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Extreme Achalasia Presenting as Anorexia Nervosa
Case Reports in Surgery, 2012 Background. Achalasia may lead to cachexia if not diagnosed in an early stage. Surgery in cachectic patients is hazardous and complications may result in a protracted recovery or even death. Different treatment options have been described. In this paper,
P. J. Goldsmith, B. Decadt
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Colojejunal Fistula Resulting from a D-PEJ Feeding Tube
Case Reports in Gastroenterology, 2008 Numerous procedures have been developed to provide adequate enteral nutrition to patients with gastrointestinal disorders. Previously, operative placement of a feeding gastrostomy or jejunostomy tube was the accepted means of gaining chronic enteral ...
Martin D. Zielinski, Robert R. Cima
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The influence of bypass procedures and other anatomical changes in the gastrointestinal tract on the oral bioavailability of drugs [PDF]
, 2013 The gastrointestinal (GI) tract plays an important role in the absorption of orally administered drugs. However, in some cases the anatomy of the GI tract is changed due to GI surgery, which has the potential of influencing drug bioavailability.
Boussery, Koen +2 more
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Enteral Nutrition among Surgical Patients : Literature Review [PDF]
, 2014 The purpose of this literature review was to describe what the effects of enteral nutrition are for surgical patients The aim is to improve enteral nutrition of surgical patients.
Ayezabu, Meron +2 more
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A rare case of hepatic duct injury from blunt abdominal trauma [PDF]
, 2014 Background: A 25 year-old male was brought to the emergency room following an apparent suicide attempt by jumping from the fourth floor. Case Report: Patient had a large abdominal laceration in the right upper quadrant (RUQ).
Hasaniya, Nahidh W. +3 more
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Kaohsiung Journal of Medical Sciences, 2008 We report the clinical experience of one patient with perforated duodenal diverticulitis who was successfully treated by intra-abdominal drainage and feeding jejunostomy.
Chin-Fan Chen +5 more
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Outcomes after oesophageal perforation: a retrospective cohort study of patients with different aetiologies [PDF]
, 2017 Introduction: The mortality rate after oesophageal perforation is high despite advances in operative and non-operative techniques. In this study, we sought to identify risk factors for hospital mortality after oesophageal perforation treatment.
Chan, JYL +6 more
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African Journal of Paediatric Surgery, 2015 Background: Our aim is to share our experiences regarding patients who cannot be fed effectively through the gastrostomy tube, but were inserted feeding jejunostomy through the gastrostomy orifice using scopic fluoroscopic techniques utilised by the ...
Ramazan Karabulut +7 more
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Early and late complications of bariatric operation. [PDF]
, 2018 Weight loss surgery is one of the fastest growing segments of the surgical discipline. As with all medical procedures, postoperative complications will occur. Acute care surgeons need to be familiar with the common problems and their management. Although
Beekley, Alec +3 more
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Total parenteral nutrition in twin pregnancy after suicide attempt with corrosive [PDF]
, 2017 Introduction. Self-poisoning is not frequent during pregnancy. We present the successful treatment of a woman 20 weeks pregnant with twins with self-inflicted poisoning by a caustic substance. Case report.
Bezmarević, Mihailo +2 more
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