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    The out-patient management of patients with acute mild-to-moderate colonic diverticulitis (2005)
    Oxford, UK : Blackwell Science Ltd
    Alimentary pharmacology & therapeutics 21 (2005), S. 0 
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    ISSN: 1365-2036
    Source: Blackwell Publishing Journal Backfiles 1879-2005
    Topics: Medicine
    Notes: Background : There are no management criteria for optimum out-patient care in mild-to-moderate acute colonic diverticulitis.Aim : To enable such patients to be managed in an out-patient setting, by establishing criteria and treatment protocols.Methods : We conducted an open trial and follow-up study from 1997 to 2002. On the basis of ultrasonography, we defined and categorized mild-to-moderate acute colonic diverticulitis ranging from limited inflammation within diverticulum to an abscess 〈 2 cm in diameter. Subjects were treated as out-patients and followed a 10-day treatment protocol consisting of an oral antibiotic and a sports drink for the first 3 days. Physical examination and laboratory testing helped determine whether or not a patient could resume a liquid diet on day 4, and a regular diet on day 7.Results : Of the 70 patients, 68 were successfully treated. Two patients required hospitalization. Of the 65 patients who were tracked over several months [median (intraquarter range) = 30.8 (11.9–44.2) months], 16 had one or more clinical recurrences. The medical cost per episode was 80% lower than in-patient treatment.Conclusions : Patients with mild-to-moderate acute colonic diverticulitis can be safely and successfully treated as out-patients using this protocol.
    Type of Medium: Electronic Resource
    URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2036.2005.02422.x
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    Differences in hemostasis among sclerosing agents in endoscopic injection sclerotherapy (1996)
    Springer
    Digestive diseases and sciences 41 (1996), S. 562-570 
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    ISSN: 1573-2568
    Keywords: sclerosant ; thrombogenesis ; hemostasis ; in vivo microscopy ; endoscopic injection sclerotherapy ; vascular permeability
    Source: Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
    Topics: Medicine
    Notes: Abstract Endoscopic injection sclerotherapy is useful in stopping bleeding from esophageal varices. We compared thein vivo effects of sclerosants on thrombogenesis, hemostasis, and endothelial injury. We injected aethoxysclerol (AS) or ethanolamine oleate (EO) into the small veins of the rat intestine. The maximum thrombogenic index with AS was 30.7 and with EO was 9.2. The venous flow stopped sooner with EO than with AS. The thrombi caused by EO were mixed with red blood cells. Heparin pretreatment decreased the thrombogenic index with AS by 96.7%, but not that with EO. The area of the fluorescein-albumin conjugate that permeated from veins with AS was larger than that with EO. The fluorescent intensity with AS was lower than that with EO. We thus concluded that: (1) the size of thrombi is not necessarily proportional to the hemostatic efficacy; (2) changes in a patient's coagulation may affect the potential of sclerosants; (3) the excellent hemostatic efficacy of EO is based on localized injury to the endothelium and the involvement of red blood cells aggregation; and (4)in vivo microscopy is useful in determining the rational selection of sclerosants.
    Type of Medium: Electronic Resource
    URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF02282342
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