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Infected Necrosis in Severe Pancreatitis - Combined Nonsurgical Multi-Drainage with Directed Transabdominal High-Volume Lavage in Critically Ill Patients [PDF]

, 2009
Background: Infection of pancreatic necrosis is a life-threatening complication during the course of acute pancreatitis. In critically ill patients, surgical or extended endoscopic interventions are associated with high morbidity and mortality. Minimally
A. Meining, A. Umgelter, Baron, Beger, Bradley, Bradley, Branum, C. Prinz, Connor, Connor, Dellinger, Fernandez-del Castillo, Hartwig, Isenmann, J. Gaa, L. Ludwig, M. Bajbouj, McKay, Nathens, Nordback, R.M. Schmid, Sand, Sarr, Seewald, Seifert, Seifert, Tsiotos, Tzovaras, V. Becker, W. Huber, Werner, Whitcomb   +31 more
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Mast cells: key players in digestive system tumors and their interactions with immune cells

Cell Death Discovery
Mast cells (MCs) are critical components of both innate and adaptive immune processes. They play a significant role in protecting human health and in the pathophysiology of various illnesses, including allergies, cardiovascular diseases and autoimmune ...
Feihong Shu, Jie Yu, Youjia Liu, Fang Wang, Guoyou Gou, Min Wen, Chen Luo, Xianmin Lu, Yanxia Hu, Qian Du, Jingyu Xu, Rui Xie   +11 more
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Common molecular basis for MASH and hepatitis C revealed via systems biology approach

Frontiers in Oncology
BackgroundMetabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis (MASH) is characterized by liver inflammation and damage caused by a buildup of fat in the liver.
Yongwei Cheng, Zihao Song, Ye Liu, Xichao Xu, Dali Zhang, Yigui Zou, Liang Liu, Yinzhen Zeng, Wenwen Li, Daming Bai, Dongling Dai   +10 more
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Modified triglyceride-glucose indices as novel predictors of metabolic dysfunction-associated fatty liver disease in US adolescents: a nationally representative study from NHANES 2017–2020

BMC Gastroenterology
Background Metabolic dysfunction-associated fatty liver disease (MAFLD) has become the most prevalent chronic liver condition in adolescents. The triglyceride-glucose (TyG) index, a surrogate marker of insulin resistance, has shown promise in adult MAFLD
Yigui Zou, Yu Dai, Ziyuan Li, Baixian Lin, Hu Chen, Zeling Zhuang, Wenwen Li, Qinghua Yang, Dongling Dai   +8 more
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Endoscopic Submucosal Dissection of an Inverted Early Gastric Cancer-Forming False Gastric Diverticulum [PDF]

Clinical Endoscopy, 2016
Endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD) is a standard treatment for early gastric cancer (EGC) that does not have any risk of lymph node or distant metastases. Here, we report a case of EGC resembling a diverticulum.
Yong-il Lee, Sang-kil Lee
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Radiotherapy-Induced Digestive Injury: Diagnosis, Treatment and Mechanisms

Frontiers in Oncology, 2021
Radiotherapy is one of the main therapeutic methods for treating cancer. The digestive system consists of the gastrointestinal tract and the accessory organs of digestion (the tongue, salivary glands, pancreas, liver and gallbladder).
Guangxia Chen, Yi Han, Haihan Zhang, Wenling Tu, Shuyu Zhang, Shuyu Zhang   +5 more
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Image-Based Flexible Endoscope Steering [PDF]

, 2010
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, Reilink, Rob, Stramigioli, Stefano   +2 more
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Glucose absorption in the duodenum is modulated by an estrogen receptor α-dependent regulation of glucose transporter functional expression

BMJ Open Diabetes Research & Care
Introduction The mechanisms of estrogen in glucose metabolism are well established; however, the role of this hormone in glucose absorption remains unclear. In this study, we investigated the effects of estrogen on glucose absorption in humans, mice, and
Xiaoxu Yang, Qian Du, Rui Xie, Jianhong Ding, Weixi Shan, Jingyu Xu, Changmei Chen, Qiushi Liao, Jun Lou, Zhe Jin, Mingkai Chen   +10 more
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Data Augmentation Based on Generative Adversarial Networks for Endoscopic Image Classification

IEEE Access, 2023
The incidence of cancer among modern people has recently increased due to various reasons such as eating habits, smoking, and drinking. Therefore, medical image analysis for effective disease diagnosis is considered an extremely important diagnostic tool.
Hyun-Cheol Park, In-Pyo Hong, Sahadev Poudel, Chang Choi   +3 more
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3D Laparoscopy. A potential cutting edge in minimal invasive digestive surgery [PDF]

, 2018
Laparoscopic surgery has changed surgical landscape, providing reduced surgical trauma, shorter hospital stays, less postoperative pain and better outcomes than open surgery. Since its first development in the 90’s, 3D technology applied to laparoscopic
Giuseppe S Sica, Sara di Carlo, Simone Sibio   +2 more
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