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Menopausal characteristics and hormone replacement therapy in relation to long-term risk of cholecystectomy in women

Frontiers in Medicine
BackgroundWomen are known to be at higher risk for gallbladder disease than men, suggesting a role of female hormones in the pathogenesis of gallbladder disease. This study aimed to assess menopausal characteristics, hormone replacement therapy (HRT) and
Guan-Jun Ding, Wei Jiang, Jie-Qiong Lyu, Jie Ma, Guo-Chong Chen, Fu-Rong Li, Si-Jia Yang, Meng-Yuan Miao, Yong-Fei Hua   +8 more
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On the Job: Tina Nichols [PDF]

, 2017
As Office Supervisor in the Division of Transplant Surgery, Tina Nichols spends her days tackling a variety of time-sensitive tasks – from setting up meetings and working on provider credentialing to sorting out billing issues and scheduling patients for

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Safety and Effectiveness of Cholecystectomy and Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography in Biliary Pancreatitis During Pregnancy: BORN Study

United European Gastroenterology Journal, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Biliary acute pancreatitis (AP) during pregnancy is a challenging situation, and current guidelines for AP, pregnancy care, and surgery do not specifically address its management. This study investigated the safety and effectiveness of cholecystectomy and endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) during pregnancy in AP ...
Dorottya Tarján, Eszter Ágnes Szalai, Bálint Erőss, Péter Jenő Hegyi, Vasile Liviu Drug, Serge Chooklin, Michael Hirth, Gabriel Sandblom, Vanessa Sandblom, Åsa Edergren, Ahmed Tlili, Sami Fendri, Simon Sirtl, Daniel de la Iglesia Gracía, Floreta Kurti, Dong Wu, Adriana Gherbon, Łukasz Nawacki, Alexandru Constantinescu, Natalia V. Shirinskaya, Alexander N. Zolotov, Sanjay Pandanaboyana, Tsukasa Ikeura, Tiago Cúrdia Gonçalves, Louise Rasmussen, Bodil Andersson, Ahmed Bouzid, Ahmed Saidani, Nándor Ács, Zoltán Sipos, Nelli Farkas, Balázs Tihanyi, Brigitta Teutsch, Johan Nilsson, Alexandra Mikó, Péter Hegyi   +35 more
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Management and outcome of a dog with hepatic arteriovenous malformation and extensive thrombosis of splanchnic vessels (Canis lupus)

Veterinary Record Case Reports, EarlyView.
Abstract This report describes the diagnosis, treatment and long‐term follow‐up of a dog with hepatic arteriovenous malformation and extensive thrombus of the splanchnic vessels. A 1‐year‐old, male, neutered golden retriever presented with haematochezia and ascites.
Yuqing Sun, Alexa Bersenas, Brigitte A. Brisson   +2 more
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CT Evaluation of Long-Term Changes in Common Bile Duct Diameter after Cholecystectomy

Journal of the Korean Society of Radiology
Purpose The present study aimed to investigate the frequency and extent of compensatory common bile duct (CBD) dilatation after cholecystectomy, assess the time between cholecystectomy and CBD dilatation, and identify potentially useful CT findings ...
Sung Hee Ahn, Chansik An, Seung-seob Kim, Sumi Park   +3 more
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Staging in the treatment of chronic calculous cholecystitis, complicated by choledocholithiasis [PDF]

Клиническая практика
BACKGROUND: Chronic calculous cholecystitis is the most widespread disease in scheduled surgery departments, which in 10–15% of observations is complicated by choledocholithiasis.
Alexander V. Smirnov, Vladimir R. Stankevich, Dmitry V. Sazonov, Artur R. Akhmedianov, Aishe A. Keshvedinova, Nikolay A. Solovyev, Yury V. Ivanov, Robert I. Khabazov   +7 more
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Improving Patient Decision-Making in Health Care [PDF]

, 2011
Outlines regional variations within Minnesota in rates of patients with similar conditions receiving elective surgery, the concept of shared decision making, treatment choices for eight conditions, and steps for ensuring patients make informed ...
David C. Goodman, Elliott S. Fisher, John E. Wennberg, Julie P. W. Bynum, Michael J. Barry, Shannon Brownlee   +5 more
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Laryngopharyngeal Reflux: The Impact of Obesity

World Journal of Otorhinolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This article provides an overview of gastro‐esophageal (GERD) and laryngopharynegal (LPRD) reflux diseases in the context of obesity as a confounding entity. A detailed review of the clinical presentation, pathogenesis, diagnosis, and treatment of laryngopharyngeal reflux disease may be found elsewhere.
Abdul Latif H. Hamdan, Mary J. Hawkshaw, Robert T. Sataloff   +2 more
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Economic evaluation of the proposed surgical scheme at Auburn Hospital: Final report, CHERE Project Report No 19 [PDF]

Background Public hospitals have experienced budget constraints but as demand for admissions has been growing at the same time, occupancy levels have been increasing.
Christine Pollicino, Jane Hall, Phil Haywood   +2 more
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Bile Duct Replacement in Hepatobiliary Surgery: A Systematic Review

World Journal of Surgery, EarlyView.
Roux‐en‐Y hepaticojejunostomy (RYHJ) is currently the standard surgical technique for reestablishing biliary continuity, but it exposes the patient to serious biliary complications, such as anastomosis stricture and ascending cholangitis. RYHJ also limits access to the biliary tree for endoscopic intervention in cases with biliary complications, making
Mehdi Boubaddi, Chetana Lim, Eric Savier, Claire Goumard, Florence Jeune, Geraldine Rousseau, Filomena Conti, Fabiano Perdigao, Olivier Scatton, On behalf of the Liver Institute of la Pitié‐Salpêtrière (LIPS)   +9 more
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