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Concurrent occurrence of a wandering spleen, organoaxial gastric volvulus, pancreatic volvulus, and cholestasis – A rare cause of an acute abdomen

Radiology Case Reports, 2019
The concurrence of wandering spleen, organoaxial gastric volvulus, and pancreatic volvulus is very rare. They have been associated with symptoms such as severe abdominal pain, abdominal distention, and vomiting. However, the diagnosis remains complicated
George Asafu Adjaye Frimpong, MD, E. Aboagye, BSc, N.K. Ayisi-Boateng, MD, MBChB, K. Antwi, MD, FGCPS, K.A. Bawuah, MD, MBChB, N.E. Coleman, BSc, A.W. Nunoo, BSc, D.B. Danso, BSc, M. Amoah, MD, MBChB, B. Kwofie, BSc   +9 more
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Progress in Gastroparesis Management: From Pharmacotherapy to Interventional Treatments

JGH Open, Volume 10, Issue 3, March 2026.
ABSTRACT Gastroparesis is a sensorimotor condition characterized by delayed gastric emptying without any obvious mechanical obstruction. Common symptoms include early satiety, nausea, vomiting, belching, and bloating. The most frequent causes of gastroparesis are diabetes, idiopathic factors, and post‐surgical complications.
Ganesh Kumar, Yash Shah, Ume Rooman, Ravi Patel, Shireen Asifa, Qais M. Salah, Dushyant Singh Dahiya, Arkadeep Dhali, Camelia Arsene, Meer Ali   +9 more
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A target repurposing approach identifies N-myristoyltransferase as a new candidate drug target in filarial nematodes [PDF]

, 2014
Myristoylation is a lipid modification involving the addition of a 14-carbon unsaturated fatty acid, myristic acid, to the N-terminal glycine of a subset of proteins, a modification that promotes their binding to cell membranes for varied biological ...
Carlow, Clotilde K. S., Chapman, Melissa S., Galvin, Brendan D., Li, Zhiru, Pollastri, Michael P., Poole, Catherine B., Villemaine, Estelle, Wyatt, Paul G.   +7 more
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Clinical, manometric, genetic, and histologic associations in pediatric intestinal pseudo‐obstruction: A case series

Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition, Volume 82, Issue 3, Page 660-671, March 2026.
Abstract Objectives Pediatric intestinal pseudo‐obstruction (PIPO) is a severe bowel motility disorder characterized by impaired propulsion of gastrointestinal contents without mechanical obstruction. PIPO encompasses congenital and acquired disorders, including neuropathies, myopathies, and mesenchymopathies.
Sharon Wolfson, Myra Butrviengpunt, Naomi Tjaden, Alain J. Benitez, Archana S. Kota, Jennifer Webster, Prasanna Kapavarapu, Hayat Mousa, Robert O. Heuckeroth   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Gastrointestinal duplications: Experience in seven children and a review of the literature

The Saudi Journal of Gastroenterology, 2010
Background/Aim: Enteric duplication (ED) is a rare congenital anomaly that can occur anywhere along the alimentary tract from the mouth , down to the anus and the nearby organs.
Olajide Abdur-Rahman, Yisau Abdulkadir, Abdulraseed Nasir, Kashim Ibrahim, Olaniyi Adeniran, Morohunfade Adesiyun   +5 more
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Society for Maternal‐Fetal Medicine Consult Series #75: Evaluation and management of non‐immune hydrops fetalis

Pregnancy, Volume 2, Issue 2, March 2026.
Abstract Non‐immune hydrops fetalis (NIHF) can result from a multitude of underlying causes, such as fetal genetic diseases, congenital anomalies, infections, fetal arrhythmias, placental tumors, monochorionic twin complications, and other disorders.
Society for Maternal‐Fetal Medicine (SMFM), Teresa. N. Sparks, Mary. E. Norton, SMFM Publications Committee   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Synchronous sigmoid-cecal volvulus: a rare case of large-bowel obstruction—a case report

Journal of Medical Case Reports
Introduction and importance Large bowel obstruction caused by volvulus poses a life-threatening risk without immediate intervention. Sigmoid colon volvulus is predominant (43–75%), followed by cecal volvulus 10–52%).
Yasa Abdullhi Mohamed, Kyomukama Amagara Lauben, Umaru Kabuye, Daniel Asiimwe, Emmanuel Mswelo Venance, Michael Mugenyi   +5 more
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Gastric volvulus [PDF]

Indian Journal of Surgery, 2010
Bhushan N, Wani, Suhas, Jajoo
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An 18S ribosomal DNA barcode for the study of Isomermis lairdi, a parasite of the blackfly Simulium damnosum s.l.

, 2009
The mermithid parasite, Isomermis lairdi Mondet, Poinar & Bernadou (Nematoda: Mermithidae), is known to have a major impact on populations of Simulium damnosum s.l. Theobald (Diptera: Simuliidae) and on their efficiency as vectors of Onchocerca volvulus (
Blaxter, Borsboom, Colbo, Crosskey, Crosskey, Davies, Finney, Floyd, Foottit, Holterman, Kaiser, Molloy, Molloy, Mondet, Mondet, Mondet, Osei-Atweneboana, Platzer, Poinar, Poinar, Post, Rubstov, St-Onge, Van Emden, Vandergast, Walsh, Wilson   +26 more
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MRI Findings in People with Epilepsy and Nodding Syndrome in an Area Endemic for Onchocerciasis: An Observational Study. [PDF]

, 2013
Onchocerciasis has been implicated in the pathogenesis of epilepsy. The debate on a potential causal relationship between Onchocerca volvulus and epilepsy has taken a new direction in the light of the most recent epidemic of nodding syndrome. To document
Dharsee, J, Friedrich, K, Gotwald, T, Jilek-Aall, L, Kidunda, A, König, R, Matuja, W, Meindl, M, Müller, T H, Nassri, A, Schmutzhard, E, Velicheti, S, Winkler, A S   +12 more
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