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Tortuous colon

MedGen UID:
820554
•Concept ID:
C3827806
•
Disease or Syndrome
Synonym: Tortuous Colon
SNOMED CT: Tortuous colon (10331000132107)

Definition

A colon that is longer than a normal colon, with additional bends and twists. [from NCI]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVTortuous colon

Professional guidelines

PubMed

AGA Clinical Practice Update on Endoscopic Management of Perforations in Gastrointestinal Tract: Expert Review.
Lee JH, Kedia P, Stavropoulos SN, Carr-Locke D
Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol 2021 Nov;19(11):2252-2261.e2. Epub 2021 Jul 2 doi: 10.1016/j.cgh.2021.06.045. PMID: 34224876
Malignant colonic obstruction due to extrinsic tumor: palliative treatment with a self-expanding nitinol stent.
Miyayama S, Matsui O, Kifune K, Yamashiro M, Yamamoto T, Kitagawa K, Kasahara Y, Asada Y, Iida Y, Miura S
AJR Am J Roentgenol 2000 Dec;175(6):1631-7. doi: 10.2214/ajr.175.6.1751631. PMID: 11090392

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Over-the-catheter endoscope replacement for stenting in patients with inaccessible malignant colonic obstruction with coexisting peritoneal carcinomatosis.
Iboshi Y, Sumida Y, Ihara E, Fujii H, Harada N, Nakamuta M, Ogawa Y
Dig Endosc 2022 Nov;34(7):1481-1490. Epub 2022 Aug 9 doi: 10.1111/den.14385. PMID: 35735272Free PMC Article
High success rate of repeat colonoscopy with standard endoscopes in patients referred for prior incomplete colonoscopy.
Gawron AJ, Veerappan A, Keswani RN
BMC Gastroenterol 2014 Mar 29;14:56. doi: 10.1186/1471-230X-14-56. PMID: 24679009Free PMC Article
Incomplete colonoscopy: maximizing completion rates of gastroenterologists.
Brahmania M, Park J, Svarta S, Tong J, Kwok R, Enns R
Can J Gastroenterol 2012 Sep;26(9):589-92. doi: 10.1155/2012/353457. PMID: 22993727Free PMC Article
Endoscopic cecal perforation: mechanisms of injury.
Foliente RL, Chang AC, Youssef AI, Ford LJ, Condon SC, Chen YK
Am J Gastroenterol 1996 Apr;91(4):705-8. PMID: 8677933
Intra-operative endoscopy. University of Minnesota experience.
Whelan RL, Buls JG, Goldberg SM, Rothenberger DA
Am Surg 1989 May;55(5):281-6. PMID: 2785781

Diagnosis

High success rate of repeat colonoscopy with standard endoscopes in patients referred for prior incomplete colonoscopy.
Gawron AJ, Veerappan A, Keswani RN
BMC Gastroenterol 2014 Mar 29;14:56. doi: 10.1186/1471-230X-14-56. PMID: 24679009Free PMC Article
Incomplete colonoscopy: maximizing completion rates of gastroenterologists.
Brahmania M, Park J, Svarta S, Tong J, Kwok R, Enns R
Can J Gastroenterol 2012 Sep;26(9):589-92. doi: 10.1155/2012/353457. PMID: 22993727Free PMC Article

Therapy

Over-the-catheter endoscope replacement for stenting in patients with inaccessible malignant colonic obstruction with coexisting peritoneal carcinomatosis.
Iboshi Y, Sumida Y, Ihara E, Fujii H, Harada N, Nakamuta M, Ogawa Y
Dig Endosc 2022 Nov;34(7):1481-1490. Epub 2022 Aug 9 doi: 10.1111/den.14385. PMID: 35735272Free PMC Article
Incomplete colonoscopy: maximizing completion rates of gastroenterologists.
Brahmania M, Park J, Svarta S, Tong J, Kwok R, Enns R
Can J Gastroenterol 2012 Sep;26(9):589-92. doi: 10.1155/2012/353457. PMID: 22993727Free PMC Article
Endoscopic cecal perforation: mechanisms of injury.
Foliente RL, Chang AC, Youssef AI, Ford LJ, Condon SC, Chen YK
Am J Gastroenterol 1996 Apr;91(4):705-8. PMID: 8677933

Prognosis

Incomplete colonoscopy: maximizing completion rates of gastroenterologists.
Brahmania M, Park J, Svarta S, Tong J, Kwok R, Enns R
Can J Gastroenterol 2012 Sep;26(9):589-92. doi: 10.1155/2012/353457. PMID: 22993727Free PMC Article
Endoscopic cecal perforation: mechanisms of injury.
Foliente RL, Chang AC, Youssef AI, Ford LJ, Condon SC, Chen YK
Am J Gastroenterol 1996 Apr;91(4):705-8. PMID: 8677933

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