Three cases of spontaneous duodeno-colic fistula

Pati

Journal of Digestive Endoscopy

et al. 2014

Colo-duodenal fistula is a rare complication of gastro-intestinal malignancy and inflammatory bowel disease. The fistula often results in diarrhea and vomiting with dramatic weight loss. Vomiting may be feculent or truly fecal associated with foul smelling eructation. We present an unusual case of colonic carcinoma, where a 61-year-old female patient presented with pain abdomen and vomiting secondary to a malignant colo-duodenal fistula near the hepatic flexure. Ultrasonography showed a mass in the hepatic flexure area, and invasive adenocarcinoma was confirmed on histology from biopsy obtained during colonoscopy. Coloduodenal fistulae from colonic primaries are rare, but early diagnosis may allow curative surgery.

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Malignant duodeno-colic fistula

Pati

Journal of Digestive Endoscopy

et al. 2014

“…All three patients had excision of the tract and settled post-operatively. These fistulae were always from the mid transverse to the duodenum and not related to inflammatory bowel disease – the pathology was non-specific and the authors postulated a congenital cause [28]. …”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Malignant colo-duodenal fistula; case report and review of the literature

2006

“…There is evidence that individuals in loose cultures are more likely to succeed in creative tasks than individuals in tight cultures (Chua et al., 2015), and tight cultures are less receptive to novel ideas deviating from accepted ways of life or thinking (Shane, 1992; Jones and Davis, 2000; Niu and Sternberg, 2001). Furthermore, individualistic cultures value originality, an essential component of creativity (Torrance, 1972), compared with collectivist cultures (Bechtoldt et al., 2010).…”

Section: Fostering Creative Thinking: Cultural Considerationsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Decades ago, Torrance (1972) analyzed and summarized 133 studies that were designed to examine whether children can be taught to think more creatively. His review indicated that it is possible to teach children to think more creatively.…”

Section: Fostering Creative Thinking: Developmental and Pedagogical Cmentioning

confidence: 99%

QEOSA: A Pedagogical Model That Harnesses Cultural Resources to Foster Creative Problem-Solving

Dai

Cheng²,

Yang

2019

Front. Psychol.

The nature of creative thinking is complex and multifaceted, often involving cognitive processes and dispositions modulated by implicit cultural belief systems and ways of thinking. In this article, we build on existing research on the relations of creative thinking and culture, and explore how specific cultural resources can be harnessed to foster creative problem-solving in education. We first review the recent changes in our understanding of creative thinking, from an exclusive focus on cognitive processes to a more inclusive view of creative problem-solving as socially negotiated and culturally modulated, carrying important cultural functions. We then introduce a pedagogical model, QEOSA, to illustrate how cultural resources, particularly culture-specific ways of thinking about the world, can be harnessed to foster creative thinking in education, and what developmental and pedagogical considerations are involved to make it effective. We finally conclude this article by indicating the value of this line of work that integrates psychological, cultural, developmental, and educational principles in fostering the development of a creative mind-set with relevant knowledge, skills, dispositions, and values.