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Forty-five patients who were referred for surgical resection of large colonic polyps after index colonoscopy were considered for endoscopic polypectomy. Eighteen of these patients were ultimately referred for surgery. Twenty-five patients with 25 large polyps underwent endoscopic polypectomy; there
OBJECTIVE
Colorectal cancer is highly preventable by detecting and removing polyps, which are the precursors. Currently, the most accurate test is colonoscopy, but still misses 22% of polyps due to visualization limitations. In this paper, we preliminary assess the potential of microwave imaging and
Colorectal polyp is the most commonly encountered intestinal colon pathology in patients over 50 years of age, and 5% of which develops a "colorectal cancer". The early-stage polyps can be detected and removed endoscopically, which reduce the incidence of carcinoma. Our study A 71-year-old man with mitral regurgitation and apical cardiomyopathy underwent endoscopic mucosal resection of a 22-mm transverse colon tubulovillous adenoma with high-grade dysplasia. Six weeks later, he presented with fever, valvular vegetations, and positive blood cultures for Enterococcus
BACKGROUND
Involvement of the skin in Crohn's disease is rare. We report the case of a young woman presenting cutaneous nodules revealing a Crohn's disease.
METHODS
R. K. a 19 year old woman was admitted the impatient clinic for a 2 week history of nodular lesions of the extremities. Simultaneously,
The authors present the case of a 39-year-old woman with Gardner syndrome who died from marked hyponatremia and hypokalemia. Gardner syndrome is a rare variant of the familial adenomatous polyposis syndrome in which the affected individual develops thousands of polyps within the gastrointestinal
We prospectively evaluated 139 consecutive children presenting to the Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences (Lucknow, India) with gastrointestinal (GI) bleeding from January 1991 to November 1994. Our aims were to find out whether the causes of GI bleeding in a developing country
Spirochetes, a genetically and morphologically distinct group of bacteria, are thin, spiral-shaped, and highly motile. They are known causes of several human diseases such as syphilis, Lyme disease, relapsing fever, and leptospirosis. We report a case of colonic spirochetosis in a healthy patient
We describe a case of angioimmunoblastic lymphadenopathy with multiple polyps of the gastrointestinal tract. The patient presented with fever, abdominal mass, ascites, diarrhea, generalized lymphadenopathy, anemia, and marked peripheral eosinophilia. She had multiple polyps in the colon, as well as
A 7-year-old girl with an unremarkable family history was admitted with complaints of diarrhea containing mucus and blood, abdominal pain, weight loss and fever for 10 months. Although her symptoms, physical examination and laboratory results were highly suggestive of inflammatory bowel disease,
BACKGROUND
Endoscopic marking of intestinal lesions is essential when difficulty is anticipated with subsequent localization during surgical resection or postpolypectomy surveillance. The most commonly used indelible marker has been India ink, which must be diluted and sterilized, a cumbersome
Streptococcus bovis is relatively common cause of bacteremia and endocarditis, especially in older persons, or in patients that have some kind of chronic disease. These infections are frequently connected with malignant, potentially malignant, or benign colorectal neoplasia. Hematogenous
OBJECTIVE
To compare history of 22 different diseases reported during an in-person interview with that reported on a mailed self-administered questionnaire.
METHODS
7841 participants of the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer (EPIC)-Potsdam study. The interview at baseline and the
Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs are widely used for the treatment of pain and inflammation by inhibiting the formation of prostaglandins. However, their use is limited by their side-effects, including gastrointestinal, renal function, cardiovascular and platelet function. Cyclooxygenase
Aim was to assess the diagnostic value of the alarm symptoms (AS's) in subjects with constipation based on prospective examination of adult population.
METHODS
Data was collected from 1189 randomly selected subjects older than 18 y.o. we used specially designed Questionnaire, which included