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Performing an intestinal stoma with placement of an Artificial Sphincter® Intestinal Valve (VITEA): A case report. [PDF]

Int J Surg Case Rep, 2020
Abstract Introduction Intestinal stomas are created for distinct clinical conditions. They may involve the small bowel (ileostomy) or the large bowel (colostomy), depending on the objective or site of the stoma.
Álvarez-Ponce CE, Barrios E, López-Gómez J, Rosas-Guerra OX, Perez-Yañez JJ, Meneses-León J, Ramírez-Ramírez A.   +6 more
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Shark spiral intestines may operate as Tesla valves [PDF]

Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 2021
Looking to nature for inspiration has led to many diverse technological advances. The spiral valve intestine of sharks has provided the opportunity to observe the efficiency of different valve systems. It is supposed that the spiral intestine present in sharks, skates and rays slows the transit rate of digesta through the gut and provides increased ...
Samantha C. Leigh, Adam P. Summers, Sarah L. Hoffmann, Donovan P. German   +3 more
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Cell interactions and patterned intercalations shape and link epithelial tubes in C. elegans. [PDF]

PLoS Genetics, 2013
Many animal organs are composed largely or entirely of polarized epithelial tubes, and the formation of complex organ systems, such as the digestive or vascular systems, requires that separate tubes link with a common polarity. The Caenorhabditis elegans
Jeffrey P Rasmussen, Jessica L Feldman, Sowmya Somashekar Reddy, James R Priess   +3 more
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Heat Stress Decreases Intestinal Physiological Function and Facilitates the Proliferation of Harmful Intestinal Microbiota in Sturgeons

Frontiers in Microbiology, 2022
Heat is a common source of stress in aquatic environments and can alter the physiological and metabolic functions of aquatic animals, especially their intestinal function.
Shiyong Yang, Chaoyang Zhang, Wenqiang Xu, Datian Li, Yang Feng, Jiayun Wu, Wei Luo, Xiaogang Du, Zongjun Du, Xiaoli Huang   +9 more
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Serial transverse enteroplasty and nipple valve construction, two life saving techniques for patients with short bowel syndrome, a report of 5 cases

BMC Surgery, 2021
Background Various abdominal pathologies end up with surgical resection of small intestine. When the small intestine remnant is too short for adequate fluid and micronutrients absorption, short bowel syndrome is diagnosed. The disabling condition needs a
Mojtaba Shafiekhani, Nazanin Azadeh, Kiarash Ashrafzadeh, Maryam Esmaeili, Hamed Nikoupour   +4 more
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Ileal atresia concurrent with agenesis of the ileocaecal valve and intestinal volvulus in a goat kid [PDF]

Bulgarian Journal of Veterinary Medicine, 2017
Atresia of the distal ileum concurrent with ileocaecal valve agenesis is one of the rare types of intestinal atresia with very few reports in the literature. We herein present a case of type II distal ileal atresia, ileocaecal valve agenesis and volvulus
R. Kheirandish, J. Tajik
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Intestinal tuberculosis and inflammatory bowel disease; the usual challenging differential diagnoses: A case report

Radiology Case Reports, 2023
Intestinal Tuberculosis (TB) is a very rare presentation of TB, presenting with a nonspecific symptom that mimics Crohn's disease, making diagnosis challenging.
Sabah Ahmed, MBBCh, Wael Hafez, MD, Jamil El Chayeb, MD, Naimah Al Jassem, MD, Amr Massoud, MD, Simon Nader, MSc, Reham Aboushady, MSc   +6 more
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On catch of deep-sea shark Chlamydoselachus anguineus (Chlamydose¬lachidae) on Emperor Seamounts

Известия ТИНРО, 2018
Description of frill shark Chlamydoselachus anguineus (TL 134.3 cm) is presented that was caught in the pelagic layer of the North-West Pacific in June 1979, including surface morphometric parameters and data on number of vertebras, teeth rows, and ...
V. N. Dolganov
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Morphobiological description of deep-sea spotted ratfish Hydrolagus barbouri (Chimaeridae, Chimaeriformes)

Известия ТИНРО, 2016
Morphological description is given for 31 specimens of spotted ratfish Hydrolagus barbouri caught at northeastern Japan and southern Kuril Islands in the 1980, including both male and female juveniles and adults.
Vladimir N. Dolganov
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On catch of deep-sea shark Zameus squamulosus (Somniosidae, Squaliformes) in the epipelagic layer of the North-West Pacific

Известия ТИНРО, 2016
Two specimens of velvet dogfish Zameus squamulosus (TL 68.0 and 68.4 cm) caught in the epipelagic layer of the North-West Pacific are described, including morphometric parameters, number of vertebras, number of teeth rows, number of mitral valves, and ...
Vladimir N. Dolganov
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