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Showing 1 to 7 of 7 for “"VOLVULUS"”.
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Sigmond Colon Volvulus Management: An analysis of factors contributing to morbididty amd mortality in single and double stage operations
… and mortality in the treatment of sigmoid colon volvulus and also compare the outcome of single stage versus double stage operations. Fifty four consecutive patients presenting to the UTH with sigmoid volvulus were entered into the study. Fifty two were treated as emergency cases with acute …
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An analysis of neonatal mortality following gastro-intestinal and/or abdominal surgery in a tertiary hospital in South Africa
… intestinal atresia and malrotation with volvulus, ventilation associated pneumonia (10%), associated congenital cardiac lesions (3%) and intestinal failure associated liver disease (1%). Most neonates (69%) who died were prematurely born. Mean age at surgery was 10 days (median 6 days; …
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Autologous intestinal lengthening procedures for short bowel syndrome. A systematic review of clinical effectiveness and an assessment of their utility for adult and paediatric patients with intestinal failure in the UK
… necrotising enterocolitis (16.5%) andmidgut volvulus (16.5%). In adults, the causes were mainly acute mesentericinfarct, surgical resection and mid gut volvulus.Two hundred and thirty one patients (67.3%) underwent LILT and 96 patients(28%) had STEP as primary procedure. Further 13 patients …
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Left, Right, and Center: A Novel Midline Barrier Separates Asymmetric Extracellular Matrix During Intestinal Development
… are perturbed, the organism is at risk for volvulus, a catastrophic self-strangulation of the gut tube.The role of versican in gut morphogenesis is highly understudied, although it is known to be critical for organ morphogenesis and smooth muscle development in other contexts. I determined …
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ΣΥΜΒΟΛΗ ΣΤΗ ΜΕΛΕΤΗ ΤΗΣ ΣΥΣΤΡΟΦΗΣ ΤΟΥ ΣΤΟΜΑΧΟΥ
THE PRESENT STUDY WAS BASED ON 35 PATIENTS, WITH GASTRIC VOLUULUS. OUR CONCLUSIONS ARE THE FOLLOWING: GASTRIC VOLUULUS OCCURS IN 3-4% OF THE UPPER G.I. RADIOLOGIC EXAMINATIONS. THE ACUTE FORM OCCURS IN LESS THAN 1 %. THE MESANTERIS-AXIAL TYPE IS LESS COMMON THAN THE ORGANO-AXIAL TYPE (1:2 RATIO), …