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PubMed1975

Computer-aided diagnosis of lower gastrointestinal tract disorders.

This paper reports a survey of human and computer-aided diagnosis in a prospective consecutive series of 301 patients admitted to the hospital with lower gastrointestinal tract disease. At initial outpatient contact (at which time endoscopy was customarily performed), the clinicians' diagnostic accuracy was 64.5%. After biopsy, radiology, and other investigative procedures, the clinicians' preoperative diagnostic accuracy rose t0 82.7%. When data from the house surgeon's case notes were fed into the computer, its diagnostic prediction proved accurate in 77% of the 301 patients, and when details of the outpatient endoscopy were added to the house surgeon's case notes, the computer's diagnostic accuracy rose to 84.7%. It is suggested that computer-aided analysis may have a limited part to play in discriminating between the common causes of lower gastrointestinal disorders in routine clinical practice.

Adolescent↗
PubMed1997

Acute colonic pseudo-obstruction complicated by cecal perforation in a patient with Parkinson's disease.

Acute colonic pseudo-obstruction (Ogilvie's syndrome) is characterized by physical examination and radiologic findings indicative of mechanical obstruction but in which no physical obstructive process can be found. Many factors have been associated with this syndrome which include electrolyte imbalance, systemic infection, drugs, and occasionally, neurologic disease. Reported here is a case of acute colonic pseudo-obstruction which developed in a patient with known Parkinson's disease and was complicated by cecal perforation, yet had a favorable outcome.

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PubMed1986

Obstruction of the descending colon due to torsion of the cecum through a mesocolic defect in a cow.

A cow was evaluated for acute onset of abdominal pain and decreased milk production. Physical examination revealed narrowing of the descending colon. Exploratory laparotomy revealed mesocolic defect and torsion of the cecum around the descending colon. After surgical correction of the cecal torsion, the cow recovered rapidly. The mesocolic defect could not be closed, and the history did not indicate a cause for the mesocolic defect.

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PubMed1998

[Cecal intussusception in calves].

Among the patients admitted to the II. Medical Animal Clinic of the University of Munich from 1986 through 1994, there were 51 calves at an age of up to three months with intussusceptions in the caecal region. The following forms were observed: caecocaecal (n = 12), caecocolic (n = 22), ileocaecocolic (n = 6), ileocaecal (n = 8), and jejunoileocolic (n = 3). In 40 cases, the intussusception occurred in the course of diarrheal disease. The most important signs were scant faeces, that often contained blood and/or mucus, and the finding of a hard viscus upon abdominal palpation. Colic was observed in 27% of patients. In 18 cases, surgical intervention was not attempted because of the advanced stage of the disease or severe accompanying disease. From the remaining 33 calves, eight were cured. The others were either destroyed or died because of extensive peritonitis or other diseases. This report is to draw attention to the fact that (caecal) intussusception should be considered in diarrheal calves when faecal output decreases suddenly, and the general state deteriorates.

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PubMed1999

Malakoplakia of the caecum in a kidney-transplant recipient: presentation as acute tumoral perforation and fatal outcome.

Malakoplakia is a rare pseudotumoral inflammatory disease known to affect immunocompromised subjects, mainly with a history of recurrent Escherichia coli infection. The urinary tract is the most frequent site of the disease, although all organs can be involved. In the present article, we report a case of malakoplakia of the caecum, that developed in a 52-year-old man, who had received a kidney transplant 9 years before and had a history of recurrent E. coli urinary tract infections. Malakoplakia presented as acute intestinal perforation, and, despite aggressive surgical and medical management, disease progressed toward a fatal outcome due to sepsis and multiple organ failure 9 months later. A defect in the macrophagic activity was demonstrated.

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PubMedDate not supplied

Mucocele of the appendix: ultrasonographic and CT findings.

BACKGROUND: Mucocele of the appendix is a rare disease entity, but preoperative diagnosis is very important. With the advent of ultrasonography (US) and computed tomography (CT), it has been possible to preoperatively diagnose mucocele of the appendix. We describe the spectrum of US and CT findings of mucocele of the appendix and the differential points from mimicking diseases. METHODS: We evaluated 17 patients with pathologically proven mucocele of the appendix by using US and CT. Pathologic diagnoses of 17 patients were mucinous cystadenoma in 11 patients, mucinous cystadenocarcinoma in two, and mucosal hyperplasia in four. We analyzed morphologic characteristics of mucocele of the appendix at US and CT. RESULTS: The typical US finding were a cystic mass with variable internal echogenicity, layered wall, and calcification in the wall. The CT finding was a well-encapsulated cystic mass with a wall of variable thickness. Both cases with focal nodular solid enhancing portion in the wall on CT were pathologically proven as mucinous cystadenocarcinoma. CONCLUSION: US and CT were useful methods in diagnosing mucocele of the appendix and differentiating this condition from mimicking diseases. Nodular enhancing lesion in the wall of the mucocele may be a finding suggestive of malignant cause of mucocele.

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PubMed1983

Pseudo-obstruction of the colon. A postoperative complication in orthopaedic patients.

Pseudo-obstruction of the colon is a problem of bowel motility that predominantly involves the large intestine and that can mimic the clinical and radiographic features of mechanical obstruction of the colon. It must not be confused with the much more common and less dangerous complication of post-operative ileus. Although it is most often seen in elderly patients who are confined to bed, it can occur in younger patients. Cecal dilation can develop rapidly to dangerous proportions, and recognition by thorough physical examination and early abdominal radiographs is essential if operative intervention is to be avoided. Nasogastric suction, intravenous fluids, and frequent turning of the patient are often successful if begun early, but are unlikely to be of benefit once cecal dilation approaches fourteen centimeters on plain radiographs. In these advanced cases, tube cecostomy or colostomy may be the only way to avoid necrosis of the bowel wall, perforation, and sepsis.

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PubMedDate not supplied

[Ileocecal tuberculosis. Apropos of 27 cases].

The authors report a retrospective study of 27 cases of "ileo-caecal tuberculosis" collected over a period of 10-years. Sixteen women and eleven men, between 14 and 55 years of age (with a group mean age of 28 years), were included. This is still a common disease in Morocco, despite attempts to achieve universal BCG vaccination. Diarrhoea, abdominal pain and a general physical deterioration are the most indicative signs, but are not specific. Tests for M. tuberculosis hominis are often negative, except in cases in which bacteria proliferate in pulmonary excavations, and this makes it difficult to establish a definite diagnosis. The detection of narrowing of the ileum or colon in a country where infection is endemic suggests the possibility of tuberculosis. Colonoscopy, which is becoming increasingly widespread in Morocco, makes an essential contribution. Although it is rare for caseum to be detected in biopsy fragments, the main value of histopathology is that it can eliminate cancer, making it possible to start antibacterial treatment without a diagnostic laparotomy. The outcome of medical treatment is nearly always positive. Clinical improvement, bacteriology tests and X-ray examinations are criteria that a cure has been obtained.

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