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Influence of sigmoid resection on progression of diverticular disease of the colon
Diseases of the Colon & Rectum, 1984The surgeon is frequently confronted with the problem of how much colon to resect when operating on patients with colonic diverticulosis or diverticulitis. Two questions arise: will diverticulosis progress in the proximal colon if only the sigmoid is removed, and will diverticulitis recur in the more proximal diverticula?
Robert W. Beart +4 more
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BUERGER'S DISEASE OF THE SIGMOID COLON
Australian and New Zealand Journal of Surgery, 1983Buerger's disease of the sigmoid colon is reported. This is an unusual site of involvement by the disease. Review of the literature has revealed only four other cases.
G. Miller +4 more
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Diseases of the Colon & Rectum, 1927
SummaryThirty-eight patients having 44 episodes of sigmoidal volvulus were treated in a 50-bed hospital in northern Iran over an eight-and-one-half-year period.
G. W. Scott
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SummaryThirty-eight patients having 44 episodes of sigmoidal volvulus were treated in a 50-bed hospital in northern Iran over an eight-and-one-half-year period.
G. W. Scott
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Resection for Diverticular Disease of the Sigmoid Colon
Archives of Surgery, 1960For many years resection in the treatment of colonic diverticulitis was reserved for those cases in which the complications of perforation, obstruction, or fistulation occurred. These operations were associated with high morbidity, significant mortality, and prolonged periods of disability, since they frequently involved staged procedures upon old and ...
Edward W. Jew, Samuel P. Harbison
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Laparoscopic assisted sigmoid resection for diverticular disease [PDF]
Langenbeck's Archives of Surgery, 2011 Laparoscopic assisted sigmoid resection (LASR) has become a widely accepted procedure in colorectal surgery. In the last decade, numerous variations of surgical details have been established. In order to demonstrate a feasible technique, this video is provided.LASR is performed using four ports.
S. Petersen, Wolfgang Schwenk
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Bladder disturbances in diseases of the sigmoid
The American Journal of Surgery, 1940Abstract Cases of diverticulitis and malignant disease of the sigmoid admitted to the Carney Hospital over a ten-year period are reviewed. The high incidence of vesical disturbances is emphasized. The frequency of such disturbances is shown to be greater in diverticulitis than in malignant disease.
C.J.E. Kickham, T.F.P. Lyons
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Indications for Elective Sigmoid Resection in Diverticular Disease
Annals of Surgery, 2010To prevent an acute surgery, classic indications for elective sigmoid resections concerning diverticulitis have usually been based on the number of recurrent episodes. Since 2005 these indications have been challenged, primarily because the majority of patients first present themselves with acute complications at their first episode.Between 1990 and ...
Klarenbeek, B.R. +5 more
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Hirschsprung's Disease Presenting as Sigmoid Volvulus in a Newborn
European Journal of Pediatric Surgery, 1997This report describes a 1-day-old term boy with sigmoid volvulus secondary to Hirschsprung's disease. The presentation and treatment are outlined.
J. Bruce, Duncan T. Wilcox, Venugopal Ks
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Laparoscopic sigmoid colectomy for diverticular disease
Surgical Clinics of North America, 2005Laparoscopic management of sigmoid diverticular disease has emerged as an important adjunct to the armamentarium of surgical options for this disease process. Although there are no prospective randomized studies directly comparing laparoscopic and open colectomy for diverticulitis, the comparative studies provide compelling data.
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