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Postoperative Prognostic Nutritional Index as a Useful Prognostic Factor in Patients With Gastric Cancer

open access: yesAnnals of Gastroenterological Surgery, EarlyView.
In patients after gastric cancer surgery, low postoperative PNI values, considering nutritional status, surgical stress, and postoperative inflammatory response, were significantly associated with poor prognosis in terms of both RFS and OS. ABSTRACT Aim To verify whether postoperative prognostic nutritional index is a useful prognostic factor in ...
Masaaki Yamamoto   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Faster gastric emptying of a liquid meal in rats after hypothalamic dorsomedial nucleus lesion

open access: yesBrazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research, 1997
The effects of dorsomedial hypothalamic (DMH) nucleus lesion on body weight, plasma glucose levels, and the gastric emptying of a liquid meal were investigated in male Wistar rats (170-250 g). DMH lesions were produced stereotaxically by delivering a 2.0-
Denofre-Carvalho S.   +2 more
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Is Gastroparesis Found More Frequently in Patients with Cystic Fibrosis? A Systematic Review

open access: yesScientifica, 2016
Cystic fibrosis (CF) is associated with different gastrointestinal motility disturbances and syndromes. We aim to assess gastric emptying in patients with CF compared to healthy controls by a systematic review of existing literature.
Juan E. Corral   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Functional bowel disease : a challenging frontier in gastroenterology [PDF]

open access: yes, 1999
The last 30 years have seen incredible advances in the science and practice of gastroenterology and hepatology. In the 1970s, the fiberoptic endoscopic revolution facilitated the visualization of the mucosa of a large segment of the gastrointestinal ...
Camilleri, Michael
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Identification of Risk Factors in Postoperative Urinary Dysfunction for Rectal Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors

open access: yesAnnals of Gastroenterological Surgery, EarlyView.
Our study aimed to identify the incidence of risk factors for postoperative urinary dysfunction during surgery for rectal gastrointestinal stromal tumors. ABSTRACT Aim Curative resection and organ preservation are important to manage rectal gastrointestinal stromal tumors; however, postoperative quality of life, including urinary function, remains a ...
Jun Kataoka   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Prognostic Significance of GLIM‐Defined Malnutrition in Patients With Resectable Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma Following Upfront Surgery

open access: yesAnnals of Gastroenterological Surgery, EarlyView.
The GLIM criteria are effective prognostic predictors in patients with resectable PDAC undergoing upfront surgery. Preoperative nutritional assessment using these criteria may contribute to determining treatment plans for resectable PDAC. ABSTRACT Aim Regarding the resectability of pancreatic adenocarcinoma (PDAC), not only anatomical factors but also ...
Takuya Mizumoto   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

A comparative study of consumption rates and preference for some species of aquatic plants by Tilapia rendalli [PDF]

open access: yes, 1988
The daily consumption rates and preference of juvenile Tilapia rendalli for some macrophytes, Ceratophyllum demersum, Lagarosiphon major, Najas pectinatas and Valisneria aethiopica were determined.
Chifamba, P.C.
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Immediate Reconstruction of Pancretaticogastrostomy Following Hepatopancreatoduodenectomy for Biliary Tact Cancer: A Single‐Center Review of 33 Consecutive Patients

open access: yesAnnals of Gastroenterological Surgery, EarlyView.
This study showed that the pancreaticogastrostomy technique in HPD of biliary tract cancer reduced the incidence of pancreatic fistula from 45% to 12%. In‐hospital mortality was also reduced from 27% to 3%. ABSTRACT Background and Purpose Although hepatopancreaticoduodenectomy (HPD) is effective for margin‐negative curative resection of biliary tract ...
Ryusei Matsuyama   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Efficacy of ipamorelin, a ghrelin mimetic, on gastric dysmotility in a rodent model of postoperative ileus

open access: yesJournal of Experimental Pharmacology, 2012
Beverley Greenwood-Van Meerveld,1–3 Karl Tyler,3 Ehsan Mohammadi,3 Claudio Pietra41VA Medical Center, 2Department of Physiology, 3Oklahoma Center for Neuroscience, University of Oklahoma Health Science Center, Oklahoma City, OK, USA; 4Helsinn ...
Greenwood-Van Meerveld B   +3 more
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Prolonged Prophylactic Antibiotics Based on Preoperative Bile Culture Reduce Surgical Site Infections After Pancreaticoduodenectomy Following Preoperative Biliary Drainage: A Propensity‐Matched Analysis

open access: yesAnnals of Gastroenterological Surgery, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective The optimum duration of prophylactic antibiotics after pancreaticoduodenectomy following preoperative biliary drainage to prevent surgical site infections remains controversial. We evaluate whether a prolonged course of prophylactic antibiotics reduces surgical site infection after pancreaticoduodenectomy following biliary drainage ...
Kyohei Matsumoto   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

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