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Intestinal Volvulus

Known as: bowel volvulus, Strangulation of intestine, bowel, or colon, Knotting of intestine, bowel, or colon 
A twisting in the intestine (INTESTINES) that can cause INTESTINAL OBSTRUCTION.
National Institutes of Health

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Blue rubber bleb nevus syndromeGastrointestinal DiseasesIn BloodMicrobiological

Narrower (4)

Congenital malrotation of intestineMcPherson Clemens syndromesigmoid volvulusvolvulus of the small bowel

Broader (1)

Disease as reason for lower g.i. examination

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Highly Cited
2001
Highly Cited
2001
Early human infection with Onchocerca volvulus is associated with an enhanced parasite-specific cellular immune response.
The immune response after early exposure to or infection with Onchocerca volvulus was investigated in an autochthonous focus… 
Highly Cited
1999
Highly Cited
1999
Abnormal colonic endocrine cells in patients with chronic idiopathic slow-transit constipation.
BACKGROUND The aim of the present study was to investigate the colonic endocrine cells in patients with slow-transit constipation… 
Review
1997
Review
1997
Digestive tract disorders associated with asplenia/polysplenia syndrome.
Review
1993
Review
1993
Total parenteral nutrition-associated cholestasis: clinical and histopathologic correlation.
Highly Cited
1993
Highly Cited
1993
Sigmoid volvulus in West Africa: A prospective study on surgical treatments
To evaluate the efficacy of different types of surgery, we performed a prospective, randomized trial in 31 consecutively… 
Highly Cited
1990
Highly Cited
1990
Identification of an Onchocerca volvulus cDNA encoding a low-molecular-weight antigen uniquely recognized by onchocerciasis patient sera.
Highly Cited
1988
Highly Cited
1988
Histological examination of adult Onchocerca volvulus and comparison with the collagenase technique.
The methods used for the assessment of adult Onchocerca volvulus by histology are described. Based on the results of several… 
Highly Cited
1977
Highly Cited
1977
Isolation of living adult Onchocerca volvulus from nodules.
A technique for the isolation of adult Onchocerca volvulus from excised onchocercomata is described. The nodules are incubated in… 
Highly Cited
1966
Highly Cited
1966
Experimental studies on the transmission of Guatemalan and West African strains of Onchocerca volvulus by Simulium ochraceum, S. metallicum and S. callidum.
Highly Cited
1951
Highly Cited
1951
VOLVULUS OF THE SIGMOID COLON
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