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Visceral Surgery Department, Sylvanus Olympio Teaching Hospital, Lome, TOGO.
Introduction: The ileo-sigmoid node is a rare condition that causes mixed intestinal obstruction. It is difficult to diagnose preoperatively and requires medical and surgical management. We report on managing 03 cases of the ileo-sigmoid node.
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ANZ J Surg
September 2024
Colorectal Unit, The Royal Brisbane Hospital, Herston, Queens Land, Australia.
Background: The management of Crohn's disease (CD) complicated by ileosigmoid fistula (ISF) remains a challenge, and Australian outcomes have not previously been reported.
Methods: A retrospective review of a tertiary colorectal inflammatory bowel disease unit, across public and private sites, from 2005 to 2023 to identify adult patients having undergone operative management of ISF.
Results: Twenty-nine patients underwent surgery for ISF in the study period.
Ileocecal knotting as a rare cause of small bowel obstruction: a case report.
Ann Med Surg (Lond)
April 2024
Department of Surgery, B.P. Koirala Institute of Health Sciences, Dharan, Nepal.
Introduction: Ileocecal knot syndrome, a rare cause of small bowel obstruction where the ileum wraps around the cecum, poses a significant challenge for preoperative diagnosis. Prompt intervention is crucial due to the risk of rapid bowel deterioration and increased mortality.
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Ileosigmoidal knotting: a case report and literature review of a rare cause of acute abdomen in children.
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Department of General Surgery, Nobel Medical College Teaching Hospital, Kanchanbari, Biratnagar-4, Morang 56613, Nepal.
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View Article and Find Full Text PDFThree cancers in the renal pelvis, bladder, and colon: A case report.
World J Clin Cases
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Department of General Surgery, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Jiaxing University, Jiaxing 314000, Zhejiang Province, China.
Article Synopsis
- The report discusses a rare case of an elderly man diagnosed with three heterochronous cancers affecting the renal pelvis, bladder, and colon, highlighting the unusual nature of multiple primary cancers.
- The patient's journey began in December 2014 with a diagnosis of low-grade papillary urothelial carcinoma in the renal pelvis, leading to surgical removal and chemotherapy.
- Two years later, he developed bladder cancer that was thought to be a metastasis from the renal cancer, and after another six years, he presented with new symptoms indicating possible further complications.
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