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Empirically-Derived Dietary Patterns in Relation to Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Diseases Among Adult Participants in Amol, Northern Iran: A Structural Equation Modeling Approach

Frontiers in Nutrition, 2022
Dietary modifications remain the mainstay in managing nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). Published data on the effect of overall dietary patterns on NAFLD is scarce.
Azam Doustmohammadian, Elham Pishgar, Cain C. T. Clark, Elham Sobhrakhshankhah, Mehdi Nikkhah, Amir Hossein Faraji, Nima Motamed, Mohsen Reza Mansourian, Bahareh Amirkalali, Mansooreh Maadi, Maryam Sadat Kasaii, Hamidreza Ebrahimi, Farhad Zamani   +12 more
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Uncoupling of biliary phospholipid and cholesterol secretion in mice with reduced expression of mdr2 P-glycoprotein

Journal of Lipid Research, 1996
Mice in which the gene for mdr2 P-glycoprotein has been disrupted have a severe deficiency in biliary phospholipid and cholesterol secretion. We studied the relation between mdr2 gene expression and biliary lipid secretion with emphasis on the role of ...
R P Oude Elferink, R Ottenhoff, M van Wijland, C M Frijters, C van Nieuwkerk, A K Groen   +5 more
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Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography services in Sudan during wartime: Innovations in crisis

Endoscopy International Open
​Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) services in Africa have expanded in recent years, aiming to enhance healthcare infrastructure. ERCP, combining endoscopy and fluoroscopy, diagnoses and treats biliary and pancreatic ductal system ...
Abdelmounem Abdo, Salah Dafalla, Mohammed Bushra, Rodwan Mustafa, Reem Hamad, Ahmed Rafei, Mohamed Jaafer, Rawan Bidab, Waleed Gamus Ojan, Mohammed Ganim, Hala Abdalla   +10 more
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Refractory strictures despite steroid injection after esophageal endoscopic resection

Endoscopy International Open, 2016
Background: Although steroid injection prevents stricture after esophageal endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD), some patients require repeated sessions of endoscopic balloon dilation (EBD). We investigated the risk for refractory stricture despite the
Noboru Hanaoka, Ryu Ishihara, Noriya Uedo, Yoji Takeuchi, Koji Higashino, Tomofumi Akasaka, Takashi Kanesaka, Noriko Matsuura, Yasushi Yamasaki, Kenta Hamada, Hiroyasu Iishi   +10 more
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A comparative study of grasping-type scissors forceps and insulated-tip knife for endoscopic submucosal dissection of early gastric cancer: a randomized controlled trial

Endoscopy International Open, 2016
Background and study aims: Endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD) for early gastric cancer (EGC) is technically difficult for beginners. Few comparative studies of technical feasibility, efficacy, and safety using various devices have been reported. This
Kengo Nagai, Noriya Uedo, Takeshi Yamashina, Fumi Matsui, Noriko Matsuura, Takashi Ito, Sachiko Yamamoto, Noboru Hanaoka, Yoji Takeuchi, Koji Higashino, Ryu Ishihara, Hiroyasu Iishi   +11 more
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Combined Low-Volume Polyethylene Glycol Solution Plus Stimulant Laxatives versus Standard-Volume Polyethylene Glycol Solution: A Prospective, Randomized Study of Colon Cleansing before Colonoscopy

Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology, 2006
INTRODUCTION: The effectiveness of polyethylene glycol solutions (PEG) for colon cleansing is often limited by the inability of patients to drink adequate portions of the 4 L solution.
Lawrence C Hookey, William T Depew, Stephen J Vanner   +2 more
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Use of warm carbon dioxide insufflators does not affect intra-colonic gas temperature and has no effect on polyp detection rate during colonoscopy – a randomized controlled trial

Endoscopy International Open, 2017
Background and study aims Methods to improve polyp detection during colonoscopy have been investigated, with conflicting results for warm water irrigation. Carbon Dioxide (CO2) warmed to 37 °C may have similar or more pronounced effects on bowel motility.
Akash M. Patel, Jordan Green, Fahd Jowhari, Lawrence Hookey   +3 more
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Prevalence of 21 Physician‐Defined Severe Toxicities Following Childhood Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia Treatment: Australian Retrospective Cohort Study

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) is the most common pediatric cancer, with an overall survival now surpassing 90% in developed countries. However, treatments are not without adverse effects. In this study, we apply the severe toxicity‐free survival (STFS) framework to determine the prevalence of 21 physician‐defined severe ...
Lane Collier, Brittany Grantham, Camilla Grud Nielsen, Louise Lundgren, Liv Andrés‐Jensen, Kjeld Schmiegelow, Chris Selman, Gareth Ball, Elyse Passmore, David A. Elliott, Rachel Conyers   +10 more
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Seroprevalence of CMV infection in patients with active ulcerative colitis and underlying factors of pathogenicity

BMC Infectious Diseases
Background Cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection has garnered increasing attention in the context of active ulcerative colitis (UC), a chronic IBD, characterized by periods of remission and relapse.
Farahnaz Joukar, Mohammad Almasi, Narges Eslami, Niloofar Faraji, Kurosh Askari, Ghazale Ghorbani, Navid Yusefi, Fariborz Mansour-Ghanaei   +7 more
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The effectiveness of walking exercise on the bowel preparation before colonoscopy: a single blind randomized clinical trial study

BMC Gastroenterology, 2023
Background and Aim Bowel preparation is a crucial factor affecting the diagnostic accuracy of colonoscopy, and few randomized control trials evaluated enhancement in bowel preparation.
Gholamreza Rezamand, Farahnaz Joukar, Ehsan Amini-Salehi, Hamed Delam, Reza Zare, Alireza Samadi, Sara Mavadati, Soheil Hassanipour, Fariborz Mansour-Ghanaei   +8 more
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