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Gastrointestinal Symptoms in Marfan Syndrome and Hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome. [PDF]
, 2018 Objective: Marfan syndrome (MS) is a multisystem disorder caused by a mutation in FBN1 gene. It shares some phenotypic features with hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos syndrome (EDS) such as joint hypermobility.
Child, A +5 more
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Coffee bean sign, steel pan sign, and whirl sign in sigmoid volvulus.
Revista Espanola de Enfermedades Digestivas, 2022 A 66-year-old man presented with abdominal distension. A plain radiograph showed the coffee bean sign, suggesting sigmoid volvulus (SV). The CT scans disclosed the steel pan sign, the whirl sign, and the beak-shaped transition point, confirming SV.
A. Hokama, Atsushi Iraha
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Pediatric Sigmoid Volvulus: A Report on Two Cases
Cureus, 2022 Sigmoid volvulus is a rare cause of intestinal obstruction in the pediatric age group. Rotation of the redundant sigmoid colon about its narrow mesenteric base results in vascular compromise and large bowel obstruction.
Varsha Madhavnarayan Totadri +2 more
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Sigmoid Volvulus in Myotonic Dystrophy Type I (Steinert Disease)
Case Reports in Gastroenterology, 2022 Myotonic dystrophy (MD) is a progressive multisystem genetic disorder that is characterized by progressive muscle weakness and wasting. MD1 (also known as Steinert disease) is associated with various clinical entities such as skeletal muscle weakness ...
A. Bayoumy, J. Gjertsen, M. Tushuizen
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Endometriosis: A Rare Cause of Large Bowel Obstruction. [PDF]
, 2018 Large bowel obstruction can result in significant morbidity and mortality, especially in cases of acute complete obstruction. There are many possible causes, the most common in adults being colorectal cancer.
Alexandrino, G +5 more
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World Journal of SurgeryBACKGROUND There is limited data to guide decision-making between performing a primary anastomosis and fashioning an end colostomy following emergency sigmoid colectomy for patients with sigmoid volvulus. The aim of this study was to compare the outcomes
Phillip F Yang +2 more
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Annals of Gastroenterological Surgery, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Aim The National Clinical Database (NCD) of Japan is the largest nationwide registry, covering over 95% of surgeries in the country. This 2022 annual report summarizes the short‐term outcomes of gastroenterological surgeries and discusses trends and insights over the past decade.
Koshi Kumagai +19 more
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Sigmoid volvulus in a teenager
Journal of Pediatric Surgery Case Reports, 2022 Background: In pediatric surgical practice, volvulus of the sigmoid volvulus remains a rare cause of intestinal obstruction and this diagnosis is seldom considered in children.
Chukwubuike Kevin Emeka
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Density-dependent processes in the transmission of human onchocerciasis: relationship between the numbers of microfilariae ingested and successful larval development in the simuliid vector [PDF]
, 2017 A previous paper reported that the intake of Onchocerca volvulus microfilariae (mff) by different species of Simulium is essentially proportional to the parasite load in the skin of infected carriers.
Alley, E. S. +6 more
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