Carcinosarcoma of the colon is rare. Seventeen cases have been reported in the English literature. Most cases occurred in the left side of the colon. Indeed, there is only one reported case of cecal carcinosarcoma. Carcinosarcoma has a tendency to distantly metastasize and shows dismal prognosis. We report a case of carcinosarcoma in the cecum and review the literature describing colonic carcin...

Esophageal reconstruction using colon graft was investigated in this review. Since the first use of the colon for esophageal reconstruction by Kelling and Vulliet, the colon reconstruction became a reliable surgical option to reconstruct partially or totally the esophagus. Over the time, the efficacy of colon graft has been thoroughly evaluated and definitively attested by competent surgeons du...

A 3-year-old Andalusian stallion was referred to the Veterinary Teaching Hospital of the University of Cordoba due to acute onset of colic pain. At admission, the horse presented a pronounced distension of the inguinal and scrotal region which was cold and painful on palpation. On rectal palpation no small intestine gas distention was noticed, and the left large colon was detected protruding in...

M oday, Sptem er 6, 2016 METHODS: For pharyngoesophageal reconstruction in a vessel-depleted neck, we have reliably transferred a pedicled ileocolon flap (terminal ileum, cecum, ascending colon and proximal transverse colon) based on the left ascending colic artery. After transection of the segment, the cecum reaches the oropharynx for an end-to-end anastomosis. The distal end of the proximal t...

a man with metastatic carcinoma of the colon had a bone scan which revealed urinary retention in the leftkidney. ten months later, a tc-99m-dtpa renai glomerular study showed the left kidney to have only 8% oftotal renal function. fifteen months after that, (he same kidney demonstrated 9% of total function, while theright kidney had evolving obstruction due to his neoplasm. the case shows that ...

We report here the main characteristics of "Negativibacillus massiliensis" strain Marseille-P3213T, isolated from a human left-colon wash sample.

The technique of left hemicolectomy (LHC) must be based on the vascular anatomy of the colon, in order to obtain an adequate lymphoadenectomy, and to assure a sufficient vascular supply to the colonic limbs, that have to be anastomosed. In particular cases this procedure can be extended to excise also the entire transverse colon, or the rectum.

Gastroenterologists are at increased risk for developing recurrent thumb, hand, and elbow pain due to colonoscopy procedures. We evaluated forearm muscle loads and wrist postures during routine colonoscopy (N=12 gastroenterologists) to understand distal upper extremity musculoskeletal risk factors associated with the 4 different subtasks of colonoscopy. Bilateral forearm extensor carpiradialis ...

A 67-year-old man was diagnosed with rectal cancer. The tumor invaded the subserosal layer, but it was not large, and there was no sign of obstruction. Neo-adjuvant chemotherapy reduced the size of the tumor. The patient was admitted to our hospital for surgery. For mechanical bowel preparation, he ingested 34 g of magnesium citrate (Magcorol P®), but then developed severe shock, a disturbance ...

Diabetes mellitus may affect the gastrointestinal tract possibly as a result of autonomic neuropathy. Here we present a 68-year-old male with non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus who presented with prolonged watery diarrhea and in whom imaging studies demonstrated ischemic colitis of the left colon. Resection of the affected colon resulted in sustained disappearance of symptoms.