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Gastric Volvulus: A Rare Entity Case Report and Literature Review

Cureus, 2018
Gastric volvulus is a rare entity defined as an abnormal rotation of the stomach around itself. It is a diagnosis of exclusion; the clinical index of suspicion is always low and is mostly diagnosed on imaging or on the surgery table.
Aisha Akhtar, Fasih Sami Siddiqui, A. A. E. Sheikh, A. Sheikh, A. Perisetti   +4 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Community‐based epilepsy care in an onchocerciasis‐endemic area: A 3‐year cohort study in Mahenge, Tanzania

Epilepsia, Volume 66, Issue 3, Page 739-752, March 2025.
Abstract Objective In onchocerciasis‐endemic areas, limited access to antiseizure medications (ASMs) contributes to a high epilepsy burden. This study evaluated the impact of a community‐based epilepsy care program in Mahenge, Tanzania, an onchocerciasis‐endemic area with high epilepsy prevalence.
Dan Bhwana, Luís‐Jorge Amaral, Olivia Kamoen, Athanas Mhina, Vivian Mushi, William Makunde, William Matuja, Meshack Mpogole, Bruno P. Mmbando, Robert Colebunders   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Deletion of parasite immune modulatory sequences combined with immune activating signals enhances vaccine mediated protection against filarial nematodes [PDF]

, 2012
<p>Background: Filarial nematodes are tissue-dwelling parasites that can be killed by Th2-driven immune effectors, but that have evolved to withstand immune attack and establish chronic infections by suppressing host immunity. As a consequence, the
AB Fredriksen, AB Pedersen, AE O'Connell, AE Schwab, B de Andres, B Manoury, BL Makepeace, BW Li, C Klotz, C Martin, C Martin, D Abraham, D Abraham, D Horst, D Knox, David W. Taylor, DH Barouch, DL Redmond, E Maraskovsky, G Ahlen, G Nchinda, GT Joseph, HA Farid, HongLin Luo, J Gardon, J Murray, JE Allen, JE Allen, JJ Donnelly, JP Hewitson, Judith E. Allen, KJ Fairlie-Clarke, KJ Ishii, LM Mir, LM Mir, LvG Jørgensen, MD Taylor, MD Taylor, MY Osei-Atweneboana, N Gomez-Escobar, Nick Gray, O Golden, PJ Hotez, R Ihaka, RM Maizels, RT Rwegoshora, S Babayan, S Frontier, S Mendez, S Ramachandran, S Thirugnanam, SA Babayan, SA Babayan, SB Anand, SB Anand, SB Anand, Simon A. Babayan, SM Sumida, Stephen John Davies, W Harnett, WF Gregory, WF Gregory, Y Dash, Y Wu   +63 more
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Onchocerca volvulus infection and serological prevalence, ocular onchocerciasis and parasite transmission in northern and central Togo after decades of Simulium damnosum s.l. vector control and mass drug administration of ivermectin

PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2018
Background Mass drug administration (MDA) of ivermectin has become the main intervention to control onchocerciasis or “river blindness”. In Togo, after many years of MDA, Onchocerca volvulus infection has declined dramatically, and elimination appears ...
K. Komlan, P. Voßberg, R. G. Gantin, Tchalim Solim, François Korbmacher, M. Banla, Koffi Padjoudoum, Potchoziou Karabou, C. Köhler, P. Soboslay   +9 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Mesenteric rents in the ascending mesocolon as a cause of colic — A retrospective case series

Equine Veterinary Education, EarlyView.
Summary The ventral and dorsal components of the ascending colon are adjoined by the ascending mesocolon, and few case reports have described congenital or acquired malformations of this structure. This case series reports the occurrence of large mesenteric rents of the ascending mesocolon (Hernia mesocolica coli ascendentis) in six adult horses ...
N. Verhaar, F. Geburek, G. Cuevas Ramos, S. Skov Hansen   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Prenatal diagnosis of antenatal midgut volvulus: Specific ultrasound features

Prenatal Diagnosis, 2018
To assess specific, direct, and indirect prenatal ultrasound features in cases of fetal midgut volvulus.
C. Bartholmot, J. Faure, F. Grosjean, A. Couture, D. Forgues, F. Fuchs, O. Prodhomme   +6 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Wandering Spleen in a Pediatric Lung Transplant Patient With Filamin A Deficiency: An Incidental Finding

Pediatric Transplantation, Volume 29, Issue 6, September 2025.
ABSTRACT Background Filamin A (FLNA) deficiency is a known cause of progressive lung disease and need for pediatric lung transplant; however, what may be less well known to lung transplant providers are the extrapulmonary complications of FLNA deficiencies, such as wandering spleen.
Savannah Ellis Knight, Mayel Yepez Donado, Maria Carolina Gazzaneo   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Human infection with Gongylonema pulchrum [PDF]

, 1994
A 43 year old woman developed a painful tumor at the left buccal mucosa. Following local anti-inflammatory treatment a 35 mm long, living female adult worm of Gongylonema pulchrum was extracted from the affected side.
Jelinek, Thomas, Löscher, Thomas
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Phylogenetic relationships of the Wolbachia of nematodes and arthropods [PDF]

, 2006
Wolbachia are well known as bacterial symbionts of arthropods, where they are reproductive parasites, but have also been described from nematode hosts, where the symbiotic interaction has features of mutualism.
Claire Conlon, Edward J Pearce, Julian Parkhill, Katelyn Fenn, Mark Blaxter, Martin Jones, Michael A Quail, Nancy E Holroyd   +7 more
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Fetal Midgut Volvulus with Meconium Peritonitis Detected on Prenatal Ultrasound

Case Reports in Obstetrics and Gynecology, 2018
Background Fetal volvulus is a rare, yet life-threatening condition that requires skilful diagnosis and management. Volvulus occurs when bowel loops become twisted and the twisting of the mesenteric artery leads to congestion, impaired venous return, and
E. Best, C. O’Brien, W. Carseldine, A. Deshpande, R. Glover, F. Park   +5 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source