Reduced Intravenous Fluorescein Dose for Upper and Lower Gastrointestinal Tract Probe-Based Confocal Laser Endomicroscopy [PDF]
Background/Aims Probe-based confocal laser endomicroscopy (pCLE) requires the administration of intravenous (IV) fluorescein. This study aimed to determine the optimal dose of IV fluorescein for both upper and lower gastrointestinal (GI) tract pCLE ...
Kazuya Inoki +17 more
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Endoscopic Treatment of Gastric and Duodenal Neuroendocrine Tumors: Present and Future [PDF]
Gastric and duodenal neuroendocrine tumors (NETs) are not common; however, there is an increase in the incidence due to increased use of endoscopy. Endoscopic treatment has been applied to treat small NET G1 in the stomach and duodenum.
Sung Woo Jung
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Repair of Preduodenal Portal Vein Injury with Polytetrafluoroethylene Graft with Midgut Rotation and Left Sided Inferior Vena Cava [PDF]
Preduodenal Portal Vein (PDPV) is a rare congenital anomaly. The presence of PDPV carries the risk of injury to Portal Vein (PV) during operations involving biliary duct, duodenum and pancreas.
Zuber Ansari +3 more
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Routes and types of microbial infection in the pathology of pancreatic adenocarcinoma [PDF]
Introduction/Objective. Pancreatic cancer may be accompanied by infections caused by various microorganisms. It is uncertain wheatear pancreatic infection precedes the development of cancer or vice versa.
Nikolić Dragan +5 more
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Delayed manifestation of Isolated Intramural Hematoma of the duodenum resulting from Blunt abdominal Trauma [PDF]
Duodenal injury following blunt abdominal trauma is a relatively unusual complication, and it may sometimes be difficult to distinguish a duodenal hematoma from duodenal perforation.
Tae Sun Ha, Jun Chul Chung
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A Case Report of a Bleeding Duodenal Gastro-Intestinal Stromal Tumor and its Emergent Management [PDF]
A gastrointestinal stromal tumor (GIST) arising in the duodenum is a rare subtype of mesenchymal tumor. GISTs have a reported incidence of 11.9–19.6 per million population and duodenal GISTs make up just 5% of these tumors.
Yagan Pillay, Oladapo Mabadeje
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Somatostatinoma of the Vater's papilla in a patient with von Recklinghausen's disease [PDF]
Background. Somatostatinomas of the gastrointestinal tract secret hormone somatostatin which can cause "inhibitory syndrome" comprising diabetes mellitus, cholelithiasis and steatorrheic diarrhea.
Čolović Radoje +3 more
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Data from non-ruminants indicate that amino acid (AA) transport into cells can regulate mTOR pathway activity and protein synthesis. Whether mTOR is expressed in the ruminant gastrointestinal tract (GIT) and how it may be related to AA transporters and ...
Qianming Jiang +3 more
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Perforated duodenal ulcer in a dog with gallbladder agenesis
Background: Duodenal ulceration (DU) in dogs derives from different causes but has never previously been related to gallbladder agenesis (GA). GA is a rare congenital disorder in dogs and is considered a predisposing factor for DU in humans.
Luca Ciammaichella +8 more
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Image-Based Flexible Endoscope Steering [PDF]
Manually steering the tip of a flexible endoscope to navigate through an endoluminal path relies on the physician’s dexterity and experience. In this paper we present the realization of a robotic flexible endoscope steering system that uses the ...
Misra, Sarthak +2 more
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