CT colonography has become a potential alternative technique to optical colonoscopy for the detection of colorectal polyps and cancer. While considered safer than optical colonoscopy, CT colonography is not without risk. We report a case of colonic perforation during CT colonography using automated CO(2) insufflation and present procedural changes to help minimize the adverse effects of perforation when it occurs.
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Cureus
December 2024
Internal Medicine, Hurley Medical Center, Flint, USA.
Microangiopathic hemolytic anemia (MAHA) is a condition characterized by intravascular fragmentation of red blood cells, leading to the characteristic finding of schistocytes on a peripheral blood smear. The differential diagnoses of MAHA include thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (TTP), hemolytic-uremic syndrome (HUS), disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC), idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP), infections, malignancies, and solid organ transplantation. The commonly associated malignancies with MAHA are gastric, breast, prostate, lung, and lymphoma.
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December 2024
Department of General Surgery, Uttar Pradesh University of Medical Sciences, Saifai, IND.
Enteroenteric fistula in the pediatric age group is an unusual presentation. It can create a diagnostic dilemma for the physician, particularly in the absence of any previous surgery, prolonged abdominal symptoms, or inflammatory bowel disease. The patient is a 10-year-old girl who presented with mild-grade fever, abdominal distension, scanty stool passage, and foul-smelling vomiting for the past 10 days.
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January 2025
Epidemiology, IQVIA, 60549, Frankfurt, Germany.
Background: This study aims to evaluate the current rates and outcomes of minimally invasive versus open surgery for colonic diverticular disease in Germany, using a nationwide dataset.
Methods: We analyzed data from 36 hospitals, encompassing approximately 1.25 million hospitalizations from 1 January 2019 to 31 December 2023.
Heliyon
January 2025
Department of Gastroenterology, Ganzhou People's Hospital, Ganzhou, Jiangxi, 341000, China.
Introduction: Bowel perforation due to migrated biliary stent is a rare complication. Here, we report a case of duodenal and ascending colonal perforation due to biliary stent migration.
Case Presentation: A 35-year-old man is complaining of right upper abdominal pain presented to the gastroenterology department.
Curr Res Food Sci
December 2024
Department of Immunology, College of Basic Medical Sciences, Jilin University, 126 Xin min Street, Changchun, 130021, China.
Inflammatory bowel disorders (IBD) can lead to severe complications like perforation, bleeding, and colon cancer, posing life-threatening risks. Murray ( Murr.), rich in polysaccharides, has been utilized in traditional diets for thousands of years.
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