Spastic Colon: A Diagnosis?

Spastic colon (a.k.a. irritable bowel syndrome)

Spastic colon, otherwise known as irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), can be a frustrating condition to manage. Luckily, it?s a common disorder seen by health care providers so there are multiple strategies that can be employed to help you alleviate symptoms and manage the disorder (more on this in a bit). Before addressing strategies, it might help to start with a little more information on possib...

The Usefulness of CytoFoam-Core in the Diagnosis of Thyroid Metastasis From Colon Cancer: A Case Report

Introduction: We report a case of a 64-year old man with a history of colon carcinoma. He underwent fine-needle aspiration by CytoFoam-core and diagnosis of metastatic colon cancer to the thyroid gland. Case presentation: In this case report, a solid thyroid nodule in the right lobe of a 64-year-old male was aspirated. The cytological smears showed a small group of atypical cells with the obvi...

The Usefulness of CytoFoam-Core in the Diagnosis of Thyroid Metastasis From Colon Cancer: A Case Report

Introduction: We report a case of a 64-year old man with a history of colon carcinoma. He underwent fine-needle aspiration by CytoFoam-core and diagnosis of metastatic colon cancer to the thyroid gland. Case presentation: In this case report, a solid thyroid nodule in the right lobe of a 64-year-old male was aspirated. The cytological smears showed a small group of atypical cells with the obvi...

Anus, Rectum, Sigmoid Colon. Diagnosis and Treatment

Differential diagnosis of ulcers throughout the colon.

3. Madanagopalan N, Vedachalam SP, Subramaniam R, Murugesan RG. Rectal and colonic mucosal biopsy fi ndings and faeces, sigmoidoscopy, and histopathological correlation in amoebiasis and other colitis. Gut 1968; 9:106-110. REFERENCES A 61-year-old Bristish woman, had history of visiting Far East for years, presented with abdominal cramping pain and bloody mucous diarrhea for 3 weeks. Examinatio...