Iodine Deficiency and Pathology of Thyroid Gland as a Background State of Candidiasis of Mucosa of the Upper Part of Digestive Tract [PDF]
There were examined 119 patients of gastroenterological profile, who, according to the results of microbiological examination of scraping from tongue and biopsy material of digestive tract and stomach, were divided into three groups: 1 group – patients ...
Kushnirenko, I. (Inessa)
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Chronic inflammatory bowel diseases: epidemiological features in Ukraine
Background. The number of registered patients with inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD) that is characterized by systemic manifestations and polymorbidal course is increasing nowadays.
Yu.M. Stepanov+2 more
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Temporal Patterns of Multiple Long-Term Conditions in Individuals with Intellectual Disability Living in Wales: An Unsupervised Clustering Approach to Disease Trajectories [PDF]
Identifying and understanding the co-occurrence of multiple long-term conditions (MLTC) in individuals with intellectual disabilities (ID) is vital for effective healthcare management. These individuals often face earlier onset and higher prevalence of MLTCs, yet specific co-occurrence patterns remain unexplored.
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ASGE guideline for endoscopic full-thickness resection and submucosal tunnel endoscopic resection
With the development of reliable endoscopic closure techniques and tools, endoscopic full-thickness resection (EFTR) is emerging as a therapeutic option for the treatment of subepithelial tumors and epithelial neoplasia with significant fibrosis.
Harry R. Aslanian, MD, FASGE+16 more
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Molecular Communication-Based Intelligent Dopamine Rate Modulator for Parkinson's Disease Treatment [PDF]
Parkinson's disease (PD) is a progressive neurodegenerative disease, and it is caused by the loss of dopaminergic neurons in the basal ganglia (BG). Currently, there is no definite cure for PD, and available treatments mainly aim to alleviate its symptoms.
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Football and Beer - a Social Media Analysis on Twitter in Context of the FIFA Football World Cup 2018 [PDF]
In many societies alcohol is a legal and common recreational substance and socially accepted. Alcohol consumption often comes along with social events as it helps people to increase their sociability and to overcome their inhibitions. On the other hand we know that increased alcohol consumption can lead to serious health issues, such as cancer ...
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Vien X Nguyen1, Vi Thuy Le Nguyen2, Cuong C Nguyen11Department of Gastroenterology, Mayo Clinic, Scottsdale, AZ, USA; 2Department of Pharmacy, Banner Baywood Medical Center, Mesa, AZ, USAAbstract: The field of endoscopy has revolutionized the diagnosis ...
Vien X Nguyen+2 more
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Self-Reported Confidence of Large Language Models in Gastroenterology: Analysis of Commercial, Open-Source, and Quantized Models [PDF]
This study evaluated self-reported response certainty across several large language models (GPT, Claude, Llama, Phi, Mistral, Gemini, Gemma, and Qwen) using 300 gastroenterology board-style questions. The highest-performing models (GPT-o1 preview, GPT-4o, and Claude-3.5-Sonnet) achieved Brier scores of 0.15-0.2 and AUROC of 0.6.
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Optimizing Gastrointestinal Diagnostics: A CNN-Based Model for VCE Image Classification [PDF]
In recent years, the diagnosis of gastrointestinal (GI) diseases has advanced greatly with the advent of high-tech video capsule endoscopy (VCE) technology, which allows for non-invasive observation of the digestive system. The MisaHub Capsule Vision Challenge encourages the development of vendor-independent artificial intelligence models that can ...
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Safety of naltrexone in patients with cirrhosis
Background & Aims: Treatment of alcohol use disorder (AUD) improves survival in patients with alcohol-related cirrhosis. However, medications for alcohol use disorder (MAUD) are underutilized in this population, partially due to concerns regarding ...
Rachel Thompson+3 more
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