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Hyperparathyroidism Presenting as Acute Pancreatitis: Case Report of Mortality [PDF]

, 2020
Background: Acute pancreatitis may be caused by a myriad of factors, hypercalcemia secondary to hyperparathyroidism, albeit is a rare cause of acute pancreatitis but not unheard of.
Gillani, M. M. (Muhammad), Raza, V. F. (Vishal)   +1 more
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Early surfactant and non-invasive ventilation versus intubation and surfactant: a propensity score-matched national study

BMJ Paediatrics Open, 2022
Objective To compare outcome after less invasive surfactant administration (LISA) and primary endotracheal intubation (non-LISA) in infants born before gestational age (GA) 28 weeks. Setting All neonatal intensive care units (NICUs) in Norway during 2012–
H. Reigstad, K. O. Hufthammer, A. Rønnestad, C. Klingenberg, H. J. Stensvold, T. Markestad   +5 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Predictive factors affecting cecal intubation failure in colonoscopy trainees

BMC Medical Education, 2013
Background Successful cecal intubation (SCI) is not only a quality indicator but also an important marker in a colonoscopy trainee’s progress. We conducted this study to determine factors predicting SCI in colonoscopy trainees, and to compare these ...
Park Hong-Jun, Hong Jin-Heon, Kim Hyun-Soo, Kim Bo-Ra, Park So-Yeon, Jo Ki-Won, Kim Jae-Woo   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Cervical esophagotomy for removal of an ingested clam shell: a very uncommon foreign body ingestion [PDF]

, 2017
OBJECTIVE: To report the removal of an ingested clam shell that was firmly impacted in the esophagus. CLINICAL PRESENTATION AND INTERVENTION: A 77-year-old man presented at our hospital with acute dysphagia after eating a seafood risotto.
Balducci, Genoveffa, Gasparrini, Marcello, Giuliani, Diletta, Nigro, Alice, Virgilio, Edoardo   +4 more
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Asymptomatic Ileal Neuroendocrine “Carcinoid” Tumor Incidentally Diagnosed on Colorectal Cancer Screening Colonoscopy: Does Routine TI Intubation Matter?

Case Reports in Gastrointestinal Medicine, 2021
Gastrointestinal neuroendocrine tumors (GINETs) (also known as “carcinoids”) are rare tumors with reported incidence of up to 6.98 per 100,000 which has increased significantly due to the increased detection on imaging and endoscopy.
Ali Zakaria, Lynna Alnimer, Gregory Byrd, Marc Piper, Michael Raphael, Bradley Warren, Michael Piper   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Randomized controlled trial to determine the impact of probiotic administration on colonization with multidrug-resistant organisms in critically ill patients [PDF]

, 2015
This was a randomized controlled pilot study of Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG versus standard of care to prevent gastrointestinal multidrug-resistant organism (MDRO) colonization in ICU patients. Seventy subjects were included in analyses.
Babcock, Hilary M, Bommarito, Kerry M, Burnham, Carey-Ann D, Dubberke, Erik R, Fraser, Victoria J, Hink, Tiffany, Kollef, Marin H, Kwon, Jennie H, Reske, Kimberly A, Seiler, Sondra M   +9 more
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Safety, Efficacy and High-Quality Standards of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy Procedures in Personalized Sedoanalgesia Managed by the Gastroenterologist: A Retrospective Study

Journal of Personalized Medicine, 2022
Performing GI endoscopy under sedoanalgesia improves the quality-indices of the examination, in particular for cecal intubation and adenoma detection rates during colonoscopy.
M. Rizzi, F. Panzera, D. Panzera, B. D’Ascoli   +3 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Gastrointestinal perforation secondary to COVID-19

Medicine, 2021
Introduction: Corona virus disease-2019 (COVID-19) presents primarily with respiratory symptoms. However, extra respiratory manifestations are being frequently recognized including gastrointestinal involvement.
Reem J. Al Argan, Safi G Alqatari, Abir H. Al Said, Raed M. Alsulaiman, A. Noor, Lameyaa A. Al Sheekh, Feda’a H. Al Beladi   +6 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Ease of Nasogastric Intubation using a Frozen Nasogastric Tube by a Novice Intern in Anaesthetized, Intubated Adult Patients. A Randomized, Controlled Parallel Assignment Study

International Journal of Medical Students
Ease of Nasogastric Intubation using a Frozen Nasogastric Tube by a Novice Intern in Anaesthetized, Intubated Adult Patients. A Randomized, Controlled Parallel Assignment Study Background: Frozen nasogastric tube insertion has a higher first attempt ...
Madhuri Dommaraju, Shameem s, Aloka Samantaray   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Regional center for complex colonoscopy: yield of neoplasia in patients with prior incomplete colonoscopy [PDF]

, 2016
Background and Aims Incomplete colonoscopy increases the risk of incident proximal colon cancer postcolonoscopy. Incomplete colonoscopy is often followed by barium enema or CT colonography.
Bick, Benjamin L., Rex, Douglas K., Vemulapalli, Krishna C.   +2 more
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