Treatment of gastric cancer cells with non-thermal atmospheric plasma generated in water [PDF]
arXiv, 2016 Non-thermal atmospheric plasma (NTAP) can be applied to living tissues and cells as a novel technology for cancer therapy. Even though studies report on the successful use of NTAP to directly irradiate cancer cells, this technology can cause cell death only in the upper 3-5 cell layers.
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Live transplantation in children with biliary atresia and vascular anomalies [PDF]
, 1974 Eight of 29 infants and children undergoing orthotopic liver transplantation for extrahepatic biliary atresia had associated major vascular anomalies.
Lilly, JR, Starzl, TE
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Diameters of left gastric vein and its originating vein on magnetic resonance imaging in liver cirrhosis patients with hepatitis B : Association with endoscopic grades of esophageal varices [PDF]
, 2014 Peer Reviewedhttp://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/108624/1/hepr12246 ...
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Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal, 2018 A pulmonary glue embolism is an unusual but potentially life-threatening complication following the treatment of variceal bleeding, especially in patients with large varices requiring large volumes of sclerosant.
Philips G. Michael +3 more
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Isobutyl 2-cyanoacrylate (bucrylate) in obliteration of gastric coronary vein and esophageal varices [PDF]
, 1978 Anders Lunderquist +3 more
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The use of endoscopy in liver diseases [PDF]
, 1997 The use of fibre-optic endoscopy has greatly facilitated the management of some patients with chronic liver disease. Upper endoscopy plays a pivotal role in the diagnosis and management of oesophageal and gastric varices.
Lam, SK, Lau, GKK, Ng, M, Wu, WHC
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Trends in upper gastrointestinal diagnosis over four decades in Lusaka, Zambia: a retrospective analysis of endoscopic findings [PDF]
, 2015 BACKGROUND AND AIMS: There a shortage of robust information about profiles of gastrointestinal disease in sub-Saharan Africa. The endoscopy unit of the University Teaching Hospital in Lusaka has been running without interruption since 1977 and this 38 ...
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Multivariate Analysis of Gut Microbiota Composition and Prevalence of Gastric Cancer [PDF]
arXivThe global surge in the cases of gastric cancer has prompted an investigation into the potential of gut microbiota as a predictive marker for the disease. The alterations in gut diversity are suspected to be associated with an elevated risk of gastric cancer.
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Management of varices and variceal hemorrhage in cirrhosis [PDF]
, 2013 Variceal hemorrhage is a lethal complication of cirrhosis, particularly in patients in whom clinical decompensation (i.e., ascites, encephalopathy, a previous episode of hemorrhage, or jaundice) has already developed.
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Annals of Hepatology, 2023 Introduction and Objectives: Gastric varices affect approximately 20% of patients with portal hypertension; bleeding appears in 50-80%, with a mortality of 45%. There are two therapeutic options, cyanoacrylate and TIPS. The latter, due to its complexity,
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