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Fetal midgut volvulus is a quite rare disease. Here, we report a case of a preterm newborn with fetal peritonitis, jejunal atresia with volvulus of post-atresic small bowel since about 30 cm from ileo-cecal valve (ICV) followed by a not-used microileus and microcolon. The surgical intervention
The mechanism by which the minority of patients with onchocerciasis exhibiting the hyperreactive (sowda) form of the disease may be able to kill the microfilariae of Onchocerca volvulus is still poorly understood. In this study, the relative amounts of arachidonate and linoleate in serum
BACKGROUND
Primary volvulus of the small intestine associated with chylous ascites is very rare, with only four reported cases. In this paper, we report a new case of primary volvulus associated with chylous ascites.
METHODS
The patient was a 70-year-old man. After experiencing bloating and
An 84-year-old woman underwent subtotal stomach pancreatoduodenectomy (PD) for distal cholangiocarcinoma. Over 1000 ml of serous ascites, which appeared milky after starting a high-protein, low-fat, middle-chain triglyceride diet, was discharged from the inserted drain. On postoperative day (POD)
Aim Short bowel syndrome (SBS) is the leading cause of intestinal failure (IF) in the pediatric population. Our aim was to review long-term outcome of ultrashort bowel syndrome (USBS) in an Intestinal Rehabilitation Unit (IRU). Patients and Methods Retrospective study of patients with USBS (defined