Clostridium septicum Gas Gangrene in Colon Cancer: Importance of Early Diagnosis by Sowmya Nanjappa, Sweta Shah, Smitha Pabbathi

“…Tumor-induced mucosal ulceration allows for translocation of sporulated bacteria from the bowel into the bloodstream, leading to fulminant sepsis. …”
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Renal Cell Carcinoma in Fistulizing Crohn’s Disease Patient Who Received Anti-TNF α Therapy by Abdullah Mohammed Albishi, Rafaat Chakik, Mohammed Bazeed

“…Inflammatory bowel diseases are chronic inflammatory diseases affecting the gastrointestinal tract with different clinical presentations. …”
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Factors Influencing Cecal Intubation Time during Retrograde Approach Single-Balloon Enteroscopy by Tzu-Ming Ou, Peng-Jen Chen, Yu-Lueng Shih, Meng-Ting Wang, Hsin-Hung Huang, Wei-Kuo Chang, Tsai-Yuan Hsieh, Tien-Yu Huang

“…For experienced endoscopist, inadequate bowel preparation was the independent predisposing factor for prolonged CIT during retrograde SBE.…”
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Paroxysmal Nocturnal Hemoglobinuria: Diagnostic Challenges in Pediatric Patient by Dharshana Krishnaprasadh, Inna Kaminecki, Anna Sechser Perl, Jonathan Teitelbaum

“…Abdominal computed tomography showed a segment of the small bowel with wall thickening and signs of possible microperforation. …”
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A Strangulated Congenital Diaphragmatic Bochdalek Hernia Diagnosed in an Adult by Warsinggih Warsinggih, Julianus Aboyaman Uwuratuw, Arham Arsyad, Muhammad Faruk

“…A chest X-ray and thoracoabdominal computerized tomography scan confirmed the diagnosis of bowel obstruction due to a left diaphragmatic hernia. …”
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Pharmacological Evaluation of the SCID T Cell Transfer Model of Colitis: As a Model of Crohn's Disease by Thomas Lindebo Holm, Steen Seier Poulsen, Helle Markholst, Stine Reedtz-Runge

“…Animal models are important tools in the development of new drug candidates against the inflammatory bowel diseases (IBDs) Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis. …”
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Multifocal Multisystem Langerhans Cell Histiocytosis Involving Pituitary Masquerading as Crohn’s Disease: A Case Report and Review of the Literature by Mohd. Ashraf Ganie, Bhanu Malhotra, Manpreet Saini, Arshiya Dutta, Atul Sharma, Kim Vaiphie, Pinaki Dutta

“…We present a case of Langerhans cell histiocytosis (LCH) with gastrointestinal involvement masquerading as inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) in a patient who initially had features of central diabetes insipidus (CDI). …”
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Juvenile Polyposis Syndrome in a Young Girl from Northern Tanzania by Jay Lodhia, David Msuya, Abdallah Msemo, Huda Akrabi, Patrick Amsi, Deborah Mchaile, Kondo Chilonga

“…Colonoscopy showed multiple polyps in her large bowel. She underwent total colectomy with ileorectal anastomosis and did clinically well post surgery with no complications. …”
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Oral and intestinal manifestations of giant cell arteritis by Mathieu Pernet, Laura Moi, Fulvia Serra, Nicolas Garin

“…A few months later, the patient suffered from mechanical ileus secondary to ischaemic stenosis of the small bowel. Pathological examination of the small bowel resection, and a second FDG-PET/CT, led to the diagnosis of extracranial GCA. …”
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Clinical Onset of Celiac Disease after an Episode of Campylobacter jejuni Enteritis by EF Verdu, M Mauro, J Bourgeois, D Armstrong

“…The present report describes a young woman with no previous gastrointestinal complaints who was initially diagnosed with postinfective irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) after a confirmed case of Campylobacter jejuni enteritis. …”
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Alteration in gut microbiota after colonoscopy: proposed mechanisms and the role of probiotic interventions by Hyeong Ho Jo, Moon Young Lee, Se Eun Ha, Dong Han Yeom, Yong Sung Kim

“…Factors such as rapid colonic evacuation, increased osmolality, and mucus thinning caused by bowel preparation and exposure to oxygen during the procedure contribute to these alterations. …”
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Abdominal Cocoon Syndrome: Two Cases of an Anatomical Abnormality by Apostolos Sovatzidis, Eirini Nikolaidou, Anastasios Katsourakis, Iosif Chatzis, George Noussios

“…ACS is a rare cause of small bowel obstruction. Although conservative management with immunosuppressants and steroids has been described, surgical treatment is the gold standard. …”
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Spontaneous Evisceration, or “Burst Abdomen,” in Patient with Prior Flood Syndrome Surgical Repair by Matthias Barden, Dustin Marinelli, Kirsten Cable

“…A 61-year-old female with prior history of alcoholic cirrhosis and ascites presented to our emergency department with frank evisceration of multiple loops of small bowel from an open anterior abdominal wall dehiscence. …”
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A Rare Case of Penile Metastases as a Harbinger of Primary Pulmonary Adenosquamous Carcinoma by Partha Hota, Tejas N. Patel, Xiaofeng Zhao, Carrie Schneider, Omar Agosto

“…Subsequent CT imaging revealed a spiculated pulmonary mass in the right upper lobe with PET/CT, MRI, and surgical exploration, demonstrating evidence of metastases to the left adrenal gland, right subscapularis muscle, brain, and small bowel. Tissue sampling of lesions in the small bowel, right subscapularis muscle, and penis demonstrated histopathology consistent with an adenosquamous carcinoma which in combination with the appearance of the right upper lobe mass on PET/CT imaging suggested the patient’s lung cancer as the primary lesion. …”
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Antigen Presentation in the Gut by W Doe, P Pavli

“…Colonic epithelial cells from inflamed bowel may preferentially stimulate T helper cells so that local induction of class II MHC molecules on epithelial cells may amplify and localize secondary immune responses at the site of inflamed mucosa. …”
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Comparison between Capsule Endoscopy and Magnetic Resonance Enterography for the Detection of Polyps of the Small Intestine in Patients with Familial Adenomatous Polyposis by E. Akin, A. Demirezer Bolat, S. Buyukasik, O. Algin, E. Selvi, O. Ersoy

“…The objective of this study was to assess the utility of magnetic resonance enterography (MRE) compared with capsule endoscopy (CE) for the detection of small-bowel polyps in patients with familial adenomatous polyposis (FAP). …”
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Ulcerating Ileocolitis in Severe Amatoxin Poisoning by Matthias Peter Hilty, Marcel Halama, Anne-Katrin Zimmermann, Marco Maggiorini, Andreas Geier

“…Ulcerating ileocolitis was identified by computed tomography identifying a thickening of the bowel wall of the entire ileum and biopsies taken from the ileum and large bowel revealing distinct ileitis and proximally accentuated colitis. …”
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Highlights in IBD Epidemiology and Its Natural History in the Paediatric Age by Marco Gasparetto, Graziella Guariso

“…The number of patients of all age brackets diagnosed with Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) has risen dramatically worldwide over the past 50 years. …”
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The theses for MD degree by article Editorial

“…Stepanov – Regulatory disorders in pathogenesis of irritable bowel syndrome in children.…”
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Diagnostic yield of cystic fibrosis from a South Australian monocentric cohort: a retrospective study by Maria Fuller, Jasmina Markulić

“…CF was found to be causative of foetal echogenic bowel in 0.83% of cases.Conclusions This study highlights the importance of considering CF in symptomatic patients, even in a nation with >99% of newborns screened for CF. …”
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