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Indian Journal of Surgery, 2012 A twisted loop of the bowel and its mesentery on a fixed point is known as volvulus and it may arise more frequently in the sigmoid colon and cecum. Cecal volvulus as an uncommon cause of acute intestinal obstruction is axial twist of the cecum, ascending colon and terminal ileum around their mesenteric pedicles.
Mustafa, Hasbahceci +2 more
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Subacute gastric volvulus: A report of two cases with review of literature
Nigerian Journal of Surgery, 2017 Gastric volvulus is a rare medical entity that requires high index of suspicion for diagnosis and treatment as it has different implications in terms of clinical presentation, diagnosis, imaging support, pathological behavior, and evaluation.
Adarshpal Kaur +3 more
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Caecal volvulus: A report of three paediatrics cases
African Journal of Paediatric Surgery, 2023 Caecal volvulus is favoured by the lack of caecal adhesion and intestinal malrotation. According to the per operation findings, the treatment consists of a de-rotation with or without cecopexy.
Benmassaoud Zineb +5 more
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Ileosigmoid knot during pregnancy: unusual cause of intestinal obstruction
PAMJ Clinical Medicine, 2020 Ileosigmoid knotting also known as compound volvulus or double volvulus, is a rare cause of intestinal obstruction. In this condition the ileum wraps around the base of the sigmoid colon and forms a knot, the condition is serious, generally progressing ...
Mohamed Anajjar +9 more
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Laboratory evaluation of a rapid IgG4 antibody test (BLF Rapid™) for bancroftian filariasis [PDF]
, 2018 At the end phase of the Global Programme to Eliminate Lymphatic Filariasis, antibody testing may have a role in decision-making for bancroftian filariasis–endemic areas.
Babu, Subash +7 more
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Infantile Feeding Difficulties
Global Pediatric Health, 2014 Background . Gastric volvulus refers to a torsion of all or part of the stomach that may cause an obstruction of the foregut. The clinical symptoms of gastric volvulus range from asymptomatic to life-threatening and thus must be rapidly diagnosed ...
Laura C. McCarthy DO +3 more
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Synchronous volvulus of the cecum and sigmoid colon: a rare cause of intestinal obstruction
Cirugía y Cirujanos, 2021 A 102-year-old female with a past medical history of sigmoid volvulus resolved by colonoscopy a year ago presents to the emergency department with sigmoid volvulus, which is resolved by colonoscopy and rectal tube placement.
Ana Rivera García-Granados +1 more
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Small RNAs and extracellular vesicles in filarial nematodes: from nematode development to diagnostics [PDF]
, 2016 Parasitic nematodes have evolved sophisticated mechanisms to communicate with their hosts in order to survive and successfully establish an infection. The transfer of RNA within extracellular vesicles (EVs) has recently been described as a mechanism that
Babayan, S.A. +2 more
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The macrofilaricidal efficacy of repeated doses of ivermectin for the treatment of river blindness [PDF]
, 2017 Background: Mass drug administration (MDA) with ivermectin is the cornerstone of efforts to eliminate human onchocerciasis by 2020 or 2025. The feasibility of elimination crucially depends on the effects of multiple ivermectin doses on Onchocerca ...
Basáñez, Maria-Gloria +12 more
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PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2022 Background Annual mass drug administrations (MDA) of ivermectin will strongly reduce Onchocerca volvulus microfilariae (mf) in the skin and in the onchocerciasis patients’ eyes. Ivermectin treatment will also affect the expression of immunity in patients,
Saskia I. Johanns +10 more
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