It is caused by the nematode " Onchocerca volvulus ", which is transmitted to people via the bite of a black fly.
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As a result of infection, inflammation, infarction or some mechanical cause like volvulus, you get a segmental obstruction of the colon somewhere.
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In early November 1993, Reveille V underwent emergency surgery for gastric volvulus, which causes an animal's stomach to twist out of place.
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"O . volvulus, " along with most filarial nematodes, share an endosymbiotic relationship with the bacterium " Wolbachia ".
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Idiopathic gastric volvulus comprises two thirds of cases and is presumably due to abnormal laxity of the gastrosplenic, gastroduodenal, gastrophrenic, and gastrohepatic ligaments.
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The most common presenting symptom is painless rectal bleeding such as melaena-like black offensive stools, followed by intestinal obstruction, volvulus and umbilical regions.
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Gastric Dilatation Volvulus, commonly called bloat, is another serious condition that affects many of the large and giant breed dogs, particularly those with deep chests.
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With advances in diagnosis and management, the mortality rate from acute gastric volvulus is 15 20 % and that for chronic gastric volvulus is 0 13 %.
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With advances in diagnosis and management, the mortality rate from acute gastric volvulus is 15 20 % and that for chronic gastric volvulus is 0 13 %.
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River blindness is a disease caused by the parasitic worm Onchocerca volvulus, spread by the bites of tiny black flies that breed in fast-moving river water.
