Diverticulum

04/01/2015 - "Retention of the UCA in the diverticulum was monitored for at least 3 min. All patients underwent a barium esophagram as the gold standard. "
01/28/2015 - "All patients underwent upper gastrointestinal endoscopy and a barium swallow study to measure the length of the diverticulum from the apex of the septum to the bottom of the pouch. "
12/01/2013 - "A swallow study on postoperative day 5 demonstrated no diverticulum or extravasation of barium. "
05/01/2008 - "The purpose of our study was to better characterize the CT findings of jejunal diverticulosis by retrospectively reviewing abdominal CT scans of 28 patients with this condition on barium examinations. "
01/01/2008 - "Most duodenal diverticula are asymptomatic, incidentally discovered at endoscopy or barium studies. "

10/01/2008 - "In the sigmoid colon, Buscopan had a significantly greater impact on obtaining optimal distention in those with diverticulosis than in those without. "
10/01/2003 - "In patients with diverticular disease, IV Buscopan did not have any significant effect on segments affected by diverticulosis but was associated with an improvement in distension of more proximal segments. "

01/01/2004 - "An emergency upper gastrointestinal series, using water-soluble contrast media, demonstrated multiple diverticula in the descending portion and the horizontal portion of the duodenum. "
09/01/2015 - "We diagnosed vesicoureteral reflux and paraureteral diverticulum by initial voiding cystourethrography and defined "delayed ureteral drainage" as the presence of contrast media in the upper urinary tract on delayed films after voiding. "
09/01/2009 - "MRCP using oral Gd-DTPA as negative contrast materials can be helpful in obtaining definitive diagnosis of those juxtapapillary duodenal diverticula without typical imaging features."
05/01/1990 - "Upper and/or lower G.I. tract studies with barium or water-soluble contrast media may be indicated in the interval in order to demonstrate tumours, metastatic lesions, diverticula and gut malformations."
09/01/2009 - "Nineteen patients with juxtapapillary duodenal diverticula of which imaging findings were atypical underwent MRCP using oral diluted Gd-DTPA as negative contrast materials after conventional MRCP without any oral contrast materials. "

01/01/2012 - "However, several case reports show a high efficacy of mesalazine in segmental colitis associated with diverticulosis."
10/01/2009 - "An internet-based search strategy of the Medline and Science Citation Index was performed using the keywords: diverticulosis, DD, fiber, bran, diet, antibiotics, rifaximin, probiotics, prebiotics, bacteria, lactobacillus, bifidobacteria, 5-aminosalicylic acid, sulfasalazine, mesalazine, balsalazide in various combinations to select randomized trials published in the English language between January 1966 and March 2009. "

09/01/1988 - "Transvaginal, periurethral injection of polytetrafluoroethylene (polytef) in the treatment of urethral diverticula."
05/01/1987 - "[Diverticulum of the male urethra secondary to para-urethral injection of teflon]."
01/01/1993 - "Three of the complications included periurethral abscess, urethral diverticulum, and periurethral Teflon granuloma with urethral wall prolapse occurred in women. "
01/01/1990 - "The authors present their experience (24 children) with the endoscopic subureteral injection of Teflon paste in the correction of secondary vesicoureteral reflux: reimplantation failure; ureterocele; obstructive bladder; exstrophy; postchemocystitis, and Hutch's diverticulum. "
11/01/2000 - "Half Fourier acquisition, single shot turbo spin-echo T2-weighted MRI revealed pathological entities other than pelvic prolapse in 55 cases, including uterine fibroids in 11, ovarian cysts in 9, bilateral ureteronephrosis in 3, nabothian cyst in 7, Bartholin's gland cyst in 4, urethral diverticulum in 3, polytetrafluoroethylene graft abscess in 3, bladder diverticulum in 2, sacral spinal abnormalities in 2, bladder tumor in 1, sigmoid diverticulosis in 1 and other in 9. Intraoperative findings were considered the gold standard against which physical examination and MRI were compared. "

10/01/1996 - "Case report: gastrointestinal haemorrhage from jejunal diverticulosis, probably induced by low dose aspirin."
09/01/1979 - "Thirteen were due to anal bleeding, diverticulosis, or heavy ingestion of aspirin; five were considered false-positive results, since no evidence of disease could be found. "
12/01/2012 - "In a multivariate analysis, use of aspirin and bilateral diverticulosis were identified as independent risk factors for colonic diverticular bleeding. "
10/01/1996 - "The present report illustrates a rare cause of gastrointestinal haemorrhage, the possible role of aspirin in causation and the difficulty in diagnosis of bleeding from jejunal diverticulosis."
01/01/1982 - "Two had diverticular disease, one had haemorrhoids, one had a possible polyp, one had ingested aspirin and also had a few diverticula. "

06/01/2007 - "The size of the diverticulum was measured, and the block was fixed in formalin. "
07/15/2003 - "Intralesional administration of formalin appears to be a simple and effective treatment for epidermal inclusion cysts in the nasal diverticula of horses."
07/15/2003 - "Five horses with unilateral epidermal inclusion cysts located in the nasal diverticula were sedated and treated with intralesional injection of neutral-buffered 10% formalin (volume range, 2 to 4.5 mL). "
07/01/2002 - "Formalin-fixed and paraffin-embedded tissue sections from 82 CRC and 6 cases of benign colon with diverticulosis were immunohistochemically stained for telomerase reverse transcriptase (TRT) using the immunoperoxidase method. "
08/01/1998 - "Symptomatic caliceal diverticula treated with extraperitoneal laparoscopic marsupialization fulguration and gelatin resorcinol formaldehyde glue obliteration."

11/01/2011 - "Epidemiologic studies have demonstrated an association between diverticulosis and diets that are low in fiber and high in refined carbohydrates. "
01/01/2002 - "Three decades ago, the observations of Trowell and Burkitt gave rise to the "fibre theory", in which it was contended that there was a link between the consumption of a diet rich in fibre and non-processed carbohydrates and the level of protection against many of the "first world diseases" such as constipation, diverticulosis, cancer of the colon, diabetes, obesity and cardiovascular disease. "
03/01/2001 - "The bifidogenic effect of fructo-oligosaccharides merits further attention, Unfermented carbohydrates increase faecal bulk and play a role in the treatment of chronic functional constipation, symptomatic diverticulosis and, possibly, the irritable bowel syndrome. "

03/01/2009 - "Due to severe comorbid diseases, both patients were unable to withstand surgical intervention; botulinum toxin solution was injected endoscopically at multiple sites in the region of the lower esophageal sphincter and esophageal wall near the diverticulum. "
03/01/2009 - "Long-term botulinum toxin treatment for dysphagia due to large epiphrenic diverticulum in elderly patients: a report of two cases."
06/01/1999 - "Long-term results of endoscopic injection of botulinum toxin in elderly achalasic patients with tortuous megaesophagus or epiphrenic diverticulum."
01/01/2009 - "We herein describe the first case of a high elderly patient with severe dysphagia in solids and liquids, caused by a huge epiphrenic diverticulum, who was treated with combined therapy of balloon dilation and botulinum toxin injection. "
01/01/2009 - "Severe dysphagia due to a huge epiphrenic diverticulum: long-term treatment with balloon dilation and botulinum toxin injection: a case report."

10/01/2006 - "If it is thought that complaints can be ascribed to the diverticulum and if proton pump inhibitors do not relieve symptoms, surgical resection is an option. "
01/01/2012 - "We report a diverticulum of the prepyloric region in a patient with a background of peptic ulcer disease and antiplatelet treatment who became symptomatic and was treated successfully with proton pump inhibitors."

04/01/2013 - "Laparotomy remains the gold standard for a definite diagnosis of asymptomatic and complicated diverticula, but laparoscopy is also very useful in the diagnosis and treatment of this condition. "
09/01/2004 - "Patients with incidentally detected proximal jejunal diverticula, at imaging studies or at laparotomy, warrant close observation and awareness that the diverticula may cause serious complications."
09/28/2015 - "Further discovery by laparotomy showed one jejunal diverticulum, longer corresponding mesentery with a narrower insertion, and a lack of mesenteric fat. "
04/01/2015 - "He had to undergo laparotomy which revealed multiple jejunal diverticula. "
01/01/2015 - "At laparotomy, there were multiple jejunal diverticula, one of which had perforated due to a large enterolith. "

08/18/2003 - "In several randomized controlled clinical trials, endoscopic laser treatment of diverticulum has demonstrated the best results in terms of decreased morbidity and fewer complications. "
01/01/1985 - "The use of an operating microscope and the laser is a great improvement in endoscopic treatment of hypopharyngeal diverticula."
01/01/2006 - "There are two methods of the treatment: diverticulectomy from external cervical approach and endoscopic (with surgical laser) incision of the wall between diverticulum and pharynx or esophagus. "
01/01/2003 - "According to Van Overbeeck's classification, diverticula were medium sized in 11 patients, small in 8 and large in 7. All patients had endoscopic assessment of the diverticular pouch; 26 patients were treated by microendoscopic laser myotomy and 2 by resection. "
01/01/2000 - "We conclude that laser resection of hypopharyngeal diverticula is an efficient therapy, which is applicable to and well tolerated in the great majority of patients. "

06/01/2008 - "Between the operations, the colostomy resembled a sea slug with horns, which represented eversions of the diverticula. "
04/01/2005 - "The operations (26 emergencies, 25 elective) included: 21 cases of one-stage resection and anastomosis without protective colostomy, 16 with colostomy, 8 Hartmann's procedures, 7 Mikulicz's operations, 1 suturing of the diverticulum with colostomy. "
07/01/1999 - "Diverticulosis in the defunctioned limb of a long-standing colostomy."
05/31/1986 - "[Treatment of complicated diverticulosis of the colon by 1-step resection-anastomosis and protective colostomy]."
08/01/1992 - "Despite the absence of precise factors predictive of the course of diverticular disease, it should be possible to further improve the very poor prognosis in patients with serious septic complications (Hinchley's stages I to IV) by: prophylactic colectomy in symptomatic diverticulosis, improved evaluation by complementary examinations, notably the scanner, of localized septic complications (stages I and II), with the possible association of guided puncture to avoid the septic areas and to allow performance of a cold colectomy without the need for colostomy. "

10/01/2005 - "In our experience, the use of endolaparoscopic US makes identification and dissection of the diverticulum easy, safe and effective, even when the procedure has to be performed in disadvantageous anatomic conditions such as lateral-posterior diverticulum or post-TURP imbibition of pelvic tissue."
12/01/2007 - "Two patients who underwent transurethral prostate resection before diverticulum resection did well. "
01/01/1991 - "We performed transurethral fulguration of the diverticular mucosa and incision of the diverticular neck in combination with transurethral prostatectomy or bladder neck resection to treat all aspects of diverticula in 9 patients. "
02/01/2004 - "We considered 12 consecutive patients (group A) having 16 diverticula who underwent sequential TURP and transperitoneal laparoscopic bladder diverticulectomy and 13 consecutive patients (group B) having 13 diverticula who underwent open bladder diverticulectomy and transvesical prostatectomy. "
10/01/2005 - "We describe our technique of laparoscopic diverticulectomy under ultrasound (US) guidance after a transurethral resection of prostate (TURP) in the treatment of patients with benign prostatic hyperplasia and bladder diverticulum. "

04/01/1995 - "Air enema demonstrated a mass effect on the rectosigmoid area, with urinary contrast revealing a large Hutch diverticulum with a narrow neck of the urinary bladder. "
01/01/1991 - "The accuracy of the double-contrast enema for the diagnosis of polypoid lesions in the presence or absence of diverticula was evaluated by retrospectively reviewing the medical records of 202 patients subjected to examination and endoscopy. "
11/01/1985 - "The multiple diverticulosis of the small bowel--a rare radiological finding using double contrast enema--a case report."
01/01/1983 - "The experience has been gained from 7 Meckel's and 8 other diverticula shown by the small bowel enema in 400 patients. "
01/01/1983 - "Detection of intestinal diverticula by double-contrast small bowel enema: differentiation from other intestinal diverticula."