Radiology and Oncology, 2022 13C-mixed triglyceride breath test (13C-MTGT) is a non-invasive test for the detection of moderate and severe pancreatic exocrine insufficiency (PEI), but it requires prolonged breath sampling.
Siuka Darko +5 more
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BMC Cancer, 2017 Background The optimal extent of gastrectomy for middle-third gastric cancer remains controversial. In our study, the short-term effects and longer-term survival outcomes of distal subtotal gastrectomy and total gastrectomy are analysed to determine the ...
Xin Ji +11 more
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Development and validation of an interpretable machine learning-based calculator for predicting 5-year weight trajectories after bariatric surgery: a multinational retrospective cohort SOPHIA study [PDF]
, 2023 Background Weight loss trajectories after bariatric surgery vary widely between individuals, and predicting weight loss before the operation remains challenging. We aimed to develop a model using machine learning to provide individual preoperative prediction of 5-year weight loss trajectories after surgery.
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Frontiers in Nutrition, 2022 Background and PurposeHyperglycemia (HG) is associated with increased postoperative complications. This study aims to evaluate the effect of HG during supplemental parenteral nutrition (SPN) on short-term prognosis in non-diabetic patients undergoing ...
Ning Lan +8 more
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Effects of specific nutrients on immune modulation in patients with gastrectomy
Annals of Gastroenterological Surgery, 2020 Gastric cancer (GC) is one of the most prevalent and lethal malignant neoplasms worldwide. The main treatment for GC is gastrectomy, which generally causes considerable metabolic stress to patients.
Jin‐Ming Wu, Ming‐Tsan Lin
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Cavernous Gastric Hemangioma as an Unusual Cause of Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding in a Young Woman
Case Reports in Gastroenterology, 2022 Gastric hemangiomas (GHs) are extremely rare vascular lesions of mesodermal origin that may occur in isolation or in conjunction with underlying congenital pathology.
Andrew Sun, Jeffrey Sun, Cheuk-Kay Sun
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Influence of the Proximal Margin Length on Local Anastomotic Recurrence in Adenocarcinoma of the Gastroesophageal Junction: A Single-center Experience [PDF]
Iranian Journal of Colorectal Research, 2023 Background: Curative resection with adequate margins is a treatment principle in gastroesophageal junction cancers. There is still no comprehensive agreement on the length of the negative proximal margin after total gastrectomy in Siewert II and III ...
Adel Zeinalpour +4 more
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Frontiers in Oncology, 2022 PurposeThe study aims to assess the incidence of short-term patient-reported postoperative gastrointestinal symptoms (PGISs) after gastric cancer surgery and explore the relative risk factors for the symptoms.MethodsPatients with radical gastrectomy were
Rui Xu +4 more
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Supra-ampullary duodenectomy in a patient with positive distal resection margin after subtotal gastrectomy for gastric cancer: a case report [PDF]
Korean Journal of Clinical Oncology, 2023 Resection margin involvement after curative intent resection for gastric cancer results in a poor prognosis and deprives the patient of the chance for a cure.
Kyung-Goo Lee +3 more
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Experience of the Endoscopists Matters in Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography in Billroth II Gastrectomy Patients [PDF]
Clinical Endoscopy, 2020 Background/Aims Altered anatomy is a challenge in endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) for patients with Billroth II anastomosis. In this study, we investigated the overall success and role of endoscopist experience.
Erkan Caglar +5 more
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