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Myelitis, Transverse*

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Behcet Syndrome ; Myelitis, Transverse*

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Anesthesia ; Myelitis, Transverse

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Myelitis, Transverse* ; Retrospective Studies*

No abstract available.
Mastoid* ; Transverse Sinuses*

When patients present with malignant cologastric fistulas, the tumor stage is often advanced and management is only palliative. We report the case of a 75-year-old man with a symptomatic cologastric fistula arising from an advanced tumor in the transverse colon, previously stented owing to malignant obstruction. An 8-cm-long covered self-expanding metal stent (COMVI enteral colonic stent; Taewoong Medical) was placed inside the primary stent, which sealed the fistula and completely alleviated the symptoms. Considering the successful outcome, we propose that insertion of a covered stent be considered in the palliative management of patients with malignant cologastric fistulas.
Aged ; Colon ; Colon, Transverse ; Fistula* ; Humans ; Stents*

The occurrence of a fistula between the duodenum and the colon is very rare, although these two structures commonly lie in intimate relationship to each other. It is not uncommon for tumor of the right colon and proximal transverse colon to involve the duodenum by continuity, but fistulous connection between the duodenum and colon are infrequent In most of the reported malignant cases, the fistulas follow carcinomas of the transverse colon or the hepatic flexure of the colon. We report a rare case of malignant duodenocolic fistula which was first suspected by endoscopic examination and confirmed by operation.
Colon ; Colon, Transverse ; Duodenum ; Endoscopy* ; Fistula*

Congenital sinuses of the lips are uncommon congenital malformations. Congenital lateral upper lip sinuses or pits are more rare than those that occur in the midline, and only 10 cases have been reported previously. Congenital sinus of the upper lip usually present as a pit, which is the opening of a blind sinus penetrating the orbicularis oris muscle and ending just beneath the mucosal surface of the lip, without communication with oral cavity. Most sinus tracts are lined by stratified squamous epithelium, and mucous drainage or secretion is the most common symptom. In the literature, there are several theories of pathogenesis in which the invagination theory recieves the most attention but its etiology remains controversial. Surgical resection is the tratment of choice and an elliptical excision gives the most acceptable aesthetic result. The authors present 2 rare cases of congenital lateral upper lip sinus with pits found below right vermilion border, and just above the vermilion border on the left ridge of the philtrum.
Drainage ; Epithelium ; Lip* ; Mouth ; Transverse Sinuses*

Intestinal intussusception in adults is a rare disease. Most of the cases of adult intussusception are secondary to a definable lesion, and so surgical treatment generally needed. Intussusception that occurs after colonoscopic polypectomy is apparently a rare malady. A 77-year old man undergoing colonoscopic polypectomy was diagnosed as having colonic intussusception at the hepatic flexure. As there was no clinical improvement with conservative treatment, he underwent segmental resection of the ascending and transverse colon. Pathologic examination revealed that the colonoscopic polypectomy site was a leading point of the intussusception.
Adult ; Colon ; Colon, Transverse ; Colonoscopy ; Humans ; Intussusception ; Rare Diseases

Idiopathic proximal hemimegacolon is a disorder characterized by bowel dilatation proximal to the splenic flexure. It is a very rare and therefore a poorly understood clinical entity. This report describes a case of idiopathic proximal hemimegacolon in a 44-year-old woman. The patient suffered from 2 episodes of constipation and bowel dilatation over 4 years and was successfully treated by medical therapy.
Adult ; Colon, Transverse ; Constipation ; Dilatation ; Female ; Humans ; Medical Futility