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cecal volvulus sigmoid colon volvulus (sigmoid
volvulus)
volvulus of the
transverse colon volvulus of the
splenic flexure, the
rarest gastric volvulus ileosigmoid...
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whether dilatation or
volvulus occurs first. The
stomach twists around the
longitudinal axis of the
digestive tract, also
known as
volvulus. The most common...
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takes a
blood meal, thus
completing the
lifecycle of O.
volvulus.
Onchocerca volvulus causes onchocerciasis,
which causes severe itching. Long-term...
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Gastric volvulus or
volvulus of
stomach is a
twisting of all or part of the
stomach by more than 180
degrees with
obstruction of the flow of
material through...
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Sigmoid colon volvulus, also
known as
sigmoid volvulus, is
volvulus affecting the
sigmoid colon. It is a
common cause of
bowel obstruction and constipation...
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swallowing and
chest pains.
Complications may
include iron
deficiency anemia,
volvulus, or
bowel obstruction. The most
common risk
factors are
obesity and older...
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admission to hospital.
Causes of
bowel obstruction include adhesions, hernias,
volvulus, endometriosis,
inflammatory bowel disease, appendicitis, tumors, diverticulitis...
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parasitic infection caused by the
roundworm species Onchocerca volvulus. The
larvae of O.
volvulus enter a
human host when an
infected female adult fly from...
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Mansonella streptocerca, and
Onchocerca volvulus.
These worms occupy the
layer just
under the skin. O.
volvulus causes river blindness.
Serous cavity filariasis...
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ulcerative colitis,
microscopic colitis Obstruction: hernia, intussusception,
volvulus, post-surgical adhesions, tumors,
severe constipation,
hemorrhoids Vascular:...
