• Other gastric conditions etiologically associated with H. pylori , such as intestinal metaplasia, adenoma, lymphoma, and adenocarcinoma, were also significantly associated with an increased risk of colonic neoplasm. (medscape.com)
  • It is used to treat colorectal neoplasms, gastrointestinal stromal tumors, and hepatocellular carcinoma in the USA. (pharmakb.com)
  • Lower gastrointestinal (GI) endoscopy, colonic transit study, defecography, anorectal manometry, surface anal electromyography (EMG), and balloon expulsion study may be used in the evaluation of constipation. (medscape.com)
  • In the past, when H. pylori infection was more prevalent, its attributable risk to the occurrence of colorectal neoplasm may have been quite substantial. (medscape.com)
  • The pathology report suggested the morphological and immunohistochemical features were more compatible with a colonic IMT. (duke.edu)
  • Designed to offer the ultimate combination of delivery system access and stent construction to expand options available for patient treatment and management of colonic strictures caused by malignant neoplasms. (bostonscientific.com)
  • Imaging studies are used to rule out acute processes that may be causing colonic ileus or to evaluate causes of chronic constipation. (medscape.com)
  • Similarly, the strength of the association between H. pylori- positive gastritis and colonic neoplasm increased with size and number of the adenomas. (medscape.com)
  • The Birt-Hogg-DubĂ© syndrome, a genodermatosis characterized by benign tumors of the hair follicle, has been associated with renal and colonic neoplasms and spontaneous pneumothorax, but the risk of developing these disorders is unknown. (nih.gov)
  • Regional colonic transit pattern does not conclusively identify evacuation disorders in constipated patients with delayed colonic transit. (medscape.com)
  • Fecal occult blood should be tested in chronically constipated middle-aged or elderly adults to assess an obstructing neoplasm of the colon. (medscape.com)