Volvulus of the sigmoid colon is rare in West, but main cause colonic obstruction developing countries. Diagnosis based on clinical findings supplemented by standard unprepared abdominal X-rays (UPX). The aim our study to share experience management volvulus order compare results with those literature. We conducted a retrospective and descriptive between 01 January 2008 31 December 2021. Our in...

Onchocerciasis (river blindness) is a human disease caused by the filarial worm Onchocerca volvulus. Adult worms can live for over a decade in skin nodules of affected humans, releasing millions of microfilariae that cause debilitating itching and blindness [1]. An estimated 37 million people are infected [2], and there are 46,000 new cases of blindness annually (http://www.apoc.bf/). Internati...

adenylate kinases (adk) are ubiquitous enzymes that contribute to the homeostasis of adeninenucleotides in living cells. in this study, the cloning of a cdna encoding an adenylate kinase from the filariaonchocerca volvulus has been described. using pcr technique, a 281 bp cdna fragment encoding part ofan adenylate kinase was isolated from an o. volvulus cdna library. use of this fragment as a p...

ileosigmoid knotting (isk), also known as compound volvulus or double volvulus, is a rare cause of intestinal obstruction. the incidence of isk is not well known, but it generally occurs in areas with a high incidence of sigmoid volvulus (sv). ileosigmoid knotting is predominately seen in males (80.2%) with a mean age of 40 years. in an ileosigmoid knot, closed proximal loops of the ileum becom...

enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay using fimbrial haemagglutinin as antigen. The standardization of an assay for pertussis toxin and antitoxin in microplate culture of Chinese hamster ovary cells. Response of infants to pertussis vaccine at one week and to poliomyelitis, diphtheria, and tetanus vaccine at six months. SHORT REPORTS Small bowel volvulus in two siblings We report two cases of small...

On Monday December 21, 2015, an information session was organized by the Ugandan Health minister Dr Elioda Tumwesigye in Pader district, northern Uganda, to explain the results of the investigations performed in Uganda to identify the cause of nodding syndrome (NS). NS was first reported in Uganda in the districts of Kitgum, Pader, and Lamwo in 2009. Retrospective studies would suggest cases as...

BACKGROUND: The recombinant antigen BmR1 has been extensively employed in both ELISA and immunochromatographic rapid dipstick (Brugia Rapid) formats for the specific and sensitive detection of IgG4 antibodies against the lymphatic filarial parasites Brugia malayi and Brugia timori. In sera of individuals infected with Wuchereria bancrofti the IgG4 reactivity to BmR1 is variable, and cross-react...

BACKGROUND Vomiting is usually a late and an infrequent symptom of colonic obstructions. Contrary to this general rule, it occurs early and more frequently in some cases of sigmoid volvulus. AIM To study the clinical significance of vomiting in patients with sigmoid volvulus. SETTING Teaching hospital in Western Orissa, India STUDY DESIGN Prospective observational study MATERIAL AND MET...