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Two percent formalin retention enemas for hemorrhagic radiation proctitis: a preliminary report.

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OBJECTIVE The short-term safety and efficacy of 2 percent formalin administered as a retention enema for hemorrhagic radiation proctitis was studied. METHODS A group of 24 patients with hemorrhagic radiation proctitis who received radical radiotherapy were administered 2 percent formalin as a

Phlegmonous Proctitis: A Rare Entity of the Presentation of Proctitis.

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Phlegmonous proctitis is a rare condition; it was first described in 1940. We report the case of an elderly woman who presented with acute severe lower abdominal pain, tenesmus, and fever. A computed tomography of the whole abdomen revealed a long segment of circumferential wall thickening of the

[The treatment of rectorrhagia secondary to postradiation proctitis with 4% formalin].

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Radiation proctitis is a common complication of radiotherapy for pelvic malignancies. In the chronic form it might lead to intractable or massive hemorrhage unresponsive to conventional therapy. In these cases surgery is associated with a high morbidity. Seven female patients previously treated with

A Rare Case of Disseminated Mycobacterium avium-intracellulare Presenting as Proctitis.

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Mycobacterium avium intracellulare (MAI) infections are common in Human Immuno-deficiency Virus (HIV) positive patients. MAI infection can have localized or disseminated presentation, patients with low CD4 count presenting with disseminated infection. Fever, abdominal pain, diarrhea,

Sexually transmitted diseases syndromic approach: proctitis.

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Proctitis is a common problem and is most frequently associated with inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD). However, in the last ten years the incidence of infectious proctitis appears to be rising, especially in men who have sex with men. This may be due to the rise of people participating in receptive

Perianal Abscess and Proctitis by Klebsiella pneumoniae.

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Klebsiella pneumoniae (K. pneumoniae) can at times cause invasive infections, especially in patients with diabetes mellitus and a history of alcohol abuse. A 61-year-old man with diabetes mellitus and a history of alcohol abuse presented with abdominal and anal pain for two weeks. After admission,

Infectious proctitis: when to suspect it is not inflammatory bowel disease.

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BACKGROUND Proctitis is a common problem and is most frequently associated with inflammatory bowel diseases. However, the incidence of infectious proctitis appears to be rising, especially in men who have sex with men. This may be due to the rise of people participating in receptive anal sex as well

Hyperthermia combined with radiation in treatment of locally advanced prostate cancer is associated with a favourable toxicity profile.

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OBJECTIVE Hyperthermia is used to treat several pelvic tumours. An important step in establishing a broader role for hyperthermia in treatment of prostate cancer is verification of an acceptable toxicity profile. In this report, short- and long-term toxicity profiles of a completed phase II trial of

Association of rectal toxicity with thermal dose parameters in treatment of locally advanced prostate cancer with radiation and hyperthermia.

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OBJECTIVE Although hyperthermia has been used for more than two decades in the treatment of pelvic tumors, little is known about the potential impact of heat on rectal toxicity when combined with other treatment modalities. Because rectal toxicity is a concern with radiation and may be exacerbated

Phase II study of concomitant chemoradiotherapy with local hyperthermia and metronidazole for locally advanced fixed rectal cancer.

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OBJECTIVE Locally advanced fixed T4 rectal cancer has a poor prognosis and no standard treatment strategy. The aim of this study was to investigate the safety and efficacy of neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy using hypofractionated radiotherapy combined with local hyperthermia, capecitabine, oxaliplatin

Herpes simplex virus proctitis in homosexual men. Clinical, sigmoidoscopic, and histopathological features.

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Acute herpes simplex virus (HSV) infection was detected in 23 of 102 consecutively examined, sexually active male homosexuals who presented with anorectal pain, discharge, tenesmus, or hematochezia, as compared with 3 of 75 homosexual men without gastrointestinal symptoms (P less than 0.01).

Transcatheter embolization for treatment of acute lower gastrointestinal bleeding.

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Treatment of lower gastrointestinal bleeding was attempted in 13 patients by selective embolization of branches of the mesenteric arteries with Gelfoam. Bleeding was adequately controlled in 11 patients with active bleeding during the examination. One patient improved after embolization but bleeding

Changes in extent of ulcerative colitis: a study on the course and prognostic factors.

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BACKGROUND The prognosis of patients with ulcerative colitis (UC) has previously been described with regard to mortality, cancer occurrence, and need for colectomy on the basis of an annual follow-up of a regional cohort of UC patients in Copenhagen County diagnosed in 1962-87. The objective of this

Mechanical, histologic, and biochemical effects of canine rectal formalin instillation.

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Instillation of 4 percent formalin effectively treats radiation hemorrhagic proctitis; however, little is known regarding its side effects. OBJECTIVE The study contained herein was undertaken to determine rectal compliance and collagen content, mucosal and vascular histologic changes, and kinetics

[Anorectal manifestations of sexually transmitted infections].

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The incidence of sexually transmitted infections is rising in Europe and in Switzerland since the beginning of the third millenium. Many organisms may affect the perianal skin and the anorectum. While some of these infections are a result of contigous spread from genital infection, most result from

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