Colorectal cancer ranks third globally,with a high mortality rate.In the United States,and different countries in Europe,organized population screenings exist and include people between 50 and 74 years of age.These sc...
Colorectal cancer(CRC)screening is a fundamental tool in the prevention and early detection of one of the most prevalent and lethal cancers.Over the years,screening,particularly in those settings where it is well orga...
Schistosomiasis(bilharziasis)is a major neglected tropical disease.It is endemic in many tropical and subtropical communities.Schistosomal polyps(S.polyps)are not uncommon presentation of this infection.Although the c...
The morphological complexity of cells and tissues,whether normal or pathological,is characterized by two primary attributes:Irregularity and self-similarity across different scales.When an object exhibits self-similar...
Little was known about mammalian colon mucus(CM)until the beginning of the 21^(st) century.Since that time considerable progress has been made in basic research addressing CM structure and functions.Human CM is formed...
Supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China,No. 32070116;Open Project Program of CAS Key Laboratory of Pathogenic Microbiology and Immunology,No. CASPMI202102
BACKGROUND Fusobacterium nucleatum(F.nucleatum)has long been known to cause opportunistic infections and has recently been implicated in colorectal cancer(CRC),which has attracted broad attention.However,the mechanism...
Colon capsule endoscopy(CCE)was introduced nearly two decades ago.Initially,it was limited by poor image quality and short battery time,but due to technical improvements,it has become an equal diagnostic alternative t...
Colonoscopy is a risk factor for colon ischemia.The colon is susceptible to ischemia due to its minor blood flow compared to other abdominal organs;the etiology of colon ischemia after colonoscopy is multifactorial.Th...
Ischemic bowel disease(ISBODI)includes colon ischemia,acute mesenteric ischemia(AMI)and chronic mesenteric ischemia(CMI).Epidemiologically,colon ischemia is the most common type followed by AMI and CMI.There are vario...
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...