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OBJECTIVE
The purpose of this study was to investigate the safety of daiobotampito in the treatment of acute diverticulitis of the colon.
METHODS
We conducted a single-center, open-label, prospective study. Ten patients who suffered from diverticulitis of the colon were recruited. The patients were
A 59-year-old Asian man presented to our emergency department with hypogastrium pain, loss of appetite, and diarrhea. On admission, he was hypotensive and jaundiced. Laboratory test results revealed thrombocytopenia, hypercreatininemia, and hyperbilirubinemia. Color Doppler sonography showed no
BACKGROUND
Several complications have been reported with diverticular disease of colon. Perforation of the diverticulum of colon may lead to development of abdominal abscesses which can have diverse manifestations.
METHODS
This report describes a 72 year-old woman presented with a one month history
Aims: Acute diverticulitis (AD) is commonly diagnosed in the outpatient and emergency departments, and is associated with severe complications such as perforation and fistula. Symptoms in irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) such as abdominal
OBJECTIVE
Evidence indicates that irritable bowel syndrome can occur after gastroenteritis. However, little is known about its incidence after diverticulitis. This study was designed to identify the incidence and risk factors of irritable bowel syndrome after diverticulitis in Korea.
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OBJECTIVE
Small intestinal bacterial overgrowth (SIBO) may contribute to the appearance of several gastrointestinal nonspecific symptoms. Acute diverticulitis is affected by some similar symptoms and bacterial colonic overgrowth. We assessed the prevalence of SIBO in acute uncomplicated
A patient over 40 years of age who complains of lower abdominal pain, constipation or diarrhea or both, and increased flatulence should be suspected of having diverticulosis. When pain becomes more severe and persistent, diverticulitis must be considered. Diagnosis depends on roentgen demonstration
OBJECTIVE
In this study, we evaluate prospective diagnostic criteria and propose a clinical scoring system for the evaluation of patients suspected to have right colonic diverticulitis (RCD) prospectively.
METHODS
One hundred adult patients, who were clinically suspected to have appendicitis or RCD,
OBJECTIVE
A subset of patients with colonic diverticular disease have chronic gastrointestinal symptoms, and some have a clinical diagnosis of irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), but whether IBS and diverticular disease are linked is uncertain. We aimed to evaluate this association in the
The goal of this study was to evaluate the contribution of sigmoidoscopy with bioptic microbiology to the etiologic diagnosis of acute diarrhea in adults. Patients and methods. Sixty-five patients with acute diarrhea were included prospectively from February 1993 to November 1994. Ages ranged from
OBJECTIVE
Despite technically successful surgery for diverticular disease, a significant group of patients who experience persistent or recurrent symptoms remains. This study was designed to determine the incidence and pattern of persistent symptoms and their association with peroperative
According to anecdotal reports in literature, encountering Meckel's diverticulum in a patient with Crohn's disease is not uncommon, but differentiating between the overlapping complications of Mickel's diverticulum and the natural manifestations of Crohn's disease can be challenging and may impact
OBJECTIVE
There is no consensus about the correct definition of uncomplicated diverticulitis (UD) in clinical practice. We evaluated therefore whether clinical picture of UD differs from complicated diverticulitis (CD). Fifty consecutive eligible patients (21 males, 29 females, mean age 63.6 years,
We report a case of a female patient with a picture of "atypical appendicitis," with 3 days of abdominal pain, localized to the right lower quadrant with no nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, or anorexia. On examination she was febrile to 38.4 degrees C, had tenderness at McBurney's point, and a leukocyte
BACKGROUND
Diverticulosis and diverticulitis of appendix vermiformis is a rare diagnosis with incidency of 0.004-2%. Because of intermittent pain and atypical problems patients with diverticulitis are surgically intervened later as patients with simplex appendicitis. Complications in regard to