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Nonesophageal Eosinophilic Gastrointestinal Disorders: Clinical Care and Future Directions [PDF]

, 2018
Eosinophilic gastrointestinal disorders are a set of conditions with a wide range of clinical manifestations and treatment modalities. The disorders are suspected to result from an abnormal inflammatory response to allergen(s), and individuals may ...
Gupta, Sandeep K., Naramore, Sara
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Sirolimus for Extracranial Arteriovenous Malformations: A Scoping Review of the Evidence in Syndromic and Non‐Syndromic Cases

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Arteriovenous malformations (AVMs) are rare, high‐flow, vascular anomalies that can occur either sporadically or as part of a genetic syndrome. AVMs can progress with serious morbidity and even mortality if left unchecked. Sirolimus is an mTOR inhibitor that is effective in low‐flow vascular malformations; however, its role in AVMs is unclear.
Will Swansson, Ingrid Winship, Gary Hammerschlag, Laura Scardamaglia   +3 more
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Multi-strain synbiotic and lifestyle modifications on patients with metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD): a randomized double-blinded placebo-controlled trial

European Journal of Medical Research
Background MASLD is the most common chronic liver disease and the leading cause of liver-related morbidity and mortality globally. While probiotic supplementations show promise as adjunctive therapy, existing trials are limited by the quality of evidence,
Masoud Faghieh Dinavari, Samaneh Abbasian, Amirreza Jabbaripour Sarmadian, Tahereh Vaezi, Tayyebeh Vaezi, Zeinab Nikniaz, Ali Riazi   +6 more
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Perforated small intestine in a patient with T-cell lymphoma; a rare cause of peritonitis [PDF]

, 2016
The nontraumatic perforations of the small intestine are pathological entities with particular aspects in respect to diagnosis and treatment. These peculiarities derive from the nonspecific clinical expression of the peritonitis syndrome, and from the ...
Banu, Petrisor, Constantin, Vlad D, Nistor, Mihaela F, Popa, Florian   +3 more
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Efficacy and Safety Analysis of Roxarestat in Regulating Renal Anemia in Patients on Maintenance Hemodialysis

Therapeutic Apheresis and Dialysis, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective To compare the efficacy and safety of roxarestat versus recombinant human erythropoietin (rhEPO) in the management of renal anemia in patients undergoing maintenance hemodialysis. Methods This was a prospective, open‐label, randomized controlled trial.
Lingling Chen, Junjie Zhu, Qiaonan Ge
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A Patient Flow Analysis: Identification of Process Inefficiencies and Workflow Metrics at an Ambulatory Endoscopy Unit

Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, 2016
Background. The increasing demand for endoscopic procedures coincides with the paradigm shift in health care delivery that emphasizes efficient use of existing resources.
Rowena Almeida, William G. Paterson, Nancy Craig, Lawrence Hookey   +3 more
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First reports of esophageal adenocarcinoma with white globe appearance in Japanese and Caucasian patients

Endoscopy International Open, 2016
Background and study aims: Better endoscopic diagnosis in case of Barrett’s esophagus is still needed. White globe appearance (WGA) is a novel endoscopic marker for gastric adenocarcinoma, with high sensitivity for differentiating between gastric cancer ...
Yusuke Tonai, Ryu Ishihara, Yasushi Yamasaki, Takashi Kanesaka, Sachiko Yamamoto, Tomofumi Akasaka, Noboru Hanaoka, Yoji Takeuchi, Koji Higashino, Noriya Uedo, Yasuhiko Tomita, Hiroyasu Iishi   +11 more
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Enteropathogenic E. coli shows delayed attachment and host response in human jejunum organoid‐derived monolayers compared to HeLa cells

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
Enteropathogenic E. coli (EPEC) infects the human intestinal epithelium, resulting in severe illness and diarrhoea. In this study, we compared the infection of cancer‐derived cell lines with human organoid‐derived models of the small intestine. We observed a delayed in attachment, inflammation and cell death on primary cells, indicating that host ...
Mastura Neyazi, Pilar Samperio Ventayol, Natalie Burkard, Nicolas Schlegel, Carmen Aguilar, Sina Bartfeld   +5 more
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The association between waist-to-hip ratio (WHR) with diabetes in the PERSIAN Guilan cohort study population

BMC Endocrine Disorders
Background Waist circumference (WC), or waist-to-hip ratio (WHR), potentially offers a more accurate reflection of intra-abdominal fat accumulation and could serve as a superior predictor of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) risk compared to BMI.
Masoome Aghaei, Farahnaz Joukar, Soheil Hasanipour, Zahra Abbasi Ranjbar, Mohammadreza Naghipour, Fariborz Mansour-Ghanaei   +5 more
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Prognostic significance of pretreatment plasma fibrinogen level in patients with digestive system tumors: a meta-analysis

The International Journal of Biological Markers, 2018
High pretreatment levels of plasma fibrinogen have been widely reported to be a potential predictor of prognosis in digestive system tumors; however, the conclusions are not consistent.
Rui Ji, Qian Ren, Suyang Bai, Yuping Wang, Yongning Zhou   +4 more
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