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BMC Gastroenterology, 2018 Background Perioperative serum potassium levels are closely associated with postoperative clinical outcomes after gastrointestinal surgery. The aim of our retrospective study was to identify the prevalence and risk factors for preoperative hypokalemia ...
Qianqian Zhu +7 more
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Homotransplantation of multiple visceral organs [PDF]
, 1962 It was technically possible to perform simultaneous homotransplantation of multiple visceral organs including the liver, spleen, pancreas, omentum and the entire gastrointestinal tract.
Berger +13 more
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Gut and Liver, 2019 Background/Aims The use of a low-volume bowel cleansing agent is associated with a greater willingness to undergo repeat colonoscopy. Oral sulfate solution (OSS) is a recently approved low-volume agent; however, its efficacy and safety in the elderly ...
Min Seob Kwak +10 more
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Animal models of cathartic colon
World Journal of Clinical Cases, 2021 The incidence of cathartic colon has been increasing, but satisfactory treatments are still lacking. In order to study the pathological mechanisms of the disorder and identify effective treatment methods, researchers have established different animal models of cathartic colon.
Qiao Li Sun +7 more
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Polyethylene glycol, unique among laxatives, suppresses aberrant crypt foci, by elimination of cells. [PDF]
, 2006 OBJECTIVE: Polyethylene glycol (PEG), an osmotic laxative, is a potent inhibitor of colon cancer in rats. In a search for the underling mechanisms, the hypothesis that fecal bulking and moisture decrease colon carcinogenesis was tested.
Corpet, Denis E. +3 more
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Symptomatic Hyponatremia after Bowel Preparation: Report of Two Cases and Literature Review
Acta Médica Portuguesa, 2017 Introduction: Bowel preparation for colonoscopy and/or colorectal surgery can cause electrolyte imbalances. The risk of electrolyte imbalances seems to be related to the type of bowel cleansing solution, age of patients and comorbidities. Case Report: We
Juliana Moura Costa, João Bruno Soares
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Turkish Journal of Colorectal Disease, 2018 Aim: The great majority of colorectal cancers arise from pre-existing adenomatous polyps. High-quality bowel cleansing is essential to improve the quality of colonoscopy.
Emre Günay, Hasan Abuoğlu
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Trepanation practices in Asclepieia: systematizing a neurosurgerical innovation. [PDF]
, 2017 As ancient Greeks started looking for deities that could fulfil the pragmatic needs of common people, local heroes started being mythologized and worshipped through cults. The most widespread such example was Asclepius, possibly a skilled war surgeon who
Kousoulis, AA +3 more
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, 2018 Cathartes aura (Linnaeus, 1758) Records. Table 3. Turkey vulture individuals were identified by size, shape, and color pattern (Fig. 12). The body feathers were mostly brownish-black, but the flight feathers on the wings were silvery-gray underneath, contrasting with the darker wing linings. The head was small in proportion to the body and red in color
Fischer, Wagner +2 more
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Rotation therapy for maniacs, melancholics and idiots: theory, practice and perception in European medical and literary case histories [PDF]
, 2018 This article examines the development and use of rotation therapy in the emerging field of psychiatry at the beginning of the 19th century, and the cross-fertilization between British, Irish, German, French and other European proponents of ‘Cox’s Swing’.
Dickson, Sheila
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