Laparoscopic Diverting Sigmoid Loop Colostomy for Rectovesical Fistüla: A Video Vignette
Ileostomy and colostomy procedures are useful in treating patients suffering from complications associated with intra-abdominal diseases, complicated infections, faecal incontinence, rectovesical fistula, perianal fistula, perianal Crohn’s disease ...
Feyyaz Güngör +3 more
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Pancreatic surface morphology and its classification [PDF]
Introduction: Anomalies and variants of development of the pancreas are relatively frequent. These variations can often lead to misdiagnosis and unnecessary medical procedures.
Serghei Covantev, Olga Belic
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Transcriptome-wide association study identified candidate genes associated with gut microbiota
Background Gut microbiota is closely associated with host health and disease occurrence. Host genetic factor plays an important role in shaping gut microbial communities.
Chuyu Pan +12 more
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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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Predicting drug−disease associations via sigmoid kernel-based convolutional neural networks
Background In the process of drug development, computational drug repositioning is effective and resource-saving with regards to its important functions on identifying new drug–disease associations.
Han-Jing Jiang +2 more
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Lower Neighborhood Socioeconomic Status Associated with Reduced Diversity of the Colonic Microbiota in Healthy Adults. [PDF]
In the United States, there are persistent and widening socioeconomic gaps in morbidity and mortality from chronic diseases. Although most disparities research focuses on person-level socioeconomic-status, mounting evidence suggest that chronic diseases ...
Gregory E Miller +7 more
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The Sigmoidal Pregnancy: A Rare Entity Complicated by an Inappropriate Medical Intervention
The abdominal ectopic pregnancy is very rare and accounts for less than 1% of all ectopic gestations. Due to the lack of clinical suspicion, many obstetricians confuse it with other diseases and manage it inappropriately.
Antoine Naem +2 more
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Colon stenting in benign diverticular stricture – a case report and review of literature
Background: Colonic stricture is a feared complication with varied etiology ranging from malignant obstruction to benign diseases. One such condition is recurrent diverticulitis-related strictures.
Hany Eskarous +2 more
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Pneumatosis cystoides intestinalis accompanied by schistosomiasis: a case report
Pneumatosis cystoides intestinalis (PCI) is a rare disease that most frequently occurs in the large and small intestine and has no obvious clinical symptoms.
Chunyan Yuan +7 more
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The septic complications of sigmoid diverticular disease
AbstractIn 2 years 41 patients were treated surgically for septic complications of diverticular disease of the sigmoid colon. Nine patients had fistulae arising from sigmoid diverticular disease. Resection of the sigmoid was undertaken as the primary procedure in 8 patients with anastomosis in 5.
J W, Underwood, C G, Marks
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