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Query: UMLS:C0042961 (volvulus)
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A 1-day-old male infant with congenital short small bowel was transferred to our hospital because of bilious vomiting and abdominal distension. An exploratory laparotomy performed at the age of 8 days revealed malrotation without any volvulus or stenosis of the small intestine, which was 45 cm long. There were no other anomalies except absence of the appendix. Postoperative nutritional support was by intravenous hyperalimentation and administration of elemental diet. However, parenteral nutrition was discontinued because of hyperbilirubinaemia. The patient died from marked emaciation at 2 months of age despite the administration of elemental diet. Therefore, careful total parenteral nutrition is the only management for successful therapy until the child's intestinal absorptive function develops.
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PMID:Congenital short small bowel with malrotation in a neonate. 409 Jul 47

A patient with mild learning disability and paranoid schizophrenia developed catatonia. The marked emaciation associated with catatonia resulted in intestinal obstruction secondary to sigmoid volvulus. The patient's mental and physical health continued to deteriorate despite maximal treatment with medication, and therefore, electroconvulsive therapy was initiated. Electroconvulsive therapy resulted in improvement in catatonia; this was also associated with concurrent relief of the intestinal obstruction. This report highlights volvulus of the sigmoid colon as an unusual complication of catatonia.
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PMID:Relief of catatonia associated with concurrent relief of sigmoid volvulus after electroconvulsive therapy. 2051 97