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Endoscopic small bowel therapies for type 2 diabetes

Nutrition in Clinical Practice, EarlyView.
Abstract Type 2 diabetes is a global epidemic despite current medical treatments. Many patients are not responsive to medications, and patients with obesity are hesitant about bariatric surgery. Studies investigating the metabolic effects of Roux‐en‐Y gastric bypass have increasingly demonstrated that the duodenum plays a key role in the ...
Roma Patel, Zehra Naseem, Prisha Gattu, Stephen Firkins, Roberto Simons‐Linares   +4 more
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Comparative Efficacy of Metabolic/Bariatric Surgery Versus GLP‐1 Receptor Agonists: A Network Meta‐Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials

Obesity, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective This study compared the efficacy of metabolic/bariatric surgery (MBS) and GLP‐1 receptor agonists (GLP‐1 RAs), including dual GLP‐1/GIP analogues, for weight and metabolic outcomes in adults with obesity. Methods A network meta‐analysis of randomized controlled trials compared MBS or GLP‐1 RAs versus lifestyle intervention in adults ...
Lucas Sabatella, Patricia M. Ortega, Víctor Valentí Azcárate, Fernando Rotellar Sastre, Adriana Uriz Pagola, Ahmed Ahmed, Sanjay Purkayastha, Carlota Tuero Ojanguren, Nuria Blanco Asensio, Manuel F. Landecho   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Radiation therapy for primary carcinoma of the extrahepatic biliary system. An analysis of 63 cases. [PDF]

, 1991
From 1976 to 1988, 63 patients received radiation therapy for primary cancers of the extrahepatic biliary system (eight gallbladder and 55 extrahepatic biliary duct). Twelve patients underwent orthotopic liver transplantation.
Carr, BI, Epstein, AH, Flickinger, JC, Iwatsuki, S, Starzl, TE   +4 more
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Intraductal ultrasonography for biliary strictures

Clinical Endoscopy, 2023
When diagnosing the nature of biliary strictures, it is sometimes difficult to perform non-invasive methods such as ultrasound, spiral computed imaging, magnetic resonance imaging, or endoscopic ultrasonography. Thus, treatment decisions are usually based on biopsy results.
openaire   +3 more sources

Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy as a Key Feature of MRAS‐Related Noonan Syndrome: New Case and Comprehensive Literature Review

Prenatal Diagnosis, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Noonan syndrome (NS) is a rare multisystemic condition among the RASopathy group, characterized by a broad phenotypic spectrum and genetic variability. It results from pathogenic variants in genes regulating the RAS/MAPK pathway, affecting cell proliferation and differentiation.
Romain Martineau, Constance Wells, Florent Fuchs, Sophie Collardeau‐Frachon, Valentin Ruault, Sophie Colomb, Jean‐Michel Faure, Caroline Bartholmot, Marie Vincenti, Benjamin Ganne, Marjolaine Willems   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

A unique type of fully covered metal stent for the management of post liver transplant biliary anastomotic strictures

BMC Gastroenterology, 2020
Background We report our experience of treating anastomotic strictures using a novel type of fully covered metal stent (FCSEMS). This stent, known as the Kaffes Stent, is short-length with an antimigration waist and is easily removable due to long ...
Ben Warner, Phillip Harrison, Muhammad Farman, John Devlin, David Reffitt, Yasser El-Sherif, Shirin E. Khorsandi, Andreas Prachalias, Miriam Cortes Cerisuelo, Krish Menon, Wayel Jassem, Parthi Srinivasan, Hector Vilca-Melendez, Michael Heneghan, Nigel Heaton, Deepak Joshi   +15 more
doaj   +1 more source

Additional flap on plastic stents for improved antimigration effect in the treatment of post-cholecystectomy bile leak [PDF]

, 2018
Background and study aims: In plastic stent insertion for treatment of post-cholecystectomy bile leak, stent migration may be more common due to the absence of a shelf to anchor the stent.
Easler, Jeffrey J., El Hajj, Ihab I, Fogel, Evan L., Gromski, Mark A., Kwon, Chang-Il, Lehman, Glen A., McHenry, Lee, Oh, Hyoung-Chul, Sherman, Stuart, Watkins, James   +9 more
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Chinese Registry on Transjugular Intrahepatic Portosystemic Shunts (CN‐TIPS): Protocol for a Registry‐Based, Prospective Prognostic Study

Portal Hypertension &Cirrhosis, EarlyView.
CN‐TIPS is a nationwide, multicenter prospective registry that will enroll 10,000 adults with portal hypertension undergoing transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt in China, integrating perioperative clinical and hemodynamic metrics with standardized imaging (including computational modeling in a dedicated subcohort) and multi‐omics biospecimens,
Yi Xiang, Yong Lv, Hongwei Zhou, Jianbo Zhao, Meng Niu, Jiacheng Liu, Guangchuan Wang, Qi Zhang, Weizhong Zhou, Beijia Yu, Jun Chi, Guo Han, Jiawei Zhang, Long Gao, Wenjing Liu, Zhang Zhang, Tianyu Liu, Wuhua Guo, He Zhao, Gao‐Jun Teng, Xiaolong Qi   +20 more
wiley   +1 more source

Diagnostic accuracy of magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography (MRCP) combined with multidetector computed tomography (MDCT) in determining the nature of biliary stricture

The Egyptian Journal of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine
Background Differentiation of benign from malignant biliary stricture is a complex task. We aimed to evaluate diagnostic yield of MRCP combined with CT in the diagnosis of malignant and benign biliary strictures and correlated with histopathological ...
Heba Mohamed Samier, Ahmed Fawzy Selim, Mohamed Elsayed Sarhan, Tamer Mahmoud Dawoud   +3 more
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Rapid Resolution of Cholangitic Abscess and Biliary Sepsis in a Liver Transplant Recipient after Hepatic Artery Revascularization

Case Reports in Transplantation, 2016
Hepatic arterial flow is paramount in preserving biliary integrity. We present an interesting clinical scenario of a liver transplant recipient with biliary anastomotic stricture who developed biliary abscess and sepsis after Endoscopic Retrograde ...
Sushrut Trakroo, Kamran Qureshi
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