Axially torsional Meckel's diverticulum accompanied by small bowel volvulus: a case report
Journal of International Medical Research, 2021 Small bowel volvulus secondary to Meckel’s diverticulum is rare, and a delayed diagnosis results in disastrous outcomes. Computed tomography is conducive to early differential diagnosis.
Yang Chen +4 more
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Early and late complications of bariatric operation. [PDF]
, 2018 Weight loss surgery is one of the fastest growing segments of the surgical discipline. As with all medical procedures, postoperative complications will occur. Acute care surgeons need to be familiar with the common problems and their management. Although
Beekley, Alec +3 more
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A case report on the long‐term use of teduglutide in a pediatric patient with short bowel syndrome
Nutrition in Clinical Practice, EarlyView.Abstract Short bowel syndrome (SBS) is the leading cause of intestinal failure, frequently necessitating long‐term parenteral nutrition (PN). Teduglutide (TED), a glucagon‐like peptide‐2 analog, has demonstrated efficacy in reducing PN dependence in both adults and children. However, long‐term data in pediatric populations remain limited.
Tsuyoshi Sakurai +8 more
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Surgical Case Reports, 2019 Background Intestinal nonrotation is a rare congenital condition that causes fatal colonic volvulus at any age. Once volvulus attack occurs, radical surgical therapy is required for treatment and the prevention of recurrence.
Yusuke Sakimura +3 more
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The place of D-dimer and L-lactate levels in the early diagnosis of acute mesenteric ischemia [PDF]
, 2015 INTRODUCTION: Acute mesenteric ischemia (AMI) is an abdominal-vascular emergency which is rare and has high mortality rates (60-80 %) due to late diagnosis (1-3).
Aydin, B. +5 more
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Volvulus nodosus of the small intestine: Differences in foals and adults
Equine Veterinary Education, EarlyView.Summary Background Volvulus nodosus is a strangulating lesion of the small intestine described only in foals and in just one case in older horses. Huskamp et al. (1982, 1998) described the pathophysiology of volvulus nodosus in foals, but to date, there is no description of the pathophysiology of volvulus nodosus in adults.
M. Gandini, G. Giusto
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Distal subgaleal-peritoneal shunt migration into the abdominal wall with subsequent formation of a pre-peritoneal pseudocyst: a rare complication. [PDF]
, 2010 Distal ventriculo-peritoneal shunt migration and extra-peritoneal CSF pseudocyst formation are unusual complications of shunt placement. We present a 65-year-old-female who received a subgaleal-peritoneal shunt to decompress a post-surgical subgaleal ...
Carmel, Peter W +4 more
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Synchronous volvulus of the cecum and sigmoid colon: a rare cause of intestinal obstruction [PDF]
, 2021 Ana Rivera García-Granados +1 more
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Lactate and colic–Shetland ponies as an example of one size does not fit all
Equine Veterinary Education, EarlyView.Summary The clinical commentary discusses the utility of peritoneal lactate alone, and in the context of other clinical factors, in determining the presence of a strangulating intestinal obstruction. A current study on Shetland ponies has revealed that peritoneal lactate well outside the range typically to be considered at risk of strangulating ...
A. T. Blikslager
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Acute mesenteroaxial gastric volvulus on computed tomography
South African Journal of Radiology, 2013 Acute gastric volvulus is a rare, but potentially life-threatening, cause of upper gastro-intestinal obstruction. The diagnosis can prove clinically challenging, and hence there is increased reliance on imaging.
Aadil Ahmed
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