Diagnoses Background: Delirium is a common finding in elderly patients with sepsis. Early identification of the cause of delirium and treatment is important to avoid any worsening of mental or physical status. Sepsis ...
The study was reviewed and approved by the Helsinki Committee of Shamir Medical Center(0107-20-ASF).
BACKGROUND Abnormal colonic pressure profiles have been associated with an increased risk of colonic diverticulosis.A surgical history is a known risk factor for abdominal adhesions and these may lead to increased int...
BACKGROUND Small bowel diverticulosis is an uncommon condition which is usually asymptomatic and is discovered incidentally. One rare complication is enteroliths forming in the diverticula causing bowel obstruction. O...
BACKGROUND The pathogenesis of colonic diverticulosis is not well understood.Moreover,only a few studies on colonic diverticulosis have been reported in China's Mainland.AIM To evaluate the prevalence of and risk fact...
BACKGROUND Computed tomography colonography(CTC)may be superior to colonoscopy and barium enema for detecting diverticula.However,few studies have used CTC to diagnose diverticula.AIM To evaluate the current prevalenc...
Colorectal cancer constitutes an important burden on the healthcare system. Screening at-risk populations to reduce colorectal cancer-related morbidity and mortality has become part of good clinical practice. However,...
Small bowel diverticulosis is a rare finding within the general population and jejunal diverticulosis,specifically,is even rarer.Clinical manifestations can range from post-prandial pain,constipation and malabsorption...
Segmental colitis associated diverticulosis(SCAD) has become increasingly appreciated as a form of inflammatory disease of the colon. Several features suggest that SCAD is a distinct disorder. SCAD tends to develop al...
Supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China,No.81372364 and No.81000189;General Financial Grant from the China Postdoctoral Science Foundation,No.2014M552695
Small bowel volvulus,which is torsion of the small bowel and its mesentery,is a medical emergency,and is categorized as primary or secondary type. Primary type often occurs without any apparent intrinsic anatomical an...
Enterolithiasis or formation of gastrointestinal concretions is an uncommon medical condition that develops in the setting of intestinal stasis in the presence of the intestinal diverticula, surgical enteroanastomoses...