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Transverse colonic volvulus due to mesenteric fibromatosis: a case report

BMC Gastroenterology, 2021
Background Colonic volvulus, a condition in which a colonic segment partially twists around its base, is the third leading cause of large bowel obstruction after colonic neoplasms and diverticular disease. However, volvulus of the transverse colon is the
Akihiro Yoshida, Yasutake Uchima, Naoki Hosaka, Kosuke Minaga, Masatoshi Kudo   +4 more
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Human ascariasis: diagnostics update [PDF]

, 2015
Soil-transmitted helminths (STHs) infect over one billion people worldwide. Ascariasis may mimic a number of conditions, and individual clinical diagnosis often requires a thorough work-up.
Jourdan, Peter M., Lamberton, Poppy H.L.
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Synchronous Volvulus of the Transverse Colon and Cecum Associated with Scleroderma and Lupus

Radiology Case Reports, 2021
Colonic volvulus may infrequently occur in the transverse colon, and synchronous double volvulus is a rarely reported phenomenon in the literature. Additionally, intestinal volvulus is a rare but serious complication that has been reported in scleroderma
Nicholas T. Manasewitsch, B.S., Michael T. Lee, B.S., Anthony N. Khuu, M.D., M.B.A.   +2 more
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Clinical intestinal transplantation: New perspectives and immunologic considerations [PDF]

, 1998
Background: Although tacrolimus-based immunosuppression has made intestinal transplantation feasible, the risk of the requisite chronic high- dose treatment has inhibited the widespread use of these procedures.
Abu-Elmagd, K, Bueno, J, Demetris, J, Fawzy, AT, Fung, JJ, Furukawa, H, Irish, W, Lee, R, McMichael, J, Murase, N, Rakela, J, Rao, A, Reyes, J, Starzl, TE, Todo, S   +14 more
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A rare cause of intestinal obstruction: ileosigmoid knot

The Pan African Medical Journal, 2014
Double sigmoid volvulus ileocecal is a "node" created by a volvulus two intestinal segments. Sigmoid colon and ileum It is a particular cause of acute intestinal obstruction associated with a high mortality requiring surgical management adapted and fast.
Issam Yazough, Houssam Benhammane, Oussaid Morad, Pierlesky Elion Ossibi, Imane Toughrai, Said Ait Laalim, Ibn Majdoub Hassani, Khalid Mazaz   +7 more
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Pathological and parasitological investigations in an adult bottlenose dolphin (tursiops truncatus) [PDF]

Kafkas Universitesi Veteriner Fakültesi Dergisi, 2017
This case aimed to perform pathological and parasitological examinations on an adult male bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus), which was found dead on the coast of Aegean Sea (Kusadasi/Davutlar/Aydin-Turkey).
Sümbül Serap BİRİNCİOĞLU, Süleyman AYPAK, Hamdi AVCI, Birol BİRİNCİOĞLU, Emrah İPEK, Ayşe Nur AKKOÇ   +5 more
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Small RNAs and extracellular vesicles in filarial nematodes: from nematode development to diagnostics [PDF]

, 2016
Parasitic nematodes have evolved sophisticated mechanisms to communicate with their hosts in order to survive and successfully establish an infection. The transfer of RNA within extracellular vesicles (EVs) has recently been described as a mechanism that
Babayan, S.A., Buck, A.H., Quintana, J.F.   +2 more
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Eosinophilic Gastroenteritis Presenting as Intestinal Obstruction - A Case Series. [PDF]

, 2011
Eosinophilic Gastroenteritis is a rare disease characterized by infiltration of the gastrointestinal tract by an increased number of eosinophils as compared to the normal.
Amitha, K, Kumar, AD, Shariff, SA
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Chronic atrial and intestinal dysrythmia syndrome: A late‐onset intestinal pseudo‐obstruction and cardiac dysfunction due to an SGO1 mutation

JPGN Reports, EarlyView.
Abstract Objectives Pediatric intestinal pseudo‐obstruction (PIPO) is a rare, heterogeneous, and severe gut motility disorder. In 2014, Chetaille et al. described chronic atrial and intestinal dysrhythmia (CAID) syndrome associated with a recessive SGO1 mutation (p.Lys23Glu) linking it to both intestinal pseudo‐obstruction and cardiac dysrhythmia. This
Linda Adouane, Pierre Poinsot, Julie Castilloux, Dorothée Dal Soglio, Christophe Faure   +4 more
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Cecal volvulus following laparoscopic cholecystectomy: A case report and literature review

Radiology Case Reports
Laparoscopic cholecystectomy has become the gold standard for the treatment of symptomatic gallbladder stones. Minimally invasive operations are currently preferred by surgeons and patients. Intestinal volvulus after laparoscopic cholecystectomy has been
Mahdi Aljamal, Bashar Jaber, Ali Shakhshir   +2 more
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