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Co-existence of cecal volvulus with situs inversus totalis: A case report

Turkish Journal of Emergency Medicine, 2016
Detorsion, cecopexy, cecostomy and tube cecostomy are the treatment options for acute cecal volvulus if there is no intestinal ischemia. Resection required if intestinal viability, necrosis, gangrene or perforation exists.
Meric Emre Bostanci, Mustafa Atabey, Birkan Bozkurt, Ilker Ozel, Kursat Karadayi   +4 more
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Rare Presentation of Congenital Gut Malrotation as Adult Cecal Volvulus

Indian Journal of Colo-Rectal Surgery, 2020
Incomplete or faulty rotation and fixation of the gut during 5th–11th week of the fetal life results in intestinal malrotation. Cecal volvulus is a rare (1%–1.5%) cause of intestinal obstructions in adults.
Zubair Afzal Khan, Mudassir Ahmad Khan, Ghulam Ali Shah   +2 more
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Prenatal diagnosis of fetal midgut volvulus: a case report

Journal of Medical Case Reports, 2022
Background Fetal midgut volvulus is an uncommon yet potentially life-threatening condition. Prenatal diagnosis may pose a challenge, due to the paucity of specific signs and symptoms.
Neelam Jain, Sandeep Singh Awal, Som Biswas, Tanushree Ghosh   +3 more
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Low zinc status and absorption exist in infants with jejunostomies or ileostomies which persists after intestinal repair. [PDF]

, 2012
There is very little data regarding trace mineral nutrition in infants with small intestinal ostomies. Here we evaluated 14 infants with jejunal or ileal ostomies to measure their zinc absorption and retention and biochemical zinc and copper status. Zinc
Abrams, Steven A, Balay, Kimberly S, Chen, Zhensheng, Griffin, Ian J, Hawthorne, Keli M, Hicks, Penni D   +5 more
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Cecal volvulus in children

African Journal of Paediatric Surgery, 2021
Cecal volvulus is a rare complication of malfixation anomalies and intestinal malrotation in children. Only few cases have been reported. The rarity of the condition, frequently leads to diagnostic delay and complications.
Mohamed Oulad Saiad, Najoua Aballa
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Primary intestinal aspergillosis resulting in acute intestinal volvulus after autologous stem cell transplantation in a patient with relapsed non-Hodgkin lymphoma : report on a rare infectious complication and a review of the literature

, 2019
Objectives: Since primary intestinal aspergillosis is a severe infectious complication with a high morbidity and mortality in immunocompromised patients, we want to draw attention to this rare entity and the importance of early recognition.
Kennes, Soetkin, Kerre, Tessa, Van de Putte, Dirk, Van Dorpe, Jo, VAN HENDE, VANESSA, Vlummens, Philip   +5 more
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Abdominal multivisceral transplantation [PDF]

, 1995
Under FK506-based immunosuppression, 13 abdominal multivisceral transplantations were performed in 6 children and 7 adults. Of the 13 recipients, 7 (53.8%) are alive and well with functioning grafts after 9 to 31 months.
Abu-Elmagd, K, Demetris, A, Fung, J, Furukawa, H, Nour, B, Reyes, J, Starzl, TE, Todo, S, Tzakis, A   +8 more
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Incidence of intestinal volvulus in pediatric patients with intestinal malrotation: A single institution's experience

Journal of Pediatric Surgery Open
Purpose: We investigated the future occurrence of intestinal volvulus in pediatric patients with intestinal malrotation, regardless of whether they are symptomatic or asymptomatic.
Takahiro Hosokawa, Hiroshi Kawashima, Tomoko Hara, Yumiko Sato, Yutaka Tanami, Eiji Oguma   +5 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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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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