Saman Sotoodehnia; Rasoul Azizi; Mohammad Esmaeil Darabi; Bahram Moazzami; Fatemeh Jesmi; Mehrdad Sheikhvatan
Volume 20, Issue 10 , October 2018, , Pages 1-5
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Introduction: Congenital duplications of the intestinal tract are rare diseases, observed mainly in ileum and stomach, while less than 7% of cases occur in the colon. They are mainly diagnosed during early childhood, while few cases may remain asymptomatic until adulthood. Case Report: We present a 31-year-old ...
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Introduction: Congenital duplications of the intestinal tract are rare diseases, observed mainly in ileum and stomach, while less than 7% of cases occur in the colon. They are mainly diagnosed during early childhood, while few cases may remain asymptomatic until adulthood. Case Report: We present a 31-year-old female with chronic abdominal pain without significant past medical history. Pre-operative diagnosis was an enterocolic fistula, which was considered after colonoscopy. Abdominal surgery with midline incision was per- formed for the patient with suspicion of congenital colon anomaly. During the surgery, the surgeon found an additional colon closed loop that originated from the posterior aspect of the transverse colon and was attached posteriorly to the sigmoid colon. Microscopic examination revealed tubular duplication of the colon with marked dilatation, focal mucosal ulceration, granulation tissue, and mild chronic nonspecific inflammation. Discussion: As congenital duplication of colon is a rare condition with non-specific clinical symptoms, high suspicion of the physi- cian and thorough examination can help the diagnosis and surgical treatment as soon as possible to stop patients’ pain and asso- ciated problems.
Hayedeh Hoorsan; Parvin Mirmiran; Shahla Chaichian; Yousef Moradi; Meisam Akhlaghdoust; Roza Hoorsan; Fatemeh Jesmi
Volume 19, Issue 9 , September 2017, , Pages 1-9
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Context: Given the role of nutrition and food, as well as environmental pollutants in the probability of developing endometriosis, this study aimed to identify the risk factors and preventive factors in a systematic review and meta-analysis.Evidence Acquisition: In this study, available references were ...
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Context: Given the role of nutrition and food, as well as environmental pollutants in the probability of developing endometriosis, this study aimed to identify the risk factors and preventive factors in a systematic review and meta-analysis.Evidence Acquisition: In this study, available references were searched for the relevant articles published “between” 2000 - 2015. Among a total of 357 articles extracted from primary studies, 5 articles were finally selected for meta-analysis, which were ultimately analyzed for the effect of dietary factors and risk of endometriosis on 73,102 cases (2,608 cases and 70,494 controls).Results: Systematic review and meta-analysis of the studies indicated that calcium intake OR: 0.99, (95% CI: 0.83 - 1.18), milk OR: 0.90 (95% CI: 0.65 - 1.23), eggs OR: 1.01(95% CI: 0.81 - 1.28), bacon OR: 1.26 (95% CI: 0.60 - 2.65), red meat OR: 1.26 (95% CI 0.73 - 2.18), increase the risk of endometriosis.Conclusions: Evidence shows a need to improve the understanding of the impact of dietary components on the risk of endometriosis to modify and prevent this disease. Futhermore, more studies are required and recommended to clarify the role of diet in the incidence and progression of endometriosis.
