Lack of Fixation: Causes & Reasons

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Possible Causes for Lack of Fixation

Volvulus of the Small Intestine

Cecal volvulus most commonly is due to lack of fixation. [thieme-connect.com]

Malrotation refers to interruption, reversal or arrest of this complex process and ranges from nonrotation to incomplete rotation or lack of fixation. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Cecum Ten to twenty percent of colonic volvulus is cecal volvulus. 10 It is associated with lack of fixation of the right colon to the peritoneum and is more prevalent in [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

14q11-q22 Microdeletion Syndrome

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Volvulus

It has been suggested that various factors including prolonged length of the ileal segment, lack of fixation of the conduit to the peritoneum and failure to close the incised [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Cecal volvulus most commonly is due to lack of fixation. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

(B) Lack of dorsal mesenteric fixation of cecum to retroperitoneum. [emedicine.medscape.com]

PEHO Syndrome

There may be lack of visual fixation from birth or sometimes several months later, attributed to cortical inattention. [disorders.eyes.arizona.edu]

Neurologic examination showed hypotonia, reduced spontaneous movements, lack of visual fixation, and repeated episodes of upward deviation of the eyes. [ajnr.org]

atrophy of the optic discs by 2 years, normal electroretinogram and lack of visual evoked potentials (VEPs); progressive brain atrophy on neuroimaging predominately affecting [jmg.bmj.com]

Oculorenocerebellar Syndrome

Vision is also abnormal with lack of fixation early and hearing can be impaired as well. [wohproject.org]

Cecal Volvulus

The entire ascending colon lacks normal fixation to the retroperitoneum and you get cecocolonic twisting around the ileocolic vascular pedicle. [buckeyesurgeon.com]

(B) Lack of dorsal mesenteric fixation of cecum to retroperitoneum. [emedicine.medscape.com]

[…] retroperitoneal fixation. [scielo.isciii.es]

Colonic Volvulus

Cecal volvulus most commonly is due to lack of fixation. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

(B) Lack of dorsal mesenteric fixation of cecum to retroperitoneum. [medscape.com]

(B) Absence of dorsal mesenteric attachments of cecum and proximal ascending colon, leading to lack of fixation to retroperitoneum. Cecal bascule. [medscape.com]

Congenital Malrotation of the Colon

[…] of fixation of the large bowel. 7,8 The purpose of this report is to describe an unusual and rare cause of colonic volvulus secondary to lack of fixation of the right side [annsaudimed.net]

A number of other acute and chronic signs of disease are related to intestinal malrotation and lack of fixation. [cincinnatichildrens.org]

Midgut volvulus is a devastating consequence of the lack of bowel fixation that results in ischemic infarction of much of the small and large intestine, with short gut syndrome [mhmedical.com]

Testicular Torsion

In males with the bell-clapper condition, torsion often occurs as a result of a lack of fixation and this leads to the testes becoming freely suspended within the tunica vaginalis [symptoma.com]

[…] of fixation and abnormal mobility of the testicle. [3] NTT occurs during the testicular descent into the scrotum, and many occur in utero. [3] After the neonatal period, [jcnonweb.com]

In males with the bell-clapper deformity, torsion can occur because of a lack of fixation, resulting in the testis being freely suspended within the tunica vaginalis. [emedicine.com]

Talaromyces Marneffei Infection

This accounts for greater resolution of the cytomorphologic details of routine cytology for identifying P. marneffei because cytology lacks formalin-fixation artifacts and [jcytol.org]

Joubert Syndrome Type 9

Neurologic examination revealed persisting profound muscular hypotonia and lack of spontaneous movements, horizontal nystagmus, and lack of fixation due to severely reduced [ajnr.org]

The patient was a 7-yr-old boy, who visited Wonkwang University Sanbon Hospital with the principal presentations of lack of ocular fixation, ataxia, growth retardation, and [labmedonline.org]

Diomedi-Bernardi-Placidi Syndrome

Birk-Landau-Perez Syndrome Clinical Characteristics Ocular Features: Patients have oculomotor apraxia, saccadic pursuits, lack of fixation, and ptosis. [disorders.eyes.arizona.edu]

Flail Chest

Respiratory failure resulted from flail chest due to the combination of acute rib fracture and the lack of anterior fixation of the thoracic cage. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

However, definitive data supporting surgical fixation are lacking, and its virtues have not been evaluated against modern, comprehensive management protocols. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Recent technological advances and scientific publications have created a renewed interest in surgical fixation of flail chest. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Anophthalmia or Microphthalmia - Esophageal Atresia Syndrome

The lack of fixation and reactivity to light or structured stimuli and the presence of roving eye movements were highly suggestive of poor or no residual visual function. [link.springer.com]

The F-VEPs results and the lack of fixation and of pupil reactivity to light suggest a severe visual impairment in this child, unlike the Sami case, who exhibited fairly good [link.springer.com]

The lack of F-VEP response--which is very unusual in achiasmia--confirmed the OC aplasia suggested by MRI findings; moreover we could consider the OC aplasia of our patient [link.springer.com]

Azorhizobium Caulinodans

In contrast, Azorhizobium cytbd- cytcbb3-double mutants, which carry both null alleles, completely lacked symbiotic N2 fixation activity. [digitalcommons.calpoly.edu]

Moreover, nitrate itself has no inducible effect on H 2 evolution; nifA null mutant 60107R, which entirely lacks ability to derepress the N 2 fixation regulon [19], shows [journals.plos.org]

The absence of a gene encoding phosphofructokinase indicates the lack of a functional Emden-Meyerhof pathway. [doi.org]

Solitary Rectal Ulcer Syndrome

Anorectal redundancy with lack of mesorectosacral fixation may contribute to the process. All patients should be studied with defecography and dynamic MRI. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Dynamic MRI of the pelvis revealed pronounced anorectal redundancy and lack of mesorectosacral fixation with mild to severe pelvic floor descent in all four patients studied [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Ectopic Parathormone Syndrome

Since parathyroid glands lack capsular fixation, an ectopic parathyroid gland may also develop from a gland that is initially present in a normal anatomic position but which [hkmj.org]

Isolated Congenital Auditory Ossicle Malformation

Incus-stapes prosthesis grounded on fatty tissue. 2 F 11 Re-Lack of long crus of incus. Stapes base fixation. Stapedectomy. [czytelniamedyczna.pl]

3 Lack of a part of the ossicular chain with or without abnormality of the stapes Class 4 Severe malformation of all the ossicular chain Diagnosis The diagnosis is suspected [entokey.com]

Aplasia of right ear. 10 F 8 Le and Re-Stapes base fixation. Le and Re-Stapedotomy. Teflon piston operation. 11 F 9 Le-Lack of incudostapedial joint. [czytelniamedyczna.pl]

Congenital Ptosis

In younger patients, amblyopia was defined by a lack of fixation in the ptotic eye compared with the nonptotic one. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Some conditions that can display pseudoptosis include an enophthalmic eye (lack of posterior support), hypotropic eye (droop disappears when affected patient fixates on an [pedclerk.bsd.uchicago.edu]

Sigmoid Volvulus

(B) Lack of dorsal mesenteric fixation of cecum to retroperitoneum. [emedicine.medscape.com]

[…] of fixation of a part of the colon. [8] Constipation can be considered as a cause with progressive colonic redundancy or a result. [afrjpaedsurg.org]

Incomplete cecal and ascending colonic fixation occurs because of a lack of embryologic development of the dorsal mesentery. [emedicine.medscape.com]

Congenital Absence of the Penis

Buried penis is defined as a penis of normal size which is concealed within the pubic tissue due to a lack of fixation of the skin at the base of the penis. [omicsonline.org]

Rectal Prolapse

It is possible that it is due to excessive straining at defaecation, to a weak pelvic floor and anal sphincter muscles, or to a lack of fixation of the lower bowel to adjacent [sydneycolorectal.com.au]

Possible explanations are excessive straining at defaecation, a weak pelvic floor and anal sphincter muscles, or a lack of fixation of the lower bowel (rectum) to adjacent [cssanz.org]

[…] of normal fixation of the rectum, with a mobile mesorectum and lax lateral ligaments. 5 - 7 With this abnormality, the small intestine, which lies against the anterior wall [jamanetwork.com]

Sotos Syndrome Type 1

His psychomotor development was delayed in terms of lack of reciprocal smile, poor fixation of eyes, and marked hypotonia. [jmg.bmj.com]

Gastric Volvulus

Primary gastric volvulus is related to the lack of fixation by the ligaments which exist between a stomach and other organs. [surgicalcasereports.springeropen.com]

They are predominantly associated with two predisposing factors: lack of thorough peritoneal fixation and fulcrums such as abdominal masses or adhesions. [news-medical.net]

Omental Volvulus

[…] torsion or rotation caused by a lack of fixation rather than to convert it to another malabsorptive bariatric procedure. [minsurgery.com]

APPENDIX 1: Predisposing Factors for Torsion of Bowel and Solid Organs Attachment of pedicle to body wall • Lack of fixation (bell-clapper deformity, testicular torsion) • [ajronline.org]

[…] torsion or rotation caused by a lack of fixation rather than to convert it to another malabsorptive bariatric procedure (7). [minsurgery.com]

Renovascular Hypertension

The technique is used in patients who due to aortic-neck morphology and lack of adequate fixation and/or sealing zones are not eligible for standard EVAR. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Rectal Obstruction

This is likely due to the tortuosity of bowel and its lack of fixation to adjacent structures and organs in addition to active peristalsis [ 31, 111, 112 ]. [aibolita.com]

Cortical Blindness

[…] of visual fixation and tracking Denial of visual loss (Anton–Babinski syndrome) Visual hallucinations Macular sparing, in which vision in the fovea is spared from the blindness [en.wikipedia.org]

[…] of visual fixation and tracking [4] Denial of visual loss ( Anton–Babinski syndrome ) Visual hallucinations [4] Macular sparing, in which vision in the fovea is spared from [en.m.wikipedia.org]

[…] include: A complete loss of visual sensation and of vision Preservation/sparing of the abilities to perceive light and/or moving, but not static objects (Riddoch syndrome) A lack [en.wikipedia.org]

Urinary Tract Injury

Skin breakdown due to lack of padding and maceration between toes Vascular compromise, usually due to an overly tight application Cotton or gauze for padding Adhesive tape [merckmanuals.com]

[…] fracture Structural toe disorders (eg, hallux limitus) Absolute contraindications Open fracture Relative contraindications Certain fractures of the big toe (some require fixation [merckmanuals.com]

Alternating Exotropia

A cover test and stereopsis testing revealed a lack of bifoveal fixation. [clspectrum.com]

Second, her alternating strabismus allowed her vision to develop equally because she alternates fixation eye to eye as opposed to constantly fixating with one eye. [clspectrum.com]