Intrauterine volvulus that had been misunderstood as an antenatal mesenteric cyst

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Oops , I thought that those books had been deacidified

Major libraries have been placing increasing reliance upon non-aqueous mass deacidification in an effort to avoid hydrolytic decomposition of the cellulose during storage of bound volumes. Such decomposition is especially a problem when the printing papers used in manufacture of the books have been prepared under acidic conditions, using aluminum sulfate. But there is reason to doubt that the w...

Giant mesenteric lymphatic malformation presenting as small bowel volvulus

Abdominal pain with bilious emesis is an ominous clinical presentation with many possible causes. We describe a previously healthy 4-year-old boy who presented with these symptoms and ultrasound findings of fluid throughout most of the abdominal cavity. Computed tomography imaging revealed a large cystic mass (21-by-13 cm) associated with a small bowel obstruction due to volvulus. A laparoscopi...

Whirlpool sign in small-bowel volvulus due to a mesenteric cyst.

Received June 14, 2004, from Sonoscan Ultrasonic Scan Centre (S.B.V.) and G. Kuppusamy Naidu Memorial Hospital (V.R.R., G.S.), Coimbatore, India. Revision requested June 24, 2004. Revised manuscript accepted for publication July 6, 2004. Address correspondence and reprint requests to S. Boopathy Vijayaraghavan, MD, DMRD, 16 B Venkatachalam Rd, R. S. Puram, Coimbatore 641 002, India. E-mail: son...

Mesenteric Hydatid Cyst: an Unusual Presentation

Hydatidosis is a common zoonosis that affects a large number of humans and animals, especially in poorly developed countries. Mesenteric hydatid cysts are rare intra abdominal lesions with variable clinical symptoms and signs that make preoperative diagnosis diffi cult. The treatment is surgical excision followed by mebendazole for four months. We report this unusual case where preoperative dia...