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Journal of Nepal Medical Association, 2021 Introduction: Most ingested foreign bodies pass through the gastrointestinal tract spontaneously. However, some foreign bodies may get impacted in the upper gastrointestinal tract.
Ramila Shrestha +4 more
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Journal of Infection and Public Health, 2020 Summary: Patients undergoing haemodialysis are exposed to a great volume of dialysis water and therefore its microbial analysis is important for patient safety. Furthermore, microbial surveillance is reported in several guidelines as a necessary means to
Giorgio Piccinelli +4 more
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A case of ingested water beads diagnosed with point-of-care ultrasound [PDF]
Clinical and Experimental Emergency Medicine, 2020 A previously healthy 12-month-old girl presented to the emergency department with vomiting of water beads (superabsorbent polymer). The girl did not have clinical or radiographic signs of residual foreign bodies or intestinal obstruction.
Hye Bo Kim +5 more
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Sensors, 2021 Capsule endoscopy is a well-established diagnostic tool for the gastrointestinal tract. However, the reliable tracking of capsule endoscopes needs further investigation.
Samuel Zeising +5 more
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DEN Open, 2022 Endoscopic ultrasonography (EUS) and endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) for pancreatobiliary diseases require advanced techniques. We usually use an oblique‐viewing endoscope in such procedures.
Akashi Fujita +12 more
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Gastrointestinal fistula endoscopic closure techniques
Annals of Gastroenterology, 2020 With the improvement in flexible endoscopic technology and the availability of new endoscopic devices, current endoscopic therapies spare many patients who would otherwise undergo surgical repair of gastrointestinal fistulas. These endoscopic techniques include gastrointestinal stents, endoscopic suturing, cardiac septal occluders, endo-sponge, vacuum ...
Bhurwal, Abhishek +4 more
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Small-caliber endoscopes are more fragile than conventional endoscopes
Endoscopy International Open, 2019 Background and study aims The repair costs of gastrointestinal endoscopes account for a significant proportion of the total budget of an endoscopy unit. This study evaluated the repair costs of small-caliber endoscopes and conventional endoscopes used in
Toshihiro Nishizawa +10 more
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Tolerance of Pseudomonas aeruginosa in in vitro biofilms to high level peracetic acid disinfection [PDF]
, 2017 Biofilm has been suggested as a cause of disinfection failures in flexible endoscopes where no lapses in the decontamination procedure can be identified. To test this theory, the activity of peracetic acid (PAA), one of the commonly used disinfectants in
Akinbobola, Ayorinde +4 more
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Progression of duodenal adenomatosis in familial adenomatous polyposis: due to ageing of subjects and advances in technology [PDF]
, 2011 Familial adenomatous polyposis patients are at risk of duodenal cancer. Surveillance is indicated and the extent of duodenal polyposis is quantified by the Spigelman staging system.
Elisabeth M. H. Mathus-Vliegen +3 more
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Diagnostics, 2022 The traveled distance and orientation of capsule endoscopes for each video frame are not available in commercial systems, but they would be highly relevant for physicians.
Samuel Zeising +5 more
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