What is oogenesis? Oogenesis is a type of gametogenesis. It is the process of producing female gametes, once sex determination of the embryo has occurred. The presence of the SRY gene on the Y chromosome leads to male gonad formation and spermatogenesis, while female gonad development is the âdefault stateâ.
One type of twist or kink is called a small bowel obstruction. This usually happens after a patient has had an abdominal operation like appendectomy, hysterectomy, or colon removal which leads to scar tissue or adhesions developing in the abdomen. The intestines can be come twisted, kinked, or obstructed around this scar tissue. This condition, called a small bowel obstruction, may require surgery for treatment in 20% of patients. Small bowel obstruction can also occur as the result of a hernia. Another type of intestinal twist is called a volvulus. This usually occurs in the colon, where a segment of the colon rotates 180 degrees like a roller coaster loop. This causes a blockage of the colon and may pinch off the blood supply to the colon.
When the granuloma stays around, the body slowly deposits calcium into the granuloma as the scar matures. Because calcium is easy to see on an x-ray, we often (up to 25% of patients in Ohio) will see some calcified granulomas in the lung and also in other organs, especially the spleen.Often these granulomas appear as small nodules to the radiologist. They are benign and usually asymptomatic.he short answer is that I would not worry about calcified granulomas and this is why. A granuloma is a form of inflammation in the body where immune cells encircle and form a ball around some type of infectious organism and hopefully clears away the infection.