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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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Intestinal macromolecular transport supporting adaptive immunity [PDF]

, 2019
The gastrointestinal tract performs opposing functions of nutrient absorption, barrier maintenance, and the delivery of luminal substances for the appropriate induction of tolerogenic or protective adaptive immunity.
Kulkarni, Devesha H, Newberry, Rodney D
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Taurine promotes glucagon‐like peptide‐1 secretion in enteroendocrine L cells

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
Taurine, a sulfur‐containing amino acid, is likely taken up by enteroendocrine L cells via the taurine transporter. This process increases the levels of cytosolic ATP. The increase in intracellular Ca2+ concentrations and glucagon‐like peptide‐1 secretion through membrane depolarization is caused by the closure of ATP‐sensitive potassium channels ...
Yuri Osuga, Kazuki Harada, Takuya Yamauchi, Tetsuya Kitaguchi, Masami Yokota Hirai, Mitsuharu Matsumoto, Takashi Tsuboi   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

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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The transplantation of gastrointestinal organs [PDF]

, 1993
Over a period of 33 years, it has become possible to successfully transplant individual intra-abdominal viscera or combinations of these organs. The consequences have been, first, new information about the metabolic interrelations that the visceral ...
Andreas Tzakis, Belzer, Benichou, Bollman, Calne, Calne, Cannon, Francavilla, Goulet, Grant, John Fung, Lillehei, Lillehei, Moore, Moore, Murray, Pritchard, Satoru Todo, Shaw, Starzl, Starzl, Starzl, Starzl, Starzl, Starzl, Starzl, Starzl, Starzl, Starzl, Starzl, Starzl, Starzl, Starzl, Starzl, Starzl, Starzl, Starzl, Starzl, Thomas E. Starzl, Todo, Wall, Welch, Woodruff   +42 more
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Cell‐free and extracellular vesicle microRNAs with clinical utility for solid tumors

Molecular Oncology, EarlyView.
Cell‐free microRNAs (cfmiRs) are small‐RNA circulating molecules detectable in almost all body biofluids. Innovative technologies have improved the application of cfmiRs to oncology, with a focus on clinical needs for different solid tumors, but with emphasis on diagnosis, prognosis, cancer recurrence, as well as treatment monitoring.
Yoshinori Hayashi, Janelle‐Cheri Millen, Romela Irene Ramos, Jennifer A. Linehan, Timothy G. Wilson, Dave S. B. Hoon, Matias A. Bustos   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Opportunity Costs of Gastrointestinal Endoscopic Training in Canada

Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology, 2010
BACKGROUND: No data exist to define the opportunity costs related to instruction in endoscopic procedures in Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada-accredited teaching centres. Academic and institutional administrators expect staff to achieve
WT Depew, LC Hookey, SJ Vanner, JA Louw, CE Lowe, MJ Ropeleski, MJ Beyak, A Lazarescu, WG Paterson   +8 more
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Rectal bleeding as a symptom of solitary rectal ulcer syndrome mimicking rectal neoplasm on colonoscopy: A case report

Clinical Case Reports, 2023
Key Clinical Message Patients complaining of rectal bleeding, constipation, and a suspicious mass in colonoscopy should undergo biopsy. Histological features such as fibromuscular obliteration in the lamina propria favor SRUS, a benign disorder.
Masood Faghih Dinevari, Amirtaher Eftekharsadat, Mahdi Tarverdizadeh, Seyyed Mahdi Rasulimanesh, Ali Riazi, Amirreza Jabbaripour Sarmadian, Samaneh Abbasian   +6 more
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Comparison of the serum fibrinogen level and International Normalized Ratio in the assessment of the risk of gastrointestinal bleeding in decompensated cirrhosis [PDF]

Journal of Research in Clinical Medicine, 2020
Introduction: Gastrointestinal (GI) bleeding is the most life-threatening complication of cirrhosis and it's predicting is crucial for the management of cirrhotic patients.
Mohammad Hossein Somi, Masood Faghih Dinevari, Leila Alizadeh, Ali Riazi, Samaneh Abbasian, Zeinab Nikniaz   +5 more
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A rare cause of recurrent gastrointestinal bleeding: mesenteric hemangioma [PDF]

, 2009
Lower gastrointestinal hemorrhage accounts for approximately 20% of gastrointestinal hemorrhage. The most common causes of lower gastrointestinal hemorrhage in adults are diverticular disease, inflammatory bowel disease, benign anorectal diseases ...
Coker, Ahmet, Ersoz, Galip, Ibis, Cem, Kazimi, Mircelal, Kilic, Murat, Ozsan, Nazan, Ulas, Murat, Unver, Mutlu, Yilmaz, Funda, Zeytunlu, Murat   +9 more
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