Transverse colonCarcinoma of the transverse colon accounts for 10% of all colorectal cancer. Diagnosis is often delayedand complicated forms (perforation, fistulization, obstruction) occur in30-50% of cases. The progression of symptoms is often insidious andtumors may be voluminous by the time of...
Antibiotics were administered with a diagnosis of abscess of the gastric wall, which resulted in disappearance of symptoms and improvement of inflammatory findings. However, further examination revealed cancer of the transverse colon with invasion to the stomach. Left colectomy combined with a partial ...
My grandfather had to have a transverse colon resection after he was diagnosed with colon cancer. The surgery worked, and he is still alive today, but for awhile there, we were all pretty scared by the situation. He had become weak and tired, but at first, he just attributed this to ...
Markouizos et al., 鈥淣on-toxic megacolon due to transverse and sigmoid colon volvulus in a patient with ulcerative colitis - Katsanos, Ignatiadou, et al. - 2009 () Citation Context ... from IBD experience a set of gastrointestinal symptoms, and their quality of life is also limited by ...
AuthorYrAge/SexLocation/SizeSymptoms/SignsH pyloriTreatmentOutcome Schmid[15]199465/MS/2.5 cmNDNDPolypectomyNED for 9 mo 199447/MT/1.5 cmNDNDPolypectomy and chemotherapyNED for 24 mo 199464/MT/1.5 cmNDNDLeft hemicolectomyDied, 7 d (Cardiac failure) ...
The age range of patients with MPNST of the colon varies from 2 days to 60 years in various case reports. The present case is of a 25-year-old man. None of the clinical features of MPNST of the intestine are characteristic, and most patients present with non-specific symptoms like weight...
This patient presented with symptoms due to iron deficiency anemia (Hb: 59g/L) made worse by his chronic bronchitis and emphysema, which required oxygen administration at home. A barium enema showed a large carcinoma of the transverse colon. Short colonoscopy to the distal extent of the tumor ...
At the same time, the prognosis of transverse colon tumors is also significantly poorer compared to left-sided and right-sided colon cancers. The reason for this difference is not completely known; however, it is postulated that due to the late presentation of symptoms and proximity to other ...
IRRITABLE colonBackground: Duplication of the transverse colon is a rare gastrointestinal malformation. Its pathogenesis is still unclear, and it is extremely rare in adults. Patients often present with symptoms of tumor compression such as abdominal mass, abdominal pain, and ...
However, when there is stenosis, or preoper-ative investigations have not eliminated cancer, surgery becomes essential. We report the case of a 50 year old patient, who presented one week before his admission to hospital with acute symptoms of rectal bleeding and signs of subocclusive syndrome....