Association of the Addition of Oral Antibiotics to Mechanical Bowel Preparation for Left Colon and Rectal Cancer Resections With Reduction of Surgical Site Infections
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DOI: 10.1001/jamasurg.2017.3827
Abstract: Importance Surgical site infections (SSIs) after colorectal surgery remain a significant complication, particularly for patients with cancer, because they can delay the administration of adjuvant therapy. A combination of oral antibiotics and mechanical bowel preparation… read more here.
Keywords: antibiotics mbp; oral antibiotics; left colon; cancer ... See more keywords
Right colon, left colon, and rectal cancer have different oncologic and quality of life outcomes
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DOI: 10.1007/s00384-022-04121-x
Abstract: Colorectal cancer patients are commonly considered a single entity in outcomes studies. This is particularly true for quality of life (QOL) studies. This study aims to compare oncologic and QOL outcomes between right colon, left… read more here.
Keywords: cancer; analysis; right colon; rectal cancer ... See more keywords
After stent placement in patient with left colon cancer with intestinal obstruction safety and efficacy analysis
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DOI: 10.1007/s00432-025-06151-8
Abstract: This study aimed to evaluate the safety and efficacy of intestinal stent placement as a bridge to surgery in patients with left colon cancer complicated by intestinal obstruction (LCCO). A retrospective cohort analysis was conducted… read more here.
Keywords: cancer; intestinal obstruction; left colon; obstruction ... See more keywords
“To stent or not to stent?”: immediate emergency surgery with laparoscopic radical colectomy with CME and primary anastomosis is feasible for obstructing left colon carcinoma
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DOI: 10.1007/s00464-017-5763-y
Abstract: Great debate exists in the initial acute management of large bowel obstruction from obstructing left colon carcinoma. While endoscopic stenting is well established as the first approach in the setting of palliative care of patients… read more here.
Keywords: surgery; carcinoma; left colon; obstructing left ... See more keywords
Prognostic Factors and Differences in Survival of Right and Left Colon Carcinoma: A STROBE Compliant Retrospective Cohort Study.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.arcmed.2019.05.011
Abstract: BACKGROUND Right-colon cancer (RCC) presents differences with Left-colon cancer (LCC) in terms of Overall survival (OS), but certain reports provide conflicting findings. Our objective is to define differences regarding prognostic factors in RCC and LCC… read more here.
Keywords: rcc; rcc lcc; retrospective cohort; left colon ... See more keywords
Enema-Induced spastic left colon syndrome: An unintended consequence of chronic enema use.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2020.10.027
Abstract: BACKGROUND/PURPOSE Enemas have become a common practice for treating fecal incontinence and severe constipation. Several patients receiving enemas complained of severe, colicky, abdominal pain during enema administration and complained that the duration for fluid to… read more here.
Keywords: enema use; left colon; colon; enema ... See more keywords
Massilioclostridium coli gen. nov., sp. nov., a new member of the Clostridiaceae family isolated from the left colon of a 27-year-old woman
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DOI: 10.1016/j.nmni.2017.01.004
Abstract: Massilioclostridium coli strain Marseille-P2976T (= CSUR P2976 = DSM 103344) is a new bacterial genus isolated from the left colon of a patient who underwent colonoscopy for colorectal cancer screening. Massilioclostridium coli is a Gram-negative… read more here.
Keywords: gen nov; left colon; isolated left; massilioclostridium coli ... See more keywords
Colibacter massiliensis gen. nov. sp. nov., a novel Gram-stain-positive anaerobic diplococcal bacterium, isolated from the human left colon
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DOI: 10.1038/s41598-019-53791-1
Abstract: The gut microbiota is considered to play a key role in human health. As a consequence, deciphering its microbial diversity is mandatory. A polyphasic taxonogenomic strategy based on the combination of phenotypic and genomic analyses… read more here.
Keywords: bacterium; stain positive; gen nov; gram stain ... See more keywords
Risk factors for right colon, left colon and rectal cancers differ between men and women: the population‐based HUNT study in Norway
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DOI: 10.1111/codi.16324
Abstract: The aim of this study was to assess established risk factors for colorectal cancer (CRC) separately for right colon, left colon and rectal cancer in men and women. read more here.
Keywords: right colon; colon rectal; left colon; colon left ... See more keywords
Randomized Trial Comparing Left Colon Mucus Production Using Water Versus Saline During Water Exchange Colonoscopy.
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DOI: 10.14309/ctg.0000000000000594
Abstract: INTRODUCTION Water-assisted colonoscopy increases left colon mucus production; however, the effect of saline on mucus production is unclear. We tested the hypothesis that saline infusion may reduce mucus production in a dose-related manner. METHODS In… read more here.
Keywords: water; mucus production; left colon; mucus ... See more keywords
Right and Left Colorectal Cancer: Differences in Post-Surgical-Care Outcomes and Survival in Elderly Patients
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DOI: 10.3390/cancers13112647
Abstract: Simple Summary The objective of this investigation is to analyze the differences between right and left colon cancer survival and test if these differences have transcendental importance for assistance to improve the survival and quality… read more here.
Keywords: left colon; right left; colon cancer; cancer ... See more keywords