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Background: To elucidate the prenatal ultrasonographic characteristics and clinical prognosis of fetal intestinal volvulus in the absence of malrotation, a rare and potentially life-threatening condition.
Shoulan Zhou +4 more
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Thrombolysis for Severe Intestinal Ischemia due to Midgut Volvulus in a Neonate
Intestinal malrotation complicated by the development of midgut volvulus presents a difficult management dilemma because of the risk of short bowel syndrome.
Nouredin Messaoudi +4 more
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The therapeutic potential of the filarial nematode-derived immunodulator, ES-62 in inflammatory disease [PDF]
The dramatic recent rise in the incidence of allergic or autoimmune inflammatory diseases in the West has been proposed to reflect the lack of appropriate priming of the immune response by infectious agents such as parasitic worms during childhood ...
Al-Riyami +111 more
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Sigmoid volvulus in children: a case report
Background Sigmoid volvulus is frequently reported in the “volvulus belt” (Middle East, Africa, the Indian subcontinent, Turkey, and South America) and is the third leading cause of large bowel obstruction in North America.
Fayza Haider +7 more
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Extensive intestinal necrosis associated with volvulus. Deferred treatment
Intestinal malrotation with volvulus and extensive necrosisis is the deadliest emergency faced by the pediatric surgeon. Treatment consists in surgical repair using the technique described by William Ladd in 1936.
Mejía Camacho David +2 more
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William Arbuthnot Lane (1856-1943): Surgical Innovator and His Theory of Autointoxication. [PDF]
William Arbuthnot Lane contributed to the advancement of many fields of orthopedics, otolaryngology, and general surgery. He is credited for his no-touch technique and the invention of long-handled instruments, some of which are still in use today, to ...
Cowan, Scott W. +4 more
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Intestinal transplantation [PDF]
Intestinal transplantation is often the only alternative form of treatment for patients dependent on total parenteral nutrition for survival.
Andreas G. Tzakis, M.D +9 more
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Can inflammatory markers predict intestinal wall ischemia in sigmoid volvulus? [PDF]
Alparslan Ertenlice +8 more
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[Intrauterine intestinal volvulus].
Intrauterine intestinal volvulus is an extremely rare case of acute congenital intestinal obstruction. The diagnosis is usually possible in the third trimester of a pregnancy. Fetal midgut volvulus is most likely to be recognized by observing a typical clockwise whirlpool sign during color Doppler investigation.
Elzbieta, Gawrych +3 more
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Mucosa-associated bacterial diversity in necrotizing enterocolitis [PDF]
Background: Previous studies of infant fecal samples have failed to clarify the role of gut bacteria in the pathogenesis of NEC. We sought to characterize bacterial communities within intestinal tissue resected from infants with and without NEC. Methods:
Baker, R +7 more
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