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Pancreatic surface morphology and its classification [PDF]
Folia Medica, 2022 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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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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Transcriptome-wide association study identified candidate genes associated with gut microbiota
Gut Pathogens, 2021 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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Predicting drug−disease associations via sigmoid kernel-based convolutional neural networks
Journal of Translational Medicine, 2019 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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The Sigmoidal Pregnancy: A Rare Entity Complicated by an Inappropriate Medical Intervention
Case Reports in Obstetrics and Gynecology, 2020 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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Lower Neighborhood Socioeconomic Status Associated with Reduced Diversity of the Colonic Microbiota in Healthy Adults. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2016 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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Colon stenting in benign diverticular stricture – a case report and review of literature
Journal of Community Hospital Internal Medicine Perspectives, 2021 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
Journal of International Medical Research, 2022 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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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 +3 more
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Journal of Education and Teaching in Emergency Medicine, 2017 History of present illness: A 26-year-old previously healthy female presented to the emergency department (ED) with diffuse abdominal pain, distention, and constipation for two days. Her physical exam was normal except for a soft, distended abdomen with
Sari Lahham +2 more
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