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Managing constipation in adults with co-morbidities [PDF]
, 2016 Constipation can be described in a number of ways but in general it is related to straining, reduced frequency of defecation and/or a sensation of incomplete bowel emptying.
Gardiner, Anji, Hilton, Andrea
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Recent advances and novel agents for gastrointestinal stromal tumor (GIST)
Journal of Hematology & Oncology, 2012 The discovery of CD117 mutation in almost all gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GISTs) marked a milestone. Other spindle cell neoplasms arising from the GI tract including lipoma, schwannoma, hemangioma, leiomyoma, and leiomyosarcoma are typically CD117 ...
Lamba Gurpreet +5 more
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The ErbB2 receptor in gastric cancer. the quick-change artist [PDF]
, 2015 The ErbB family of receptors is providing the oncogenic signals necessary to cells to become transformed. In gastric cancer (GC) the ErbB2 (HER2) expression is associated with a poor prognosis, but addition of ErbB-targeted therapeutics to chemotherapy ...
Alimandi, Maurizio +2 more
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Tumour Markers in Gastrointestinal Malignancy: What Use to the Clinician
Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology, 1992 A number of tumour ma rkers have been identified in patients with gastrointestinal malignancies. Although these markers have limited clinical application, a knowledge of their use and shortcomings will help prepare for newer applications in ...
Bruce R Yacyshyn, Grant D MacLean
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Case Reports in Clinical Practice, 2022 Gastrointestinal complications are common in chemotherapy patients. Although most patients’ abdominal symptoms can be due to mild chemotherapy adverse reactions, severe or life-threatening complications might occur.
Fezzeh Elyasinia +4 more
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Endoscopic and clinical evaluation of treatment and prognosis of Cronkhite-Canada syndrome: a Japanese nationwide survey. [PDF]
, 2016 BackgroundFirst reported in 1955, Cronkhite-Canada syndrome (CCS), a rare syndrome characterized by ectodermal abnormalities and inflammatory changes of the gastrointestinal tract mucosa, has been associated with a poor prognosis and life-threatening ...
Hibi, Toshifumi +8 more
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An overview of agents and treatments for PDGFRA-mutated gastrointestinal stromal tumors
Frontiers in Oncology, 2022 Platelet-derived growth factor receptor A (PDGFRA) mutations occur in approximately 10–15% of gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GISTs). These tumors with PDGFRA mutations have a different pathogenesis, clinical characteristics, and treatment response ...
Yingchao Sun +5 more
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Extrahepatic complications of liver transplantation. [PDF]
, 1985 The massive surgical assault associated with hepatic transplantation makes a high frequency of complications almost inevitable. In this review of 225 patient records, selected at random from cases of liver transplantation in Pittsburgh over a 2 1/2 year ...
Shaw, BW, Starzl, TE, Wood, RP
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The characterization, management, and future considerations for ErbB-family TKI-associated diarrhea. [PDF]
, 2019 PurposeDiarrhea is recognized as a common adverse event associated with tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKIs), with those targeting the ErbB family of receptors being associated with the highest rate of diarrhea.MethodsThis paper reviews data on the ...
Bosserman, Linda +6 more
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Multicenter, randomized study to optimize bowel for colon capsule endoscopy [PDF]
, 2017 AIM To assess the cleansing efficacy and safety of a new Colon capsule endoscopy (CCE) bowel preparation regimen. METHODS This was a multicenter, prospective, randomized, controlled study comparing two CCE regimens. Subjects were asymptomatic and average
Burch, Wilmot C., Jr +8 more
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