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Surgical technique of orthotopic liver transplantation [PDF]

, 1988
Athough significant strides have been made in the surgical technique of orthotopic liver transplantation, numerous problems and nuisances are still encountered. Further surgical refinements will certainly evolve.
Bowman, J, Kahn, D, Makowka, L, Mieles, L, Sher, L, Starzl, TE, Stieber, AC, Wallis Marsh, J   +7 more
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Current status of intestinal transplantation in children [PDF]

, 1998
Purpose: A clinical trial of intestinal transplantation (Itx) under tacrolimus and prednisone immunosuppression was initiated in June 1990 in children with irreversible intestinal failure and who were dependent on total parenteral nutrition (TPN ...
Asfar, Billingham, Casavilla, Deltz, Edward M Barksdale, Fontes, Furukawa, Garau, Goulet, Grant, Grant, Grant, Green, Hiro Furukawa, Iwaki, Javier Bueno, John J Fung, Jorge Reyes, Kareem Abu-Elmagd, Kashiwagi, Langnas, Lee, Lillehei, Manez, Margreiter, McAlister, Mike Green, Monchik, Murase, Murase, Porter, Putnam, Randhawa, Rao, Reyes, Reyes, Reyes, Samuel Kocoshis, Satoru Todo, Sharon Strom, Sigurdsson, Starzl, Starzl, Starzl, Starzl, Starzl, Starzl, Takaya, Thomas E Starzl, Todo, Tzakis, White, William Irish   +52 more
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Current status, trends, and controversies in the selection of gastrectomy procedures: Insights from two nationwide questionnaire surveys conducted over a 7‐year interval in Japan

Annals of Gastroenterological Surgery, EarlyView.
This study investigates the evolving trends and challenges in gastrectomy procedures in Japan, drawing on two nationwide surveys conducted in 2014 and 2021. Results show a significant shift toward minimally invasive and function‐preserving surgeries, such as laparoscopic and robot‐assisted gastrectomy, with an emphasis on enhancing postoperative ...
Koji Nakada, Hideyuki Kashiwagi, Shinichi Kinami, Hiroharu Yamashita, Nobuyoshi Hanyu, Atsushi Oshio, Michio Kaminishi, Yasuyuki Seto   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

The impact of race/ethnicity on pancreaticoduodenectomy outcomes for pancreatic cancer

Journal of Surgical Oncology, Volume 127, Issue 1, Page 99-108, January 2023., 2023
Abstract Purpose To investigate the impact of race/ethnicity on surgical outcomes following pancreaticoduodenectomy for pancreatic cancer. Methods A retrospective review of patients undergoing pancreaticoduodenectomy for adenocarcinoma in the National Surgical Quality Improvement Program (NSQIP) database from 2014 to 2019.
Yahya Alwatari, Catalina M. Mosquera, Jad Khoraki, Salem Rustom, Natalie Wall, Athanasios E. Sevdalis, Weston Stover, Jose G. Trevino, Brian Kaplan   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Advances in endoscopic management of biliary tract complications after liver transplantation

Liver transplantation, 2013
Biliary tract complications after liver transplantation (LT) most commonly include biliary leaks, strictures, and stone disease. Living donor recipients and donation after cardiac death recipients are at an increased risk of developing biliary ...
M. Arain, R. Attam, M. Freeman
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Hepatic progenitor cells from adult human livers for cell transplantation. [PDF]

, 2008
Objective: Liver regeneration is mainly based on cellular self-renewal including progenitor cells. Efforts have been made to harness this potential for cell transplantation, but shortage of hepatocytes and premature differentiated progenitor cells ...
Aurich, H., Brockhoff, G., Christ, B., Jauch, Karl-Walter, Kirchner, S., Kunz-Schughart, L.A., Lichtenauer, M., Schlitt, H.-J., Stock, P., Thasler, Wolfgang E., Weiss, T.S.   +10 more
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Multiple Sampling Capsule Robot for Studying Gut Microbiome

Advanced Intelligent Systems, EarlyView.
A multiple sampling capsule robot (MSCR) is developed for longitudinal gut microbiome analysis. Employing electromagnetic field control, the MSCR can locomote actively, precisely align the selected channel, and collect up to six microbiome samples with minimal cross‐contamination.
Sanghyeon Park, Manh Cuong Hoang, Jayoung Kim, Sukho Park   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

RADIOLOGICAL DIAGNOSTICS OF BILE DUCTS CONSTRICTIVE LESIONS (REVIEW OF LITERATURE)

Acta Biomedica Scientifica, 2017
Nowadays hospitals use a large number of methods of radiological diagnostics that are able not only to evaluate morphological changes of hepatobiliary zone, but also to assess functional state of the liver, and the state organ hemodynamics. Despite that,
V. A. Malakhanov, P. V. Seliverstov
doaj   +1 more source

Pancreaticoduodenectomy for biliary tract carcinoma with situs inversus totalis: difficulties and technical notes based on two cases

World Journal of Surgical Oncology, 2013
Situs inversus totalis (SIT) denotes complete right-left inversion of the thoracic and abdominal viscera. Diagnosis and surgical procedures for abdominal pathology in patients with SIT are technically more complicated because of mirror-image ...
D. Kyuno, Y. Kimura, M. Imamura, M. Uchiyama, Masayuki Ishii, M. Meguro, M. Kawamoto, T. Mizuguchi, K. Hirata   +8 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Treatment of hilar cholangiocarcinoma (Klatskin tumors) with hepatic resection or transplantation [PDF]

, 1998
Background: Because of the rarity of hilar cholangiocarcinoma, its prognostic risk factors have not been sufficiently analyzed. This retrospective study was undertaken to evaluate various pathologic risk factors which influenced survival after curative ...
Dvorchik, I, Fung, JJ, Iwatsuki, S, Lee, RG, Madariaga, JR, Marsh, JW, Starzl, TE, Todo, S   +7 more
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