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Dr. Andrew Rynne
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Dr. Andrew Rynne

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Dr. Saisudha Kotla

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Dr. Dorina Gurabardhi

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Dr. Vaishalee Punj

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Colon Cancer Misdiagnosed As Diverticulitis

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Dr. Vivek Chail MD

Hi, I am just getting over a bout of diverticulitis , I was given a CAT scan of abdomen and would like to know if this type of scan would show signs of colon cancer? ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Vivek Chail ( Radiologist)
Dr. Vivek Chail MD

I am having a flair up of divertitlus and lower back pain!!! Could this be a systom of Colon Cancer? My Email is YYYY@YYYY.com ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Vivek Chail ( Radiologist)
Dr.   Bonnie Berger-Durnbaugh MD

about a year ago. I did have some diverticulitis scars , but they weren't open or bleeding. ...I am experiencing a burning and sore feeling in my lower bowel area. My Mother was a colon cancer ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Bonnie Berger-Durnbaugh ( General & Family Physician)
Dr. Endri Katro MD

that it's diverticulitis and not cancer. Also, I am on metformin and had the Ct with contrast. Will ...Hello, I just had a CT scan of my abdomin and was diagnosed with mild diverticulitis and ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Endri Katro ( General Surgeon)
Dr. Charles S Narasi MD

Just finished 10 days of 2 heaven duty antibiotics for tx of acute diverticulitis when they did the ... colonoscopy in XXXXXXX to rule out neoplasm . Mother died of colon cancer . The PA said they may... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Charles S Narasi ( Gastroenterologist)

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Dr.  Ganesh MD

I have stage three colon cancer, removed and 6 lymph nodes, on FolFox after 5 treatments aquired diverticulitus and infection in it. I waited for infection to subside before chemo #5, after #5 the chemo just ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Ganesh ( General & Family Physician)
Dr. Chalapathi Rao Achanta MD

I have been diagnosed with severe crohns disease and diverticulitis. I have had much of my colon ... brown cyst like think on the mid-descending colon. Could this be cancer? ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Chalapathi Rao Achanta ( Gastroenterologist)
Dr. Bhanu Hima Kumar Gadamsetti MD

hello my dad had a ct scan he has feces coming through his penis and found out it is diverticulitis ... kidneys and bags for his urine. could this possibly be colon cancer? ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Bhanu Hima Kumar Gadamsetti ( General & Family Physician)
Dr. Kaushal Bhavsar MD

my post chemo scan (colon cancer 3b) says no recurrence, no metasteses, but prominent subcentimetre mesenteric nodes/stranding likely to represent incidental panniculitis also mild sigmoid... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Kaushal Bhavsar ( Pulmonologist)
Dr. Grzegorz Stanko MD

, of course, I have diverticulosis (can t BELIEVE I don t yet have diverticulitis, or colon cancer) as ... mother had diverticulitis years ago and her intestines burst and she almost died. I... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Grzegorz Stanko ( General Surgeon)