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Transverse colon volvulus presenting as bowel obstruction, atelectasis, and displacement of the right lobe of the liver into the left upper abdominal quadrant: a case report

Journal of Medical Case Reports, 2023
Background Transverse colon volvulus is an uncommon cause of intestinal obstruction. It is a surgical emergency that can lead to bowel infarction, peritonitis, and death.
Mubaraka Kayiira, Eria Muwanguzi, Derrick Kasozi, Peter Waitt, Rogers Ayebare, Edwin Musinguzi, Innocent Orimunsi, Paul Okeny, Peter Mbide, Timothy Arthur Serumaga, Nicholas Tamale   +10 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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Prenatal diagnosis of midgut volvulus by fetal MRI: a retrospective study

Frontiers in Pediatrics
BackgroundFetal midgut volvulus is a rare disease, with a high risk of potentially life-threatening fetal complications.PurposeThe aim of this study was to retrospectively analyze the imaging findings of fetal midgut volvulus diagnosed by magnetic ...
Chenguang Kou, Yanfang Song, Duo Gao, Lixia Zhou   +3 more
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Intestinal transplantation in composite visceral grafts or alone [PDF]

, 1992
Under FK 506-based immunosuppression, the entire cadaver small bowel except for a few proximal and distal centimeters was translated to 17 randomly matched patients, of whom two had antigraft cytotoxic antibodies (positive cross-match).
Abu-Elmagd, K, Busuttil, RW, Casavilla, A, Demetris, AJ, Fung, JJ, Nakamura, K, Nour, BM, Rapaport, FT, Reyes, J, Selby, R, Shaw, BW, Starzl, TE, Thompson, JC, Todo, S, Tzakis, AG, Van Thiel, DH, Vasconez, LO, Wright, H   +17 more
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Acute total intestinal volvulus caused by sclerosing mesenteritis: a case report and review of the literature

Journal of Medical Case Reports
Background Intestinal volvulus arises from the twisting of an intestinal loop around a fixed axis. This condition is distinguished by both the obstruction and constriction of the intestinal lumen, as well as the entrapment of intestinal blood vessels ...
Fanke Wang, Zhe Han, Yongjun Dai, Yuanyuan Wang, Zhongxin Li   +4 more
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Utility of the CT Scan in Diagnosing Midgut Volvulus in Patients with Chronic Abdominal Pain

Case Reports in Surgery, 2017
Symptomatic intestinal malrotation first presenting in the adults is rare. Midgut volvulus is the most common complication of malrotation in the adults.
Ehsan Shahverdi, Mehdi Morshedi, Maryam Allahverdi Khani, Mohammad Baradaran Jamili, Fatemeh Shafizadeh Barmi   +4 more
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Cecal Bascule in a COVID-19 Positive Patient: Case Report

The Surgery Journal, 2022
Cecal volvulus is an uncommon cause of acute intestinal obstruction accounting for around 10% of intestinal volvuli. There are three main variants of cecal volvuli including the axial, loop, and bascule types.
Arthur Curmi, Robert Cuschieri
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Small bowel and liver/small bowel transplantation in children. [PDF]

, 1993
A clinical trial of intestinal transplantation was initiated at the University of Pittsburgh in May 1990. Eleven children received either a combined liver/small bowel graft (n = 8) or an isolated small bowel graft (n = 3).
Nour, B, Reyes, J, Starzl, TE, Todo, S, Tzakis, AG   +4 more
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Internal hernia and volvulus of the small bowel following liver transplantation. [PDF]

, 1997
Internal herniation with volvulus of the small intestine is an uncommon, but potentially fatal, complication after liver transplantation. We present here four cases in which the herniation occurred around the Roux-en-Y loop used for the biliary ...
Fung, JJ, Khanna, A, Newman, B, Reyes, J, Starzl, TE, Todo, S   +5 more
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Intestinal intussusception in an adult caused by helminthic parasitosis [PDF]

, 2016
Intestinal intussusception is an uncommon acute condition in adults and is most commonly caused by an intestinal tumor mass. Helminthic parasitosis is a widespread infection in Africa, and the load of worms is often high in individuals living in areas ...
Ciardi, Gaia, Ogwang, David M., Okello, Tom R., Opira, Cyprian, Pecorella, Irene   +4 more
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