Wallace Jones for advice and criticism in the management of this patient and in the preparation of this manuscript and to the laboratory technicians at Symmes Hospital for co-operation. [nejm.org]

A RARE, but curable, cause of circulatory collapse in people of middle and late age has recently been managed successfully in a small community hospital. [nejm.org]

diarrhea, up to 8 times per day. [laendo.net]

Furthermore, the etiology of the diarrhea is often difficult to establish by the usual technics. [nejm.org]

When they do occur, however, they may include abnormal bleeding, cramps, abdominal pain, constipation, or diarrhea. [microscopyu.com]

pain, rectal bleeding, or melena • Lesion closer to rectum: More likely to have diarrhea, electrolyte loss (hypokalemia and hyponatremia) TERMINOLOGY Synonyms Definitions • Adenomatous polyp that contains predominantly villous (“shaggy” surface) elements [radiologykey.com]

These can also lead to secretory diarrhea with large volume liquid stools with few formed elements. They are commonly described as secreting large amounts of mucus, resulting in hypokalaemia in patients. [en.wikipedia.org]

Pallor due to occult bleeding Abdominal tenderness Bright red blood on digital rectal examination Rectal mass on digital rectal examination Laboratory Findings Laboratory findings associated with villous adenoma are: Positive fecal occult blood test Hypokalemia [wikidoc.org]

Digital rectal examination is important in order to feel for a rectal mass, its location and relationship to the anal sphincters, its fixity to adjacent structures and to feel for any enlarged extrarectal nodule. [surgwiki.com]

Age Vascular Disease Cancer Infection Lung disease Accidents All causes combined Heart attack Stroke Lung Colon Prostate 50 11 1 1 2 1 2 5 49 55 19 3 1 3 2 2 1 5 74 60 32 5 2 5 3 3 1 5 115 65 52 9 4 8 6 3 3 6 176 70 87 18 6 10 12 6 5 7 291 75 137 32 8 [rienstraclinic.com]

Adenomatous tubulo-villous polyp, pedunculated (colon). [pathologyatlas.ro]

Polyps in the rectum are occasionally palpable by rectal examination, but more often require examination via endoscopy to be discovered. [microscopyu.com]

Abstract The villous component of nine colonic polyps (three pure villous adenoma and six mixed adenomatous and villous adenomas) was studied by light and electron microscopy. Normal colonic mucosa was used for control. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

The report from the gastroenterologist says that he had two sessile polyps in the sigmoid colon, which were removed and sent for histology. The polyps were 1.5 cm and 2 cm in size. [usmleforum.com]

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