develops in 6.1% to 93.4% of sigmoid volvulus (SV) cases, and increases the mortality rate from 0% to 40% without bowel gangrene to 3.7% to 80%.
Sabri Selcuk Atamanalp +2 more
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Predicting rice diseases across diverse agro-meteorological conditions using an artificial intelligence approach [PDF]
PeerJ Computer Science, 2021 With the aid of a plant disease forecasting model, the emergence of plant diseases in a given region can be predicted ahead of time. This makes it easier to take proactive steps to reduce losses before they occur.
Rutuja Rajendra Patil, Sumit Kumar
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A three-dimensional analysis of the sigmoid notch
Orthopedic Reviews, 2011 Fractures of the distal radius are among the most common injuries of the upper extremity, though treatment has traditionally focused on restoration of the radiocarpal joint and late sequelae may persist.
Evan D. Collins, Faranak Vossoughi
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Surgical Case Reports, 2023 Background Segmental absence of intestinal musculature (SAIM) is a partial defect of the intrinsic muscular layer of the intestinal tract. In this report, we describe a case of perforation of the sigmoid colon due to SAIM accompanied by vascular Ehlers ...
Kosuke Funaki +10 more
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